The Maze Runner Newt x girl Glader

Chapter 4: Stowaway

I get ready to make the plan I made to sneak onto the berg into action. I see the berg door open, but they haven't gone in yet. I make sure no one is looking and I quickly sneak in and find a place to hide while they're in there. I find what looks like kind of like a barrel or something. I decided to climb inside and hide. I hear footsteps. It must be the others. I stay as quiet as I can. I hear a voice that sounds familiar. I peek to see who it is. No. It can't be. It's...Gally?! But how?! How is he alive?! And he's helping us! I wanna say hi to Gally and ask him how he's alive but I can't let anyone know I snuck in the berg. I hide again and stay quiet. All of sudden I get bored and fall asleep.

*time skip*

After taking a nap for what seems like a few hours. I don't even know how long it's been. But I heard everybody talking and making a plan how to break inside W.C.K.D. and rescue Minho. But Thomas was reconsidering...but why? Then they started talking about Teresa.

"Am I missing something here? This is the same girl who betrayed us, correct? Same dick?" Brenda asks, trying piece everything together.

"I like her." Gally remarks as he points to Brenda which makes it so hard for me to hold in a snicker.

"What's going on?" Brenda asks, wondering why Thomas is changing his mind about their plan.

"What, are you afraid your little girlfriend's gonna get hurt? Hm? This has obviously never just been about rescuing Minho...is it?" Newt asks him. Uh oh, he's not being himself again, I can feel it. I peek to see what's going on.

"What are you talking about?" Thomas asks.

"Teresa. She's the only reason Minho's even missing in the first place and now we finally have an opportunity to get him back and what, you don't want to because...of her? Cuz deep inside you still care about her, don't you? Just admit it." Newt says angrily in Thomas's face. It's true that Thomas and Teresa have gotten pretty close and I could tell her likes her, but she betrayed us. And I don't want her to get hurt either cuz even though betrayed us, I still care about her. She's my sister. And back there when we got taken, I saw it in her eyes she felt bad about what she was doing.

"Newt, I..." Thomas tries to explain but gets cut off as Newt shoved him against the wall in anger. Oh no, it's the Flare talking again. I feel anxiety building up inside of me, I felt the need to intervene, but if the others knew I snuck in, especially Newt, he'll hate me. What am I gonna do?

"DON'T LIE TO ME!" Newt yells in Thomas's face as he shoves him against the wall in anger. His yelling made me jump. He's getting worse. See, I'm glad I came cuz I weren't here, he'd get even worse and die. But he's getting worse cuz he doesn't even know I'm here and he always want to be strong for me. He's a fighter.

"DON'T...LIE...TO ME!" Newt yells again. I couldn't take him being this angry anymore. I had to intervene. I pop out of the barrel and climb out.

"Newt, stop! Please! Calm down!" I plead as I climb out of the barrel and run to Newt and Thomas. I regret what I just did, but I had to. Everybody looks at me in shock and confusion at how I got here.

"Jacqui? What are you doing here? How did you get here? I told you to stay with Aris, Sonya, and Harriet, but did you bloody listen to me?! No!" Newt yells at me in anger and I knew it was because of me and also the virus was talking.

"Newt...just...just let me explain, okay? First of all, I care about you. Really much. I had to do it, I couldn't stand the thought of losing you on this mission and to this virus. I..." I realized what I just said about Newt having the virus and I put a hand over my mouth.

"Wait what?" Thomas asks in shock and then looks at Newt.

"Newt...look, I'm sorry. I...It's just...I can't stand being separated from you. Our love for each other has gotten stronger and you know it. I know you're trying to keep me safe but me being separated from you won't help at all. You're my only source who makes me safe and happy. And since you didn't know I was here, you were taking it pretty hard on Thomas. Harder than you did to me. I know you're trying to stay strong for me. I could tell you felt lost without me when you didn't know I was here and you felt lost when I was taken. But...I never want our love for each other to be broken by being separated from each other, dying, some stupid virus...I don't want anything to come between us. You just need to let me help you. I love you. Look, I'm sorry that I snuck in, I just...I did what I had to do. I can't give up on you. And you can't give up on me. On us." I say to Newt as he was realizing what he just did. He looked at me in shock and a slight bit of anger. I felt so guilty for what I did.

I was waiting for what he was gonna say or do to me. Suddenly, he crashed his lips onto mine which took me by surprise and kissed me passionately while caressing my cheek and rubbing my back. We pull apart.

"You...You still love me...even though I did what I did?" I ask him in shock.

"Of course, Jacqui. What you just said to me...well...you're right. Separating ourselves won't help us be safe and I will never give up on our love for each other." Newt says with a smile. I smile back.

"And you said something about him and the virus?" Thomas asks. Newt and I look down in guilt.

"Tommy? Can I talk to you alone?" Newt asks him. Thomas agrees and they go outside to talk alone. I stay with Brenda, Frypan, Jorge, Vince, and Gally who did not expect to see.

"How are you alive, Gally? We saw you die." I said to Gally.

"No, you guys left me to die. After Chuck died, I was found and then healed from being stung and from the spear wound. And I was sent somewhere safe for a while. Till I found them." Gally says as he points to the others.

"Okay, makes sense." I respond.