7
That morning, the alarm that indicates The Box has returned went off. It was still pretty early, and I was still in bed. I quickly got up and went outside, seeing everyone has already gathered around The Box. I could hear whispers and murmurs all around.
"Its not time yet!"
"The Box is too early!"
"Is there another girl? I call dibs!"
I dashed to The Box, curious to see what was inside. The alarm stopped just as the lift calmed in its place. Alby opened the cover, inside were a few boxes and a boy. He looked to be about 18, well, majority of the people here are teenagers.
"Where am I?!" The boy panicked, looking up at us. Sweat drenched his clothes and body, making his dark hair stick to his face. "You're in The Glade, slinthead." Minho replied. My gaze lasted a little longer than usual at him, but I broke it off instantly. Stop it, Nicole.
"Do you remember anything?" Alby asked. "Ju-just my name. I'm Terrence."
"Just a boy, guys." One of the Gladers shouted. The group gradually dispersed, leaving only a few people around The Box. "What's in those boxes?" I asked. Minho jumped down, startling the poor boy. "Hey," I called. Terrence looked up at me. "Its okay, we all go through this. You'll be fine." I smiled softly at him. "I'm Nicole."
"Hey shuckface, I think these are for you." Minho laughed, holding up a bra. "MINHO! You son of a motherfucking bitch put those down!" He dropped the bra and raised his hands in the air. "Small." He chuckled. "Slim it."
Alby helped Terrence out of the box, he also assisted Minho in fetching the boxes. I approached Terrence and smiled. "How you feelin'?" I know I'm being too nice, but I know how he feels right now. Like everyone is perfectly fine and he's the only one panicked. "Not good." He mumbled. "You'll be better." I chuckled before picking up the boxes that were mine.
"All of these only contain things for you." Alby said. "Nothing else!" "Maybe she's special." Minho shrugged sarcastically. "Or maybe because I don't have anything here and I'm using your stupid shirt, asshole."
"Nicole, mind showing Terrence around?" I was about to agree when Minho stooped in. "No. I'll do it." I gave him a weird look but he just ignored me. "Whatever." I muttered.
"Nicole, I have something to talk about with you." Alby said as he walked away. I followed his steps, curious as to what's so important. "About that being a runner of yours-" "You're okay with it?!" I shouted in surprise, almost dropping the boxes in my arms. "Yes. I thought that since you managed to run away from a Griever and spend a night in the maze, you have a fighting chance. But," He paused. "The final decision is Minho's."
My heart dropped to my stomach. There is no way Minho is gonna let me run The Maze. "Okay, thanks Alby."
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"Minho, I promise I will be careful! I can be a great runner!" He sighed for the tenth time. I've been bugging him for hours to just let me try. "Fine. I'm giving you a test tomorrow. If you pass then sure, run The Maze all you want, If you fail, no second chances." "Really? Shit, that's awesome!" I hit him on the arm, making him groan in pain. "Stop doing that!"
If I'm going to work with Minho in the maze, I need to stop being so...soft around him. I can't have another moment like the one in the Map Room.
"You've shown Terrence around? He seems to get along well with the guys." Terrence sat on one of the benches, laughing with his fellow Gladers. "How come you remembered his name and forgot mine?" Minho joked, bumping me lightly on the shoulder. "Shut up asshole." Its like whenever I try to make small talk, he finds a way to lead it back to us. You're just thinking too much. Well, maybe I am.
"Oh, dinner's being served already. Let's go?" Minho asked, standing up from his seat. "How will Newt eat?" "The Med-Jacks will take care of it." "You sure? What if the-" "You seem to care too much for Newt. What's up?" His eyes bored into mine, wanting answers fast. "No, its not like that. I'm just worried is all." I sighed. "Let's just go eat." He nodded and walked to the food area.
Once there, I slid in beside Gally, who eyed me judgingly. God, what is his problem? Just then, Minho sat himself right beside me. Great.
The rest of the night went by fast, after a shower and a change of clothes, I lay comfortably on Newt's bed. They didn't let him out yet, so I got the room all to myself. Alby also informed me that a room is being builded for me, right beside Newt's.
A knock on the door awoke me from my sleepy state. "Who's there?" "Oh, its uh, its Terrence." Terrence? What would he want at this time of the night? I grudgingly got out of bed and opened the door. His eyes scanned my whole body, suddenly making me remember that all I'm wearing is an oversized shirt. A blush crawled up his cheek. "Sorry, I was about to sleep." I chuckled uncomfortably.
"Its alright, just wanted to give you this." He also has a slight accent, like Newt's, but less. He took out a silver charm bracelet from his pocket, with a few blue stones dangling off of it. "I found it in my pocket when I got here, no idea where it came from, but since you're the only girl here, ta-da!" He dramatically said, waving the shiny thing infront of me. I felt awkward, but accepted it anyway. "Oh, thanks Terrence. Its beautiful."
"Suits a beautiful lady like you then." He softly said, scratching the back of his neck. Oh, I see where this is going.
"Hey!" A familiar voice called. "What are you doing here greenie? Keepers only, slinthead." Minho emerged from his room, his usual quiff sticking out in all known directions. "Slim it, Minho. He just gave me something." I turned to Terrence and smiled. "You should go, thanks for this." I waved my hand with the bracelet on it. "Alright, sweet dreams." He whispered before walking off. What the hell was that? Ugh, boys.
"Sweet dreams?" Minho scoffed. "Shut up." His eyes travelled to my wrist, wrinkles forming on his forehead. "That bracelet the shank gave you doesn't suit you. Don't wear it." He said before slamming the door to his room shut.
Okay Nicole, DONT FUCKING OVERTHINK.
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Terrence is an OC of mine. 😊
I've been updating really fast since school's been off the whole week. But we resume on monday, life sucks. 😒