REDEMPTION.
[ chapter eleven ]

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GALLY AND EVELYN RUN BESIDE ONE ANOTHER while Thomas and Minho rush behind them with Newt hanging from their shoulders, and his legs scraping along the paved floor as he attempts to keep up with their quick pace.

"Okay, Newt, we're almost there!" Gally calls.

"Just— just leave me," The blonde coughs quietly, but he's completely ignored.

Gally's hand curls harshly around Evelyn's wrist, dragging her back as a car is burst into flames by an explosion and sent flying only a metre from her face along the road. The group drop to the floor at the surprise, and Gally commands everyone to press back against a metal wall. They watch as another large troupe of Lawrence's men charge for the WCKD guards, yelling at one another to keep fighting.

The sound of a Berg causes Evelyn's head to snap up and she lets out a shaky breath as she watches the aircraft soar through the sky above them. The cure is in that ship, and so are their friends and the young teenagers they've saved. Everything they need is in that single ship.

"Okay, that's them," Thomas confirms, "It's them, we gotta go!"

Newt shrugs them off, "Go without me, man. Go with—" He jerks his head to the side, vomiting up a black liquid onto the paves beside him.

Evelyn kneels down in front of him, taking in his appearance. Thick purple veins run from his chest up to his cheeks, and his eyes are beginning to become blood shot. His lips are chapped and shattered while they quiver slightly.

Feeling the anxiety surging from Thomas and Minho beside her, Eve shakes her head, "What did I say to you, Newt? You are our priority, okay? I promised to save you, so that's exactly what we're gonna do."

Thomas sucks in a deep breath, and he licks his lip, raising his hand to rest on Eve's back, "Evelyn," She turns to him, her brows furrowing, "You gotta run ahead, grab the serum, and get back to us as soon as you can. Take Minho with you."

Eve's lips fall open, "Thomas, no. I'm not fucking leav—"

Thomas is quick to press his lips to hers, silencing her and he pulls back, his eyes staring back into hers desperately, "You're the fastest person here, Eve. I love you. You're the only one who'll be able to do it, okay? Go!"

Gally bites his lip, "He's right. I can cover."

Evelyn closes her eyes for a moment before facing Newt once more. He raises a shaky hand, wrapping it around her curled fist. At the contact, she clenches her jaw.

"Thank— thank you," He chokes out, "I love you, E—Eve."

Evelyn is quick to shake her head, "No, no. You just hold on, okay? You're not leaving us anytime soon, Goldie, got it?" She pushes back, letting his hand drop to his lap and she steps back beside her brother, allowing Minho to talk with Newt for a moment.

The twins stand beside one another in silence, and he glances down at her for a second and a feeling of guilt settles in his stomach, though he's not sure why.

Minho steps beside them, sucking in a deep breath, "Okay, let's do this."

Eve glances over her shoulder, her eyes immediately locking with Thomas', "Make sure you make it back to me."

Thomas nods, "Only if your promise the same thing."

She lets out a shaky breath before Gally's pulling her around the corner and the three of them are already breaking off into a sprint.

Evelyn immediately surges in front of them, pouncing over fallen debris and charging past Lawrence's men. A few of them watch as she flies past in the opposite direction, but she ignores everything completely, her eyes set on the berg's headlights ahead of her. An explosion rattles the ground below her, and she tumbles slightly but manages to keep herself from skidding to the floor.

She can hear Minho behind her, screaming her name but she continues to push forward, her hair flying in her face. Her heavy combat boots smash against the concrete ground as they shatter glass beneath her and tread on bodies.

"Thomas?"

Teresa's voice booms over the city, but Evelyn continues at the same pace, the girl's familiar voice sparking more anger in her body.

"Can you hear me?" She echoes as multiple digital screens light up over the streets.

Evelyn let's out a loud yell, urging her body to go faster as the battle continues around her.

"I need you to listen to me. I know you have no reason to trust me . . . but I need you to come back."

Evelyn prays Thomas is safe, and not listening to the traitorous girl's loud calls.

"Thomas, you can save Newt. There's still time for him."

A sob wracks Eve's body as she continues to run, pouncing over a fallen column.

"There's a reason Brenda isn't sick anymore. It's your blood. Do you understand? She isn't sick. . . because you cured her."

Evelyn knew from the second she laid eyes on him in the Glade that Thomas was special. And when he did everything possible to get the group out of that maze, she knew he was a fighter that WCKD had tried to get rid of.

"She doesn't have to be the only one. All you have to do is come back. And this will all finally be over. Thomas, Eve is going to get herself killed if she keeps going."

Teresa knows exactly how to reach Thomas. She knows that the second he realises the love of his life is in danger, he'll do anything to prevent her harm.

"I know you'll do the right—"

The digital screens scattered around the city flicker off and her voice becomes distorted before disappearing completely.

A bullet flies past Evelyn's nose, and suddenly a pair of arms are wrapped around her waist, dragging her back slightly. Immediately, she recognises it to be Minho, and she's thrashing desperately in his arms, letting out pained yells.

"NO!" She cries, her scratchy voice cracking, "MINHO! LET GO OF ME!"

His shaking his head, and yelling back into her ear, "EVE! Stop!"

Sobs continue to wrack her body, as she continues to jab her limbs at him in attpet for him to release, "NO! NO! NO! I've lost almost everyone, Minho! I promised him I'd save him!"

Minho cries against her, his muscles pulling in attempt to keep her still, "Eve, if you run through that battlefield, then we'll all lose you! I'm not letting that happen!"

An explosion rattles the ground beneath them, and the pair are sent flying backwards, skidding along the ground. Minho groans but he's quick to scurry up, noticing the absence of Eve beside him, but she's already in the distance, sprinting for her life as she ducks beneath an airborne bomb.

He screams her name, his voice breaking at the volume, but she's completely oblivious to his pleads as she jumps up a set of stairs to the Berg.

"BRENDA!" She roars, watching as the shorter brunette sprints of the ship, swiftly throwing Evelyn the vials of the blue liquid.

Cursing to herself, Evelyn sprints towards the edge of the small building as Brenda dashes down the few stairs, shouting her name. Eve flies over the edge and manages to curl her body round into a roll as she hits the ground with a grunt.

She swerves around stunned Minho and Gally before continuing her sprint back to Newt, charging through the battlefield. If she was to be hit by a bullet, she would be oblivious due to the amount of adrenaline surging through her body.

Her legs and lungs burn as she yells out in pain as the muscles pull constantly and scream at her to stop, but she never slows, not even slightly.

She curls around the last corner, finally slowing as she hears the sound of familiar footsteps, but as she steps out from the last column, she comes to a halt, watching as Thomas disappears into a building in the distant. Her eyes slowly float to the alone and still body laid on the ground a few metres in front of her. She shakes her head, and dashes to his side, dropping onto her knees slowly as she notices the knife buried deep inside his chest.

Dropping the vials beside his body, Evelyn let's out a loud shout, continuing to shake her head as she glances up at Newt's peaceful face. Tears roll down her cheeks as she curls her fist around his jacket, dropping her forehead down onto his body.

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authors note.
my boy newt deserved so much better.