REDEMPTION.
[ chapter thirteen ]

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WHILE EVE'S SOBS ECHO THROUGH HER SURROUNDINGS, Minho, Gally, Frypan and Brenda speed around the corner, skidding to a stop beside one another as they stare in shock at Evelyn's shaking form, and the pale limp boy below her.

The three Gladers step forward, their hands coming up to their mouths when they're finally to lay their eyes on the golden boy. The same boy who they claimed as their brother, and the boy who cared for them every second. Minho drops to his knees beside Evelyn, and Gally turns away from the scene. Frypan stares in shock, tears plummeting down his cheeks as he looks at his best friend.

The only noise to be heard is Evelyn's sobs, until suddenly they stop, and she straightens up, wiping her cheeks free of tears. Brenda watches her carefully as the dark brunette stares up at the doors that Thomas has rushed through moments before she'd arrived.

Evelyn stands up, ignoring her friends as she slides the knife from her waistband and she steps over Newt's body, walking towards the industrial building.

"Eve?" Minho calls, but she ignores him, shoving her way through the doors.

He knows where she's going, and he doesn't bother stopping her. If there's one person who can kill the people behind all of this, Eve is that person. She won't stop until Janson and Ava Paige are laying dead at her feet.

Evelyn walks through the empty building, not bothering to creep or quieten her footsteps as she tightens the grip on her knife. Her mind is full of Newt's face and the purple diseased veins littering it. She thinks back to when he revealed the Flare to her, and she remembers the sight of the wound. It wasn't a bite, it was a small hole in his forearm. A small enough hole to be created by a needle. WCKD.

At the other end of the hallway, she notices a familiar man rushing in the opposite direction. She clenches her jaw before smirking.

"JANSON!" She roars, causing the man to while around in a second, wide eyes meeting hers and he notices the wicked smirk spread across her face.

Before he has time to say a single thing, her knife is already soaring through the air between them, lodging itself in his shoulder, perfectly where his bullet proof vest doesn't cover. He lets out a yell of pain, his hand immediately coming up to the wound, and curling around the weapon.

"I'll add this to my— my collection," He grunts before he slides the blade out of his body, causing him to shout, the noise echoing through the large room.

Evelyn begins to walk towards him, "You look a bit peaky there, Janson," She runs her eyes over his pale sweaty face before glancing around the room, "Would you happen to know where Thomas is?"

He stumbles away from her, his feet struggling to stay in sync as he focusses on her advancing form, "You tell me."

She narrows her eyes, "You know where he is. You can't lie to me, Janson. Not anymore," She stops a few inches in front of him, tilting her head before raising her knee and smashing it into his groin.

He hunches over in pain, and she's quick to curl her fingers around his head, cracking it down onto her still raised knee. He lets out a scream as his nose breaks under the force, blood immediately gushing from his nostrils.

"I'm not gonna kill you," She says sternly, her voice carrying through the room, "You're gonna experience exactly what you did to me. Apart from this time, I actually have a reason to do it," She grabs the side of his head, smashing his temple into the nearest wall, and he grunts, managing to bring his arms up to shove her away slightly.

She laughs, throwing her head back at his weak attempt to hurt her, and then suddenly he's jumping towards her, smashing his full body weight into hers and the both of them collapse to the floor, his body squashing hers.

She rolls her neck, glaring up at him and watching as blood continues to fall from his nose and the wound on his shoulder. His hand slams down onto her neck, squeezing with all of his might while his other hand fumbles around in his pocket.

She doesn't bother fighting him, and just stare back into his eyes as she feels the air slowly leave her lungs, and she's unable to breath anymore in.

"You're not scared," He scoffs, "You really should be," He reveals his free hand, showing her a needle and that's when her eyes grow wide.

She'd much prefer for him to just kill her then and there, but the second he reveals the needle, she realises he's planning on keeping her alive for other things, just like he did in the original WCKD compound before the scorch. He still can't let go of her.

He laughs wickedly, "You're not dying yet. Not on my watch," He slams the needle down into her neck and she feels as the liquid runs into her blood stream and up towards her brain.

"You know you can never beat me," She breaths, "That's why you're choosing the easy way out."

He tilts his head, shrugging as he finally moves off her and she feels her eyelids begin to grow heavy. As darkness overcomes her, all she can see is Newt's face and how peaceful and innocent he seemed, even in death.

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FLASHBACK.

Evelyn watched Newt as he carefully spoke to Chuck, laughing and joking with the young boy while still managing to warn him about the dangers of the maze. Eve had been the one to help Chuck after he first came up in the box, protecting him from the other boys and making sure they didn't utter a single word about how the small boy peed himself from the terror.

Newt raised his head, waving Evelyn over and Minho chuckled lowly, elbowing her side before shoving her towards the pair. She always would avoid getting too close to the Greenies first, and would wait for Gally or Minho to make sure they were okay before becoming friends. But this was Chuck, a thirteen year old boy.

"Chuck, I know you've already met Evelyn, but just know that if you need anything or someone's bothering, Eve is the one to go to," He patted the young boys shoulder, "She'll keep you safe."

Evelyn looked at the blonde boy's wide smile, and tried her hardest to copy it as she met Chuck's wide eyes, "If any of these shanks bother you," She motioned around at the other busy Gladers, "I can sort them out, okay? But, I'll never do anything to hurt you."

Chuck nodded, staying silent, and she chuckled quietly, ruffling the hair on his head.

"You ready for some food, Curls?" She questioned, and Chuck hummed happily at the mention of finally being able to taste Fry's food again.

Newt smiled at their interaction, happy that the young boy had brought out her soft side slightly. Though, he knew that when Chuck is there to witness one of her anger outburst, he may see her in a different light. Newt watched as the pair walked side by side over to the dinner tables, and he swore he saw Evelyn's body vibrate with a laugh as Chuck looked up at her with a mischievous smile.

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Minho, Ben, Gally and Newt stood side by side with their arms crossed as they look down into the pit at a snoring Evelyn. She' was slouched against the back wall, her head tilted and her mouth hanging open.

"I'm waking her up," Minho grumbled, kneeling down for a moment and picking up a small stone before throwing it at her head.

She immediately shot up straight, her eyes meeting with his and her expression fell flat with anger, "Ow."

Minho smirked, clapping his hands together, "Well, wakey wakey, dumbass. You're running with Alby."

Evelyn's face screwed up into a grimace. She loved Alby, but when they ran together he was too serious and would constantly shame her for trying to brighten the mood by making jokes. Yet, he was always the one surprised when she didn't smile at him.

"What's wrong with you?" She motioned to Minho, her brows furrow as she ran her eyes over his form, trying to find a source
for why he isn't the one running, "And you?" She flicks her gaze to Ben.

Ben shrugged, "I offered to go."

Minho hummed, "We both did."

Gally snapped his head to him, "Minho, you didn't. You literally cackled in Alby's face when he came up with the idea to run with Eve."

With wide eyes, Minho slowly twisted his head to look at Gally, "Will you shut up?"

Shrugging, Gally rolled his eyes, "I'm just telling her the truth, man."

"Yeah, well sometimes telling Evelyn the truth isn't a good idea," Minho snapped, "Do you remember when Newt snitched and told her that Ben had a crush on her? That ruined their friendship!"

Ben's jaw dropped open.

Newt shook his head, speaking calmly, "I never said that to her."

"No one ever told me that—" Evelyn spoke up at the same time as the blonde boy, but she was quickly silenced.

Ben sent a gentle shove into Minho's chest, "I never had a shucking crush on Eve. Where the hell did you get that from?"

Minho gawked at him, as if it was a stupid question, "Man, you literally talk to her every single day at lunch. Like, you never leave her alone."

Staring at the boy in utter disbelief, Ben says, "That's just called being a nice person! You're talking to her practically ever minute of the day!"

Minho tilted his head and folded his arms over his chest, "What are you implying?"

Ben huffed, "That you like Eve."

Evelyn grimaced and fake gagged, quickly catching the attention of her best friend.

"What the hell are you gagging for, Eve?" He asked, very clearly offended by her response, "I'm not that repulsive."

"I—" She attempted to reply, but once more someone butted in, cutting her short.

Gally threw his arms into the air, "Right," He turned fully to face Minho and Ben, "We get it. You both like her, so now you're fighting over who likes her more. We get it, but can you do it silently so no one else has to suffer."

Now it was Minho's turn to fake gag, "Never in my life will I like that thing," He jabbed a finger towards Eve, and she rolled her eyes, "And even if I did, she's not worth fighting for."

Evelyn snorted, raising her eyebrows, "Jesus christ, Min. Sometimes taking the subject very seriously."

Minho snapped his gaze to her, and began to shake his head while pointing at her, "No, no. Don't you start this."

She smirked slightly, tilting her head in confusion, "I'm not starting anything."

"Yes, you are."

"No, I'm not."

"Are."

"Not."

Newt sighed, patting Ben's and Gally's shoulders before beginning to back away from the arguing pair, "Let's, uh, leave them to it. I'll tell Alby that Eve might be a while."

Ben and Gally hummed in agreement, turning and walking beside the blonde boy back towards the homestead.

"You know exactly what you just started!" Minho shouted, not even noticing that the other three had left his side.

Evelyn laughed, raising her voice to meet his, "I don't know what you mean!"

Minho rolled his jaw, "I'm leaving you in there," He motioned to the pit surrounding her, "I'm not letting you out."

Evelyn's face dropped, and she shook her head, "No, don't you dare walk away, Minho!" She screamed as her best friend began to back away, "MINHO! Let me out, right now."

He shrugged, calling back as he began to run towards his friends, "Sorry, I don't know what you mean."

She stuck her hand through one of the gaps of the door, raising her middle finger and she heard him laugh in the distance before she collapsed back against the wall with a grunt.

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authors note.
soft flashbacks
think i'm in my wp flop era