After dinner Newt asked me to come with him. I agreed and followed him up the wooden tower. Together we watched the sunset. The sky was pink mixed with orange, it looked beautiful.

'I'm sorry,' Newt started. 'I'm sorry about being mad at you.'

'I'm sorry for kicking you.' I replied and Newt let out a small chuckle.

'Do you still want to be a Runner, though?' Newt asked.

I hesitated for a moment. 'Yes.' I finally replied.

Newt let out a sigh and looked at me. 'Why?'

'Being a Med-jack is kind of boring and I'm curious about the maze. I want to find a way out of here.' I explained.

Newt didn't reply for a few seconds. 'It's dangerous.' He said after a while.

'Yeah, you already made that very clear, Newt.' I muttured.

'I just don't want you to go out there,' Newt paused. 'I don't want you to end up like me.' He mumbled and looked at his leg.

My heart broke as I realized I had awakened Newt's feelings from before. He didn't want me to go out there because he was scared I would feel the same like he did.

'Newt-' I was speechless. 'I don't want you to feel like that.' I lay my hand down on his.

'If you really want to go in the maze, that's fine. But I can't forgive myself if you get hurt.' Newt spoke quietly.

'I won't get hurt.' I replied. Newt pulled me closer to him and I lay my head down on his shoulder. I felt comfortable in his arms.

'Are you okay?' Newt asked.

'Yes.' I lied, thinking about the cuts on my wrist. 'Are you?'

'Yes.' Newt replied with a small chuckle. Slowly he stroked my wrist, but of course it had to be the one with the cuts.

I clenched my jaw at the stinging. 'Newt,' I started. 'It hurts.' My voice was hoarse.

'I'm sorry.' Newt immediately let go off my wrist.

'It's fine.' I quickly said, worried he was gonna feel guilty.

'No, no, it's not fine.' Newt straightened his back. 'I don't want to hurt you. Can I-' He paused. 'Can I see?' He looked at my long sleeve.

'You want to see?' I repeated nervously. 'Why?'

'Yes.' Newt didn't answer why he wanted to see. His brown eyes looked so sweet and I couldn't resist.

'Okay.' I mumbled. Ashamed I slowly rolled up my sleeve and averted my eyes from his.

'Why did you do it again?' Newt's voice cracked as he gently grabbed my arm.

I didn't reply and looked down.

'You need to stop doing this, love.' Newt's voice sounded so broken that it made tears burn in my eyes.

'I'll try.' I whispered. Newt wrapped his arms around me.

'Just come to me when you feel like doing it, okay?' Newt quietly said.

I nodded slowly and buried my head in his shoulder.

~

At night Nora, Newt, Alby, Thomas and Teresa sneaked over to Minho's room.

'Do we really have to do this?' Teresa sighed.

'We'll just see what this Gally wants, okay?' Thomas whispered. Quietly they knocked on the door to Minho's room. The kids heard a few sounds coming from the other side, until the door opened.

'Hey, guys.' Minho motioned for them to get in. His room looked exactly like every room Nora had been in. One bed with small drawer next to it.

Another kid, around the same age as the others, sat on Minho's bed. His dark blonde hair was very short and he sternly looked at the others.

'This is Gally.' Minho sat down next to Gally. 'Sit down.' The kids sat down and looked at the two kids.

'So, what's your plan?' Thomas asked.

Gally explained how they planned to escape and Minho sometimes added a few things.

'No, absolutely not.' Newt got up from his seat.

'What?' Minho looked at Newt in confusion. 'We just explained you this whole plan and you're saying you aren't gonna come with us?'

'If Newt's not going I'm not going either.' Nora got up too.

'Yeah of course you're not going!' Minho's expression changed into madness. 'Me and Gally are gonna go. If you don't want to, that's fine!'

'I'm sorry, Minho.' Thomas got up too, Alby and Teresa followed.

'I hope you'll be able to do it.' Nora gave Gally and Minho a poor smile and then walked away, after a while Newt caught up with her.

'I don't like this Gally kid at all.' Newt groaned as they walked trough the hallway.

~

'Nora looked around in the cafeteria. Minho and Gally where nowhere to be seen. 'Did they manage to do it?' She looked at Newt and Alby, who sat across from her.

'I don't know.' Alby shrugged. 'Maybe.'

The kids got interrupted by a man walking over to them.

'Nora, come with me please.' He motioned for the girl to come. After giving the two boys a glance she got up and followed the man out.

'Why do I need to come?' She asked, trying to catch up with the man, who was walking very fast.

'You'll see.' His expression was blank. The man opened a door and led Nora into a room. In the middle of the room was one single chair, with a big screen in front of it.

'Sit down.' The man looked at the chair. Hesitantly Nora sat down and looked at the screen. The man pressed a button and suddenly something appeared on the screen.

On the screen was a room. A boy was tied on a chair in the middle of the room. 'Minho?' Nora whispered once she recognized the kid.

They didn't get out, she thought.

Suddenly a door on the screen opened. Nora looked closely and saw what happened. Something big moved towards the room young Minho was in. Slowly the big thing revealed itself in the light. It was a big, slimy creature. It looked disgusting. Spikes were on it's back and Nora let out a small gasp.

The creature started moving closer to Minho, and Nora realized what was happening. 'Minho!' She screamed. 'You have to get him out of there!' Nora looked at the man, who only watched the screen with a blank expression.

Nora turned to the screen again. the creature slowly made his way to Minho, who was still tied up on the chair. Terrified he looked at the creature. 'Minho!' Tears burned in Nora's eyes. 'No!' The spikes moved closer to Minho.

No way they're gonna kill Minho, Nora thought.

'Let him go!' Tears streamed down her face. 'Stop!' She cried. The creature continued moving closer to Minho, almost reaching him. Nora wished she could do something for Minho. 'Minho!' She screamed again, voice hoarse.

When the creature's spikes almost touched Minho, it stopped moving and turned around.

~

Tears streamed down my face as I let out a few cries.

'Wake up!' I heard a blurred voice and pressed my eyes shut. 'Nora!' I heard again. I opened my eyes and saw an out of breath Newt hanging above me. I immediately sat up straight and brushed the tears on my cheeks away.

'You okay?' Newt asked.

'Y-yeah, just a nightmare.' I replied with a hoarse voice. 'Or memory.' I mumbled.

'Do you want to talk about it?' Newt grabbed my hand and a comfortable feeling spread trough my whole body.

'Minho, he is- he was,' I thought about the horrible things I saw. Newt squeezed my hand and waited for me to continue. 'He almost got attacked by.. a creature.' I explained.

Newt stayed silent for a few seconds. 'Do you want to go sleep?' He asked and I nodded in reply. I laid down and he did next to me. Newt pulled the blanket over us.

'Good night, love.'

'Good night, lizard.'