Listen ~ The Maze Runner ~ Newt

11 ~ Note

I pull the piece of paper out of the corner and notice 2 letters slip out (leaving me with three pieces of paper in my hands), so I bend down and grab them, seeing my name written on the front of two neatly folded letters, and the word Gladers on the third piece of paper. One of the pieces of paper and the note for the Gladers were written in perfect cursive, the same handwriting to the letter that was left for me when I was attacked by the griever. And the third scribbled, like whoever wrote it didn't have much time.. I pocket the letters addressed to me and read the third piece of paper out loud.

Dear Gladers,
We know you were expecting a new 'Greenie' today, but we decided to give you a break just this once. Instead, in the early hours of the morning we will give you a different surprise.
The Creators

Everybody looks to me in confusion as I read it out again and again, somehow getting a bad feeling about it.

"Alright guys. You heard Danielle. There's no Greenie this time, which means no party. Back to work." Alby bellows to everybody, and then gestures to Minho, Gally and Newt to start unloading the items of food and essentials we would need for the next month.

~~~~~

"Hey, love?" Newt calls up to me, as I sat on the lip of the box. "Yeah?" I call back. "Were you sent your box?" He asks, looking around for the usual box that has my name labelled on it, filled with all of my sanitary products. I look at all the boxes behind me too and don't see it, which confuses me. "Uh... No. I don't think so. Maybe they'll send it up tomorrow with the surprise?" I say, though it was more of a question. Newt pushes his lips together in a tight smile and nods, "Maybe..."

"You don't need it right now do you? Maybe that's why you don't feel great?" He asks, walking forward to me and resting his arms on my knees, keeping is voice down to a minimal volume so that the others couldn't hear that we were talking about my period.

I smirk at him. "You know I'm not." I say, giving him a wink straight after.

~~~~~

As soon as the others were sent back off the work, I made my way to my hut instead of the med hut. These notes that I was sent need to be read without the eyes of everyone else around me. I don't know why, but I just get that feeling. Maybe because it was addressed directly to me, and not the others.

But either way, I sit myself down on my bed and pull both letters out, deciding to open the one written in cursive first.

Dear Danielle,
We know you are very confused about not having a new Greenie today, but we must tell you that what we have planned is so much more beneficial to the original plan. And we also understand that you have no recollection of what the original plan is. So, we have decided to restore your memories tonight. If you could go into the box once everyone is asleep, you'll find the serum that gives you back your memories and there will be extras for everybody else in The Glade. But, we can't give the serums to you unless you are alone.
WICKED

Somehow, the note leaves me more confused than ever. Who is WICKED? Why are they giving us back our memories? What was the original plan?

Regardless, I open the second letter.

Dani,
I hope you have read the first letter or else this won't make sense. Tonight when you go into the box there will only be one serum. You need to put in your pocket as soon as you see it and hide it, for when you wake up next you will have lost all your current memories, and only be left with the old ones. I know you don't know who I am, but you have to trust me.
An old friend

And there we go. Even more confused. But am I going to listen to this person. Sadly, yes.

~~~~~

"Night Newt..." I whisper to my boyfriend, kissing him a couple times before tossing over in his arms so that he is spooning me. He places another kiss behind my ear and pulls my body closer to his. "Night love..."

Thankfully, it didn't take long for Newt to fall asleep. And when he did I managed to slip out of his grip, pull on my shoes and leave the hut without waking him up again.

I make my way across the silent, cold Glade to the box, and like the second letter had told me, there was only one serum there for me to take. So, I jump inside and pick it up, hiding it in my pocket as the box jolts, the doors on the top of it closing.

My heart starts to race as the box jolts again, the sudden moving sensation filling my senses. "Hello!?" I call out, reaching up to push the doors open. No matter how hard I push against the door though, it doesn't budge an inch. A loud noise fills my ears, and I feel the pulsating of smoke filling the box.

It slips into the back of my throat and makes me cough, scaring me even more as I started to scream for help. "HELP! NEWT! ALBY! GALLY! MINHO!! SOMEBODY HELP ME!!" But nobody could hear me... They were all asleep and I was in a seemingly soundproof box.

Before I can scream anymore, the smoke clouds my head, and I start to feel drowsy. My body sways from side to side, and then my legs collapse, leaving me to pass out on the bottom of the box.