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Slicer

Newt.
"It's ok, I understand. When I came, the only person I trusted was Minho." I said, looking down at my feet.

Thomas.
"You don't want to talk about it, right?" I asked him softly when he looked down at his feet.

Newt.
"No. I don't" I said, remembering what happened that day in the maze. I glanced down at my watch and my eyes widened. "Bloody hell, we're late for work!"

Thomas.
"Oh okay.." I mumbled and looked at him. "So.. I heard I need to work in the garden too.. What was that called?" I looked at Newt.

Newt.
"Track-hoe." I replied "That's where I work, but you'll be starting with Slicer."

Thomas.
"Slicer? What's that?" I asked him. "Alby didn't told me that."

Newt.
"Winston is the keeper of the Slicers, you handle the animals" I said.

Thomas.
"Oh. I think I can do that." I smiled a little and then leaned with my hand on his shoulder. "It will be okay, I won't tell anybody else and you do not too.." I said to him. "About. You know."

Newt.
"About what?" I asked Thomas.

Thomas.
"Aha.. I get it.. About nothing.." I laughed a little and walked to Winston, to begin my work.

Newt.
Thomas was a strange boy, more strange than the rest of the gladers. He seemed nice.

Thomas.
Winston told me what to do and so I did.. I looked up when I heard the Maze closing.

Newt.
There would be a meeting tonight. Looked towards the maze doors and saw Minho and a few other runners exit the maze just as the doors started closing.

Thomas.
I saw Minho and sighed. I wanted to be like these guys. Running and not working as a Slicer.

Newt.
The meeting had started, we were to decide Ben's fate. What he did to Thomas was against the rules. Ben was locked up In the slammer until we decide what happens next.

Thomas.
I was in the homestead because I didn't want to be at the meeting. I didn't want to know what they were doing with Ben.

Newt.
When I got to the meeting everybody was there. Then why did I have the feeling someone was mis- Thomas wasn't here! Someone must've read my mind as they called out, "Where's the greenie?" "Someone should go find him!" "I'll go!" I yelled back. I walked over to the homestead where I was certain Thomas was there.

Thomas.
I saw Newt coming into the homestead. "What's wrong?" I asked him and sighed. I sat down on my hammock.

Newt.
"You have to come to the meeting, its mainly about what Ben did to you." I said

Thomas.
"But. I don't want to be there.. I don't want to know what is going to happen to him.. Guess it will be terrible.."

Newt.
"He will be punished as he broke one of our rules. He tried to kill you Tommy, there has to be a consequence." I said.

Thomas.
"I know but it wasn't really him.. He is going through the Changing right?"

Newt.
"Yes he is, but nobody had done what Ben did during the changing, you have to come." I said.

Thomas.
"Newt, you don't know what you have done if you were in the Changing right? Because that didn't happen.." I sighed. "I will come with you.."

Newt.
"I haven't personally been through the changing, but gladers have described it's being locked up inside of your own body like a prisoner, and you can't control what happens." I said to Tommy as we were walking toward the meeting.