02.

FADE INTO ETERNITY

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It's been around a week since I was sent into the glade, and I still haven't received a job, I haven't met the famous Minho since he's "always busy".

I stood up from my bed, and I looked around anxiously, going through everyone's supplies. Yet, I still couldn't find it. I groaned in frustration, but quickly after a voice had made me jump.

"What are you doing?"

I spin around, facing Thomas, he was leaning against the huts poles, watching me with amusement and curiosity. I sighed in frustration, throwing my hands around, and turning back around to cover my face and hair rom him.

"You have all this stuff, and I can't find a mirror and a hairbrush?" I whined, as I began to look around again. He chuckled in amusement, and walked up to me now, grabbing my shoulders and forcing me to face him.

"You look fine y/n. Now go see Newt and Alby, they have a job for you."

I smiled, completely forgetting about the hairbrush and mirror as I started to feel my stomach bubble in excitement. I smiled at Thomas quickly before leaving, racing towards where Newt and Alby were.

"There you are, you ready to see what job you got?" Alby asked as I ran up to the two. I nodded excitedly, following the two inside the hut. I remember Newt and Thomas telling me about the different types of jobs, although I still don't know what are the runners, and I still haven't met Minho.

"You think she will become a runner?"

"I'm not sure, I don't think Minho would recruit a girl."

I glanced around as I heard murmuring all around us as we walked past. I sat down quietly in the corner, hoping no one would talk to me unless I was friends with them. Especially if they're all trash talking me.

"Girls are weak, and stupid. She will never be a runner." I heard one of the gardeners whisper to another gardener, both staring at me judgementally.

"Who says?"

Everyone snapped their heads to Minho who had just walked in and stood a few feet away from me. I know I've seen him before, but not really this close before. He was defitly tall, muscular but not scary, and definitely handsome.

He looked at me, then held back a smile. I thought he was just trying to be nice or something, like anyone else would do.

"Nevermind, she looks fragile."

But I was wrong.

I heard a lot of people snickering around me but then Alby stood up and silence everyone with just the sound of him clearing his throat.

I looked down at the ground in embarrassment, everyone was laughing at me for the fact that I was a girl. I began to shake my leg as I looked back up, zoning out o what Alby was saying. All I heard was the last part.

"We still haven't decided her role, but we've decided to test her on all of them."

I noticed Chuck had raised his hand like we were in class, I smiled softly, thinking it was just adorable.

"Even being a runner?"

Everyone laughed at Chucks silly question, obviously I couldn't be a runner. Like Minho said, I was too fragile. I didn't like to think I was, but I knew I wasn't strong enough to be a runner.

"Yes. Even a runner."

Silence.

I stared at Alby in disbelief and a little bit of happiness, even though I wasn't strong enough, it did look cool. Having to go into the maze and try to find a way out, and I wasn't to bad with running either.

That was until I saw Minho and Gally's face.

Gally looked annoyed and angry, while Minho was just shocked. I sighed softly, then noticed Thomas in the crowd smiling at me in a soft way. I smiled back, hoping that my disappointment did not show through.

"Your joking right?" Gally asked, gesturing his hands very dramatically.

"I'm never joking."

Gally just scoffed and left the hut in a dramatic huff.

I watched him leave but then my eyes dragged away and met Newts. I stared at him, seeing as he was staring at me too. Suddenly I just saw him put a thumbs up like everything I was doing was right. I smiled in amusement and turned my attention back to Minho and Alby.

I decided to speak up now, getting tired of all the disbelief.

"Okay you guys can calm the fuck down. Just cause im being tested does not mean Ill just suddenly become a runner. Stop being dramatic people, Ill probably qualify as a woodsmen or something."

I watched peoples reaction, some were shocked, and some looked very confused. I frowned and opened my mouth, about to ask what everyone's problem was that I said.

But instead Minho just gently shoved me back down into my seat, I stared at him in disbelief, letting out a scoff of annoyance as he began to speak.

"She's right. She won't become a runner, now can we get back to work?"

He looked at Alby who seemed a bit disappointed in everyone's behavior, but he didn't mention anything out loud.

"Everyone can go, but I need to talk to y/n for a moment."

I lifted my head up, waiting for everyone to leave. Thomas looked at me and smiled a goodbye then quickly followed after Newt.

"Y/n..."

I watch as Alby begins to sit down in front of me, seeing disappointed. My eyebrows knitted together in confusion, hoping I wasn't in trouble or something.

"Why do you think you wont become a runner?" He asked softly, staring at me. I just stared at him, unsure of what to say next.

"Because I'm not as strong as Minho, or other runners." I said it like it was the simplest thing to know.

He sighed, starting to fiddle with his ripped pants.

"Your just as strong as any other man in this glade, you can just as easily become a runner."

I just stared at him now, unsure of where he was going with this. But I was glad that he believed that I too could become a runner.

"Just because your the first and only girl in the glade, doesn't make you anything less than the rest of us. I need you to know that."

I felt like my heart was becoming to melt with affection, I loved the words he was saying to me. I was glad he believed in me, and that he truly believed all that he was saying.

"Your very special y/n, your strong and confident. But you dont show it."

I beamed at him, amazed by his words that felt like I was floating away. Though, I wasn't sure what he meant when he said I wasn't showing who I truly was.

I just nodded my head, wanting to seem kind and respectful; I wasn't sure what to say to a speech like that.

"Th-thank you Alby.."

He smiled softly, and bobbed his towards the entrance, showing that I could leave. I smiled at him then quickly left the hut. I looked around frantically, the excitement started to bubble up, making it overwhelming. I saw Thomas on a log, sitting with Chuck and talking. I smiled and raced over to him, but Minho quickly cut in front of me with a scowl across his face.

"Just because Alby wants you to become a runner, doesn't mean you qualify as one."

He pointed out, as if I already didn't know that. I flinched slightly, though annoyance grew inside of me. I shoved him away from me, and started to walk away from him and towards Thomas.

"Shove off Minho."

I called from behind me just when I started to walk away. I noticed Thomas raised his head up at me, and smiled at the sight of me.

I couldn't think of what Minho and the others said or think, I just had to believe in myself and try my best to get what I want.

I smiled at Thomas as he stood up and started to walk towards me with a smile plastered on his face. I wish I could see him smile more than what he usually does. Newt smiles a bit more than Thomas, and god he had such a pretty smile..

I started to picture Newt in my head just before Thomas touched my hand ever so faintly. I snapped back to reality at the sudden touch and thought back to Thomas.

I smiled up at him, then glancing back at Minho from behind me. He was talking to Gally, though I couldn't hear anything that they were saying. But I knew they were talking badly about me and that I was to weak to become a runner.

Ill prove them wrong.

Ill prove all of them wrong.

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CHAPTER 2 IS DONE!

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