It started the same way it always did. The maze. The walls. No glade. No safe space. No one with me. 142Please respect copyright.PENANAtm5OMe3YTw
The walls were taller than they should’ve been, stretching endlessly into the dark sky. I was running, lungs burning, feet pounding against stone but something was wrong. The paths kept shifting, closing behind me faster than I could turn around.142Please respect copyright.PENANAVKb845daQG
I called out.142Please respect copyright.PENANADVat75o6IJ
No one answered. I was scared. very.142Please respect copyright.PENANA6jeRsvtUQL
Then I heard it. The mechanical scratching of the grievers. 142Please respect copyright.PENANAOEXIRl4lDr
I called out to minho, to newt, but no answer.
I tried to move. My legs wouldn’t listen. I was frozen. Completely. 142Please respect copyright.PENANA8L8JB9qP5p
Suddenly, Newt's voice echoed through the maze.
“ADA HELP"
I whipped around. He was there—small, scared, standing too close to the walls. “Newt!” I shouted, reaching for him. But the ground started shaking, started pulling apart. Grievers coming every which way. 142Please respect copyright.PENANAOLYrgVXkus
Then the doors began to move in crushing slowly. It wouldn't let me move.
And then—
I woke up gasping.
My body jolted upright, breath coming in sharp, uneven pulls. My shirt was damp with sweat, my hands shaking. The fire nearby had burned low, embers glowing faintly in the dark. I must have fallen asleep there. I don't really remember it.
“Hey hey, you’re okay.”
Newt. He was there. He always is. He was already kneeling beside my gripping my arm.
“You were dreaming,” he said softly. “You’re safe. You’re in the Glade.”142Please respect copyright.PENANAw4BosnDzia
He then pulled me into his chest and hugged me very tightly. Whispering nothings in my ear.
"It's alright love" Newt says kissing the top of my head.
Newt stayed close, not crowding me, just there. “Nightmares happen,” he said gently. “Doesn’t make you weak.”142Please respect copyright.PENANAU0el9o9mKQ
“I know,” I said. “I just hate that I can’t protect everyone. Even in my head.”142Please respect copyright.PENANARXZOOuruSF
“Try to rest,” Newt murmured. “I’ll stay up.”
“So will I,” Minho added immediately.
I looked at both of them, heart heavy but full. “You don’t have to.”142Please respect copyright.PENANATozOtXKNqw
“We want to,” Newt said.142Please respect copyright.PENANAKLh8UjEYh0
The maze was still there.142Please respect copyright.PENANAmTYu2Fe76i
The fear didn’t disappear.
But this time, when I closed my eyes, I wasn’t alone.
And the nightmare didn’t come back.
I cling back to newt. He keep steady holding me even tighter.
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