It started the same way it always did. The maze. The walls. No glade. No safe space. No one with me. 126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bF2k83MJ5
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.126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8nsQOuUfD
I called out.126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWEPYHQ6Sq
No one answered. I was scared. very.126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5EDfXGvk0t
Then I heard it. The mechanical scratching of the grievers. 126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDd8KsFy4DS
I called out to minho, to newt, but no answer.
I tried to move. My legs wouldn’t listen. I was frozen. Completely. 126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHTFpo4hcH
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. 126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRT78yen7J
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.”126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbrz8kmK7t
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.”126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhT9odKtfN
“I know,” I said. “I just hate that I can’t protect everyone. Even in my head.”126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpZVrjg2Rz
“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.”126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OFaw9jAzK
“We want to,” Newt said.126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Pv1IgBuBu
The maze was still there.126Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqqGxeO4Cyi
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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