It started the same way it always did. The maze. The walls. No glade. No safe space. No one with me. 161Please respect copyright.PENANAaXb6ny93NV
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.161Please respect copyright.PENANA11i3WmT3dS
I called out.161Please respect copyright.PENANA3pJRSmfhyV
No one answered. I was scared. very.161Please respect copyright.PENANAdWHUTdpa8q
Then I heard it. The mechanical scratching of the grievers. 161Please respect copyright.PENANAIK7yPFNFi4
I called out to minho, to newt, but no answer.
I tried to move. My legs wouldn’t listen. I was frozen. Completely. 161Please respect copyright.PENANAtGUJp4OLLm
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. 161Please respect copyright.PENANAKVpXxFBtMm
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.”161Please respect copyright.PENANAkvpldmMEzA
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.”161Please respect copyright.PENANAJGNrs8iLbx
“I know,” I said. “I just hate that I can’t protect everyone. Even in my head.”161Please respect copyright.PENANAZkgwDRplrs
“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.”161Please respect copyright.PENANA36P2GMziPa
“We want to,” Newt said.161Please respect copyright.PENANACbOaLU4MKc
The maze was still there.161Please respect copyright.PENANA0JB5wXt9Yd
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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