Finding Hope - Newt x Reader | Book 1

Chapter 7

Suddenly, Chuck runs up to me--the boy in a jovial mood. "Hi Clementine."

"Hi Chuck," I smile, "what's up?"

The boy holds up a stone figure, "Look! I finally finished carving it."

"That turned out so good," I exclaim. "Seriously, Chuck, your parents are going to love it when you give it to them."

"You really think so," he asks me, a big smile on his face.

"Of course," I assure him, "why wouldn't they? It looks amazing!"

He chuckles before putting the figurine back in his pocket, "Thanks Clementine."

"Anytime, buddy." I notice Minho and Thomas heading my way. "Hey, I'll see you later, Chuck. I'm gonna go on my run right now."

His smile goes away in an instant, "Okay." The boy looks up at me, "Please be careful, Clementine. Don't run into anymore Grievers, okay?"

"I'll be careful, Chuck," I promise the boy. He nods his head before walking off.

Minho and Thomas catch up with me, the three of us standing in front of the doors waiting for them to open. The gears start shifting and the doors begin to open.

Minho looks over at me, an excited smile on his face. "Let's go," the boy shouts before running into the Maze. I swiftly follow behind him, Thomas following behind me. Minho leads the way, telling us how much further we have until we arrive to our destination.

Eventually, we come across Section 7, the doors being wide open. We stop in front of it, Thomas standing amazed as he observes the area, looking at it intently.

"Excited, Thomas," I ask the boy.

A smile forms on his face, "Sorta."

Minho and I glance at each other, exchanging a confused look before we take off in a light jog into the section. Soon, we slow down into a walk as we get past the entrance.

"This is so weird," I mumble.

Thomas looks at me, "What is it?"

"Seven's not supposed to be open for another week," Minho explains to him, as we continue walking through the zone.

We walk into the deeper part of the section where thin walls stood parallel to each other. "What is this place," Thomas asks us.

"We call them Blades," I clarify, "don't really know why they're set up like this, but they're here."

We go back into a light jog before coming across some cloth on the ground. We lean down, looking at the items as Minho picks one of them up. I immediately realize what it is as soon as he does, noticing the blood that stained the white cloth.

"It's Ben's, isn't it," Thomas comments, saying all of our thoughts aloud.

"Yep," Minho states before getting back up to his feet, a sigh releasing from his mouth. "A Griever must've brought him down here."

Thomas and I stand up, suddenly hearing a clicking sound. We all look at each other, trying to make out where it was coming from. Suddenly, Thomas turns Minho around, digging into his backpack. He pulls out the item that was inside the dead Griever, examining it immediately.

Minho and I look at each other, then back to Thomas who turns in circles, observing the thing. The clicking gets more rapid as he points it in a certain direction.

"I think it's showing us where to go" Thomas explains, his voice echoing throughout the Blades.

The brunette leads the way as Minho and I follow closely behind--Thomas making random sharp turns, causing us to have to turn and catch up. Eventually, we come across a big hallway. The floor beneath us being a pathway to a wall, as the edges on our left and right only lead to darkness.