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Part 2: First meeting

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Summary: Thomas had been told many times that no girl had been sent to the glade before Teresa. However, driven by his curiosity, he realized that the truth was different. Newt had no choice but to tell him the story of Mary at the risk of not spending another meal without Thomas’ persistent questions.

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A/N: I completely forgot to publish this chapter I'm sorry. I hope you will enjoy it. Well, we're all going to imagine that Newt is younger on the picture at the beginning. It's impossible to find a younger picture of TBS without him looking too young! This guy doesn't age like everybody else.

Bonne lecture

"I remember his first day in the glade very well because I was the first one to talk to her. When I think about it, I'm glad it happened that way."

It had been dark for several hours in the block when the new arrival finally moved. The glader who had been watching over her had fallen asleep , but even though she moved only a little he woke up. Realizing that he would not last much longer he got up to look for someone else. The girl, who was left unattended, chose this moment to wake up with a start. Her sleep had been filled with nightmares that she could not even remember when she woke up. However, the sweat that covered her whole body and the tears that ran down her cheeks were proof.

At first, still stunned, she looked around her without understanding where she was or what was happening, then the events of the day before came back to her memory. She stood up abruptly and fell to the ground just as violently, her head had started to spin so fast that she could not even distinguish her fingers when she brought them close to her eyes.

After a few minutes without moving in the silence she could finally get up without having the unpleasant impression that everything was moving around her. She could then finally observe the place in which she was. Some beds of fortunes were installed against a wall separated by what one could qualify as small bedside tables. The candles placed here and there were the only sources of light except the rays of the Moon which arrived in spite of the trees which one could distinguish by the windows.

She then heard footsteps that seemed to be getting closer to her. Panic-stricken, she ran to hide behind the door of the room. A few seconds later someone entered. From where she was standing she could not make out more than a shadow of the person. It was a boy she was sure. She pressed herself even harder against the wall behind her. She still didn't understand the situation and was seriously starting to panic. She didn't know how to get out of it, she didn't even know what was going to happen to her and she hated not knowing. She started to think fast about all the ways she could escape from this place without the boy noticing, but she was abruptly pulled out of her thinking by the door that someone suddenly opened. The two people looked at each other for a long time, so long that the girl thought that this situation would never end. Finally the newcomer decided to speak up. "What were you doing behind the door?"

-Now I realize that I was a damn fool. Of all the things I could have asked I chose the stupidest sentence in history. I too would have hidden if I had found myself in a room I don't know with no memory of life and heard someone coming. If Gally had taken over that night, I'm not sure she would have had the same reaction. Or maybe I'm just a charmer at heart. Newt turned his head to Thomas after this last sentence to hit his friend's shoulder after seeing him shake his head and make a face. -It doesn't matter what the reason is anyway. She had enough confidence in me and I am extremely grateful.

-You should lie down. I'm not a med-jack but it's not hard to tell that you need sleep. The girl who sat on the bed shook her head without saying anything. The boy did not know how to react to her silence. Usually he was not the one to take care of the new ones, so he did not have the skills for that. As if that wasn't enough, he had never spoken to a girl, at least that he knew of, and he didn't know how to act with her. So he said the most logical thing that came to his mind.-By the way, I'm Newt.

He held out his hand at the same time, hoping to receive a handshake, but the emptiness that followed was as heavy for him as the first. He then continued on his way to try to catch at least the tone of the teenager's voice.

-What's your name? This time he got a reaction. Not the one he was hoping for, but a reaction nonetheless. The girl's lips began to tremble before she burst into tears. It was too much for her. She was scared and didn't understand the situation. She felt like she was not in control of her life and that someone was deciding her choices for her. Finally, in front of a helpless Newt, her sobs turned into very ungracious sniffles. She wiped the last tears which had run on her cheeks and put her glance on the boy. Newt remarked to himself that her eyes were one of the most beautiful things he had seen since his arrival in the block.

The girl detailed for the first time her interlocutor. He seemed young, perhaps he was her age. This thought reassured her. His blond hair framed a fine face which inspired confidence. After a few minutes of intense reflection, she finally spoke. -I, I do not know. I can't remember my name. Why can't I remember it? I don't even know how old I am! Saying it out loud made it even more real, which started to freak the girl out. Newt saw this and finally decided to take charge of the situation. He put a hand on the new girl's shoulder.

-Calm down! I'll explain everything to you, everything I know. But right now you're going to have to calm down. Do you think you can do that? Taking a deep breath, she nodded her head, not quite sure of herself. -You'll know everything but first you really need to sleep. I'll be here when you wake up, I promise. She hesitated. Newt saw it in her movements not sure. But she finally lay down. He settled uncomfortably into a chair. He didn't sleep all night.

-Speaking of sleep, maybe it's time for us to go to bed. I'd like to point out that you have to get up early to run. -That's okay. I want to hear the rest. -Tommy, this is non-negotiable. I'll tell you the rest tomorrow.

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