"Please, Tommy please."

Heart falling into the abyss, Thomas pulled the trigger.

Thomas watched as the limp body of his best friend, his lover, fell to the ground and landed with a thump. Thomas cried out in pain as his heart ripped in two. Hot tears streamed down his face as he screamed in agony.

A loud buzzing was in his ears and Thomas vaguely heard Lawrence screaming for him to get back in the van. But Thomas could not bring himself to care. Thomas looked over at the limp and quickly cooling body and felt something cold and heavy in his pocket, Thomas reached into his pocket and pulled out a vial filled with a blue substance, when Thomas looked closer he saw it was labeled as 'Cure' Thomas felt as if someone had stabbed him in the chest. He dropped the vial and watched as the vial shattered and the blue liquid seeped into the ground.

I could have saved him. It's my fault that he's dead. Thomas looked up to see that the Cranks were getting close but he didn't care, Newt was dead and it was all Thomas' fault. He slowly stood up and turned away from Newt's lifeless body and faced the Cranks. Slowly, Thomas walked towards them with shaky legs. As he walked, the faces of his friends flashed through his mind: Minho, Theresa, Alby, Chuck, Newt.

He was close now. The Cranks were running towards him, their faces showed their hunger. But Thomas didn't run. No, he stood there and waited, he waited for the inevitable fate of death that had been sealed the moment that Thomas pulled the trigger. The Cranks reached him and tore at his skin, but Thomas did not scream, he did not cry out, he instead apologized. He apologized to Minho, for shooting his best friend even though he could have saved him. He apologized to Theresa, for not being strong enough to carry on. Last of all, he apologized to Newt, he had the cure all along but Thomas failed to use it. Thomas had failed Newt.

Thomas felt the life draining out of him and took his last breath.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a familiar face. When his eyes focused he saw the face of Newt. Quickly, Thomas jumped up and crushed the blonde in a bear hug. Newt laughed, " Tommy, can't breathe here." Quickly Thomas let go but immediately grabbed Newt's face and kissed him fiercely," Never leave me again." Thomas whispered in a low voice. Newt looked at Thomas and said with an equally low voice,"Never."