"You're not her!" Thomas screamed as Brenda tried to kiss him.
He closed his eyes. He had a headache and he felt a little bit dizzy, he didn't know what the weird people put in the drink they forced them to drink. He opened his eyes and saw Newt standing right in front of him, where Brenda was just a second ago. Newt smirks at him and before Thomas even knew what's happening, Newt leaned forward and kissed him. "I love you, Tommy." he said.
Thomas woke up, he was so overwhelmed. What the hell was that dream, he thought. He and Newt shared a bunk bed; Thomas was on the top bunk. He looked down and saw Newt sleeping. It was the middle of the night.
Thomas started to wonder what's the meaning of his dream, does he had feeling for Newt? No way;he shook his head, trying to get this crazy thought out of his head. He closed his eyes and hoped he wouldn't have weird dreams again and fell asleep.
"Good morning Tommy", Thomas woke up and saw Newt's face close to him. Newt smiles at him and Thomas blushed, he couldn't stop thinking about that dream. "Good morning", he said, smiling too.
Thomas, the Glades, Brenda and Jorge ate the same breakfast they ate every morning since they got here; egg, bread and soup. WICKED called this place the "Safe Heaven". The Rat Man told them back then, before the Scorch trials began, that if they'll survive and make it to the "Safe Heaven" in two week they'll get the cure for the Flare, the disease they all have been infected by.
"We've been here for a week now and no one has talked with us yet." Minho said, "In the meantime the Flare is spreading in our bodies and soon enough we're all going to turn into freaking cranks!". Thomas recalled terrifying scenes from the Scorch, he saw what the Flare can do to people, how it eats their brains and destroys every trace of humanity. Thomas was scared, he did not want him and his friends to end up like the people who live in the Scorch.
Suddenly the door opened, Thomas turned his head to see who's at the door.
"It's the Rat man" Newt said quietly. The Rat Man walked slowly to the table where Thomas and his friends sat. He wears the same white suit he wore when they first met him. "Ladies," he nodded, "Gentlemen." He looked at Thomas. Thomas froze.
"Follow me please," he continued, "I bet you want some answers."
They followed the Rat man who led them to an auditorium. "sit." He ordered.
They all sat down. Thomas didn't trust this man, WICKED can't be trusted.
"First of all, congratulations to all of you, you completed the Scorch trials successfully." He smiled. Thomas had lost so many friends, from the maze and through the Scorch. He thought about Chuck, who sacrificed his life to save him when they got out of the maze, he was his best friend.
"Where is the cure you shuck face?" Minho snapped.
The Rat Man ignored Minho and continued talking, "We need to run one more test on you."
Everybody started to talk at the same time, they were all so confused, and most of all- angry. Thomas knew they shouldn't trust any word that comes from this shady man. He promised them they'll get the cure for the Flare after the trials are over and instead they get more tests?
"I haven't finished talking!" the Rat man screamed and waited a few minutes, waited for them to calm down.
"Good," he said after the audience was silenced. "In the process of finding the cure for the Flare we put you over some tests. We examined your killzone-your brain-that infected by the diseases. We put you through different situations to test your reactions. We found out that some of you are immune to the Flare. The immune could be the key to find the cure and to save not only your friends but the entire humanity."
Silence filed the room.
"Here is the list of the people who are not immune:" He continued.
Thomas was shocked from the news he just heard and the others were as well.
The Rat man read the names of people Thomas didn't know in person.
Thomas felt his heart racing. He was scared.
"…and Newt" The Rat man finished read his list and added, "I'm sorry."
Thomas felt like the world collapsing under his feet. His best friend is going to become one of the monsters he saw out in the scorch. Thomas couldn't bear the thought of it, the thought of losing another friend, of losing Newt.
"The people I haven't read their names, the immune, will have another test, the final test. The results will help us to find the cure so it's very important to get your cooperation."
Thomas went to his room, Newt was there, alone, sitting on his bed and crying.
"Hey..." Thomas said quietly as he shut the door. He approached Newt and sat next to him, He didn't know what to do or what to say.
"Hey Tommy" Newt wiped his tears and smiled as best as he could.
"I promised you we're going to find a cure as soon as possible and you're going to be okay!" he tried to comport Newt, and himself.
"Don't Thomas, don't promise things that out of your control." He frowned. Thomas never saw him like this. Something's changed in him, his smile had gone.
"The Flare is going to eat me alive, to destroy me, my personality. Soon I'll not be able to tell the difference between a friend or food. I'm going to turn to one of these creatures we saw at the scorch!" he shouted and started crying again.
Thomas felt so helpless, it drove him crazy to watch his best friend suffer and not be able to do anything about it, anything to make him feel better.
Actually, there's one way he could think of. He turned Newt's face in front of his, looked at his big brown eyes, and then, he kissed him.