CHAPTER 5

Panic, anger and curiosity laced with a bit of happiness, greeted Lynn. She was happy, rather more than happy that Thomas, her brother was here. In this dangerous place to protect her. Her thoughts were interrupted by Annie. "Do you think we should go out?" Annie asked the girls. Skye was still whimpering beside her. Though the pain had subsided, she was still afraid that it might haunt her again. "Yeah lets go." Drey said getting up and pulling Lynn up with her.

The greenie alarm had finally stopped. Gally moved forward and slid the doors of the box open to find a disoriented boy inside. Gally looked up at Alby but the leader simply nodded. Gally jumped inside the box and said to the boy, "Rise and shine greenie. C'mon up you shank." The new boy was lifted up by a rope and was greeted by numerous giggles and poking at his shirt. He turned around in his spot to take his surroundings in. "Welcome to the glade greenie. Name's Alby" Alby said. "I'm Thomas." the boy finally said. Thomas turned to see the other boys and he saw someone that he was longing to see. Lynn and her friends were walking towards the crowd bear the box. Just as Lynn looked up, she was tackled in a bear hug. "Are you okay Lynn?" Thomas asked. "Yeah I'm fine." Lynn replied. The others just stood gaping at the duo, extremely confused. "mind explaining?" Alby asked, completely exasperated. "Oh sorry, Thomas is my brother." Lynn answered. Alby stared at them for a few seconds and then ordered all the other gladers to get back to their work.

Alby pulled Newt aside and asked, "What should we do now?." Newt thought for a moment and then said, "Look Alby these shanks seem completely harmless to me. I think we should treat them like any other greenie, give them the bloody tour and try out for the jobs. do you think that a gathering is necessary?" "Ah! I'm not too sure." Alby said, clearly frustrated by the present situation. After staring at their new arrivals, Alby finally said, "Fine give them the tour now we'll start the job tryouts from tomorrow. I'm in no shucking state to give five greenies the tour. Your good at handling them." Newt let out a smell chuckle and said, "As you say Captain." mocking a salute. "AH! Slim it." Alby laughed walking away. Newt walked to the new arrivals and said, "C'mon green beans get ready for the tour."