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Flos PoV

End of the day was called at around six and I caught sight of Lizzy who was milling around in the middle of the glade talking to Newt with Thomas. As I started to walk over Newt turned to go back into Homestead, I was a little disappointed but I was still going to see Lizzy. Thomas waved her goodbye and ran off god knows where whilst Lizzy looked around catching my eye.

"Who did you kill?"

"My soul,"

"Nice to know you had one in there,"

"Oh shut up,"

"Damn you for getting my hopes up, thought I could come home to a Gally free Glade,"

"Hard luck,"

"Oh Flo, I need to tell you something, you know the cliff in the maze?"

"Well I've never seen it obviously, but yes,"

"It's not just a drop into darkness, it's a portal!"

"A what? A portal? I may be gullible but I'm not that gullible,"

"I'm not joking around Flo,"

"Lizzy I'm not in the mood, I've spent my whole day butchering little animals,"

"You're unbelievable! I am not taking the piss. I honestly think this is the way out of here. It's the only cliff in the maze, it must be important."

I fixed her with a glare to emphasise the fact that I did not care about her impossible ideas to get us out of the glade.

"Look Lizzy, the last thing I want to be doing right now is listening to your exciting adventures and discoveries in the maze with Thomas, okay? Just because you've got out of doing all the other boring jobs, that I now have to do alone, does not mean you have the right to rub it in my face!" I snapped. A look of hurt and shock passed over her face.

"Wow Flo, never took you for the jealous type,"

"I'm not jealous of you."

"You are! Your jealous because I'm a runner."

"Why would I be jealous of you running around with Thomas all day,"

"Are you kidding me? You're jealous of me having Thomas? Is that what this is about?"

"Shut your shuck face!"

As our argument had been building, a couple of the boys who were milling around were now watching, one of the two shouted out, "Go on, take a swing, brown eyes!"

The other joined in, "Nah Rob, do you think she could throw a real punch? Even if the blonde is weaker."

"Oh but I'd like see her try." Lizzy's eyes turned dark with her fists clenched by her side.

"Give her a swing now and I'll give you something better later." Rob jeered.

"Hey bro, I thought I called dibs." Shouted the other

Desperately trying to hold her composure Lizzy turned to walk away, slamming Rob with her shoulder as she walked past, but before she could walk right past him he grabbed her arm and said, "Oh come on, don't tell me you don't want to have a good time." He pulled her closer to him and Lizzy was on breaking point, I could tell, but before I could do anything she drew back her fist and smashed it right into his nose.

Ouch

Lizzy turned around to the other boy wiping the blood onto her trousers, "So yeah, I can throw a real punch," She turned on her heel and stormed off towards the woods.

"Lizzy!" I called after her, but she didn't look back. Looking around I noticed that although they may not have heard the jeering, everyone saw the punch. Newt and Thomas emerged from Homestead and came over to me,

"What's going on? I heard shouting from inside," Thomas's eyes trailed off me over to the commotion, where two Med-jacks were tending to Rob's nose. It seemed to be broken.

"What happened to Rob?" Newt asked,

"Lizzy may have punched him."

"What? Lizzy? Are you sure?" Thomas couldn't believe it,

"Yeah, he was saying some rather offensive things."

"What did he say? Call her weak or something?" Newt said jokingly and I only shook my head, I didn't want to repeat what Rob had said.

As our conversation diffused Gally stormed over.

"I call Lizzy for trial under the breaking of the rule 'Never seriously harm another Glader.' The second rule she's broken."

"What's wrong with you?" I would not sit by while he tried to get my best friend kicked out into the maze again, "He was harassing her!"

"She's a liability. She's violent. She broke Rob's nose, who knows who she'll attack next?"

"She's not a Griever, she didn't just attack him."

"Really? Because that's what it looked like to everyone else."

"Fine, you can have your trail," Newt said as if bored with the affair.

"Newt!"

"Gally has right to hold a trial, Flo. Every Glader has the right to hold trial."

"But she didn't do anything wrong,"

"Then she'll be fine anyway." I looked at him confused, why was he doing this.

"Flo, she technically broke one of our top three rules, it's not in my power to deny him a trial."

"When will it be?" Thomas asked,

"We'll give her a few hours to calm down, leave her for now, she clearly wants to be alone. It's six now so we'll hold it late at nine. If she doesn't return by eight-thirty then we'll send someone to get her, okay?"

Thomas and I nodded.

"Good that."

Lizzy's POV

I lifted my fingers to my cheeks to find them wet. I didn't remember crying. I didn't really understand why I had been either.

After I punched him I ran as far as I could into the woods before collapsing on my knees. I couldn't believe what had just happened. I felt uncomfortable, unsafe and afraid, but at the same time I was angry. I was angry with the two boys for making me look like a sensitive idiot. I resented the whole glade for its rules keeping me from kicking the crap out of him. I sat there for hours trying to keep myself calm and in control.

It was dark by the time I started to hear some twigs snap and leaves crunch beneath someone's feet, the steps were to heavy to be Flo's. I pretended not to notice them until they were directly behind me. I swung out my arm and took their feet out from beneath them as they landed on the ground. I threw myself on top of them to hold them down.

"That's quite a defence you've got going there."

"Thomas?"

"Hi,"

"You're such a shank," I said climbing off him,

"So you can run, give good comebacks, and throw a good punch from what I hear,"

"Yeah well, I guess you guys are too easy for me," I said dryly, my sarcasm not being able to find its way into my voice.

"He shook you up real bad, huh?"

I only sat down with my back to him. He came over and sat by me, carefully putting his arm around me. I leaned my head into his chest.

"I'm sorry I wasn't there,"

"It wouldn't have made a difference if you were, he still needed to realise that I'm not weak prey for his sexual frustration."

Thomas laughed softly against my head. Him being there drove away some of my discomfort and it was nice just to be with him.

"Sorry I knocked you over, I was a little on edge,"

"Don't worry, I've got a thick skull,"

"Doesn't leave much room for a brain, does it?" I said teasingly with a smile on my face.

"Come on, we have to go back, Gally's called a trial on 'harming another Glader'. You made it through last time, you'll make it through again."

For the second time since I arrived, the keepers all filed into Homestead to resume the little courtroom. I took my place as Gally took his. He was accusing me…again.

The same informal introduction was used as last time, only changing the reason I was on trial: "we're here to discuss the fate of Lizzy who punched Robb."

Gally stood up to give his reasoning, which was kind of obvious.

"I don't even know why you all aren't up here with me, she broke two, not one, but two of our main three rules!"

"Hey, Gally," Thomas stood up from beside me, "She's already been punished for the first one, and technically she didn't seriously injure him."

"She broke his nose."

"Oh get over it, she didn't break his leg, she punched him!"

"Thomas has a point, Gally," Newt's voice of reason rang out over them both. It was interesting to see how much authority he held over them.

"So we're gonna let it slide. Again. What is this saying to all the others? 'You can break the rules and we'll go soft on you'? We can't afford that."

"Yeah, well you've made your point, right moving forward." He looked to our side of the room where Thomas started to stand. I put my hand on his arm quickly before he could start speaking and whispered, "Thomas, I need to do this on my own," He met my stern look with one of shock. "I need their respect. I can't hide behind you; half of them already suspect you're just doing this because you're into me, okay? I need to fight this one on my own." He sat down with an uncomfortable and slightly hurt look on his face. I gave him a reassuring smile, but I suspected it was more for myself than anyone.

"Look guys, I didn't just punch him for the sake of it and Flo can back me up on all this." As I said it my eyes trailed to the doorway where the door was open and Flo stood in the frame, so I decided to call her out on it, "Can't you Flo?"

She blushed as everyone turned to face her, but nodded even so.

"He was being a total shank, and it made me very uncomfortable, so in return and self-defence I punched him." My defence was short, but it was the truth.

"You're not allowed to take matters into your own hands, and punch someone, just because they make you feel uncomfortable," Gally retorted.

"Right, Gally, why do we have punishments?"

"Sorry, what?"

"You heard me, why do we have punishments?"

"So people know they did something wrong, and pay for it, like for example-"

"Yes, but" I say cutting him off, "why do we punish people in the open? God you lot are thick, Gally even said it himself!"

"To make an example of them." Thomas said to no one in particular.

"Finally! I had to show everyone else that it wasn't okay; just because he was the first one cocky enough to try something doesn't mean he would be the only one. Well that and I wasn't going to call for help like a petty little girl, I had to protect myself."

Gally was outraged, "That's klunk! What was he gonna do? He was just teasing, you dumb shank!"

"Are you actually kidding me? That sleazy git was trying to kiss me and you're telling me that's nothing?"

"Yeah I am, he was going to kiss you so what?"

I stared at him in disbelief, as Thomas jumped to his feet followed by Newt and a couple others. Thomas lunged towards Gally but was held back by a few guys I didn't know the names of.

"Gally, she's right, Rob was out of order doing that," Newt turned back to face me, "what else did he say?"

"He just kept making very rowdy and sexual claims to what he exactly planned to 'do' with me, which was disgusting enough, but when I tried to walk away he grabbed be by the arm and started to pull me towards himself. So I punched him." Luckily my voice stayed steady and didn't falter.

At this point Alby stood up, "Right I think I've heard enough to know that this meeting is a waste of all of our time. Lizzy you have the right as any other Glader that if you want to call Robb in here to answer for what he did, is that what you want?"

I looked at him considering the offer and only deciding that at best I would be creating more enemies for myself, it would be better to leave it at that. He wasn't very likely to try it again anyway. I shook my head.

"You sure?" Thomas asked, now concerned.

"Yes. I told you, I'm not hiding behind anyone anymore."

I walked out the room not even looking behind me, with a triumphant smile on my face.