Chapter 11
Hello my lovey readers(: Im sorry it's been so long since my last update, Ive just been really tired from workin. Ya know, gotta serve America their beloved Starbucks. Anyways im not gonna get yall waiting im just gonna jump right in and start.
After I cleaned myself off, Jeff and I were sitting on one of the metal barrels as we munched on some fruit when Clint came over with a smile,
"Whats up Clint? You look happier than usual." I ask in between bites of my strawberries. The Keeper sits down next to me and he places his hands on his thighs with a small slap
"Well Ive told Alby youve passed your test and are officially a Med-jack and he agrees with Jeff that this calls for a celebration so, as we speak the Gladers are setting up for a little bonfire with some of our finest cooking and some of Gallys moonshine. We dont do this very often so consider yourself lucky." I smile and I get jittery with excitement,
"Will there be music? I mean I dont really know if any of these shanks have any musical talent but that would be so awesome!" I clap my hands and the boys shake their heads with chuckles,
"Im sure theres a few who can manage some entertainment." Clint assures me and I nods happily.
"Works for me." I bite into another strawberry and they stand up, I look up at them with a raised eyebrow
"Where are you going?" I ask, we only just sat down and now theyre leaving me. Jeff grabs his satchel and hoists it over his head and onto his shoulder.
"We have to get back to the sick room, injuries dont take a break. But you can, you deserve it." He pats me on the head as they pass and I slap his hand away
"Fine you shuckface leave me alone. Helpless and bored." I sigh dramatically and Clint shakes his head at my terrible acting
"Oh poor Peyton, how ever will you survive?" He turns around and walks off with Jeff following after him. I sigh and rest my chin in my palm, I look around the glade and take in the scenery, the greeness of the grass, the cold dark ominous Maze just begging to be explored and the busy working gladers all around me. I cock my head to the side in contemplation before standing up and walking to the enterance to the Maze. I stopped right where the dirt met the concrete. The darkness that is just beyond the doors gives me the heebie jeebies and Im glad im not a Runner, the Maze looks terrifying yet, the mystery surrounding it makes me want to go in but I know its the number one rule and I really dont want to get on Alby's bad side.
"Hey shank?! What the hell do you think youre doin?" I hear an angry voice and I turn around to meet Gally.
"Standing here." I deadpan and his frown turns into a full on glare. He stops inches in front of my face and I can smell the sweat on him
"Dont you have work to do girl?" I jerk my head back and I look at him with an 'are you shittin me' look
"No actually I dont. Dont you have work to do?" I put the emphasis on the you in my sentence and I cross my arms. He mimics my actions,
"Yeah I do but I got interupted by you standing too close to somewhere you dont belong." He barks out and I frown
"Whats your problem Gally? Im not stepping foot into the shucking maze so why dont you back the hell up?" I feel my blood boiling as I narrow my eyes at him.
"I dont like you thats my problem. I dont trust you and I dont want you anywhere near here." He clenches his jaw and I can see his jaw muscles flexing from how hard hes clenching. I drop my hands to my side and ball them into fists
"You dont even know me slinthead! How can you say you dont like me or even trust me when you havent even made the effort to try?!" I deperately want to punch the smug look off his ugly shuck face, the more he stays here the more pissed off I get, he steps closer to me and it makes my hair stand on end
"Listen here you stupid girl. I dont need to know you to know that you cant be trusted. You think you can flirt your way into the other shanks hearts but not me, I have my eye on you and if you think for a second that you can get away with whatever you want then youre wrong." I growl and I react without thinking and I shove him with all my strength, he stumbles back a bit, he looks at me with wide shocked eyes, surprised that I would have the balls to lay my hands on him when his eyes narrow into angry slits and he comes at me, fists clenched. He gets right up to me so were just about touching when a voice halts him
"What the bloody hell is going on?!" I dont bother to look at Newt as I keep my glaring green eyes on the boy in front of me.
"Its okay Newt, Gally here was just leaving..werent you Gally?" I test him to see if he'll continue with his verbal assult but he look away from me and to Newt and whoever else is with him before looking back at me,
"Remember what I said shank. Im watching you." He spits out and he turns around and stalks off. I watch him walk away and I feel a hand land on my arm. I look over at the blonde and he gives me a questioning look, I shake my head and I look over his shoulder and I see Minho standing there watching Gally walk off with a frown on his face.
"Its fine. Nothing happened." I unclench my fists and with my thumb, I rub my palms where my nails were biting into my flesh. Newt look at me with a frown
"I know Gally is a bit of a slinthead but if looks could kill, you would be dead ten times over. What happened?" He steps back and the Runner limps over to the second in commands side.
"Gally has it in his stupid shuck head that im untrust worthy and im using my girlish charms to get what I want and that I have an ulterior motive for being here. Which if he knows something about myself that I dont, i'd really like to bloody know. I was ready to punch the klunk out of him." I say and both Newt and Minho chuckle at my responce
"That would have been a sight to see. Gally getting the klunk beat out of him by a girl. I would never let him live it down." Minho says with an amused look on his face. I look at him and frown
"Im serious. I was ready to do some damage to his already ugly face." I say with all the seriousness in the world. The boys look at me for a moment and Minho busts out laughing and Newt grins.
"You are one fiesty chick you know that Red?" Minho states and Newt shrugs his shoulders when I look at him with a look that questions Minhos sanity.
"Well im glad you think so. Just dont be surprised if next time that slinthead gets in my face if he runs away with a busted bloody nose." I crack my own smile and they walk away from the Doors with me.
"If I had money I would pay to see that. Who knows, with your size I think you would hold your own against that stupid shank. All he really does is throw himself around, hes just a big empty skull." The Runner cracks at me and I chuckle
"Maybe ill win. Who knows." I smile and Newt shakes his head at our antics
"Dont give her any ideas Minho, it will be your fault she gets sent to the Slammer." I look at him and my mouth falls open
"You would punish me for holding my own against that stupid klunk head?!" I throw my hands in the air and groan
"What a great friend you are." I cross my arms and Newt sighs
"Dont worry Ill send this shank to the Slammer with you. That way youll have some company." The blonde leaves us with that statement and Minho rolls his eyes
"Sure he will." He looks at me and we sit ourselves down around what looks like a pile of artfully formed sticks im assuming is going to be the bonfire, he lays his injured leg out in front of him and leans back on his palms
"But seriously, Gallys just a loud mouth shuckface who thinks hes better than everyone. Dont be afraid of him. He uses that ugly face of his to intimidate everyone." He shrugs. I nod in responce and look at his face,
"Ill be sure to remember that." I let my eyes roam around and study his face, unlike the first time I actually know him so its not so creepy like of me to be caught staring at him. I watch as his brown eyes flick up to the sky and how the breeze ruffles his black hair. My eyes travel downwards to his biceps and how the sleeves of his blue button up shirt hug his arms just right. In my opinon any sane teenage girl with normal hormones would say hes gorgeous but seeing as im the only girl in this entire Glade I have to keep that to myself. He looks at me and I try to keep the blush from painting my cheeks
"What? Do I have something on my face?" He runs his hands up and down his face. I laugh and push his hands away from his face
"No slim it, youre fine." He raises an eyebrow at me
"Then why the hell were you starin' at me?" I bite my lip as I try to quickly think of an answer that wont sound so weird.
"Uhh..I dont know, I was spacing." I fake a smile and I guess he belives me because he looks away with an eyeroll
"Whatever you say shank." I exhale, relieved that he belived my crap excuse and I push myself up
"Im starving what anything?" He looks up at me and shakes his head
"Nah Im good." He shakes his head and he shifts uncomfortably and he scratches where the bandages are at.
"Alright then, ill be right back." I let him know before I walk off to the kitchen.
I walk in and see Frypan setting out all kinds of meats and other things Im assuming are for tonight.
"Wow Fry, you look like youre about to cook your butt off." I move around him and grab a few things to make a sandwich before sitting myself at the table to make it. He look at me and gives me a dissaproving look which I brush off with a grin
"Yeah, so that means dont fill up on klunk. This is for you afterall, you spoiled shank." He mutters and I smile before getting up and giving him a friendly hug
"Awww thanks so much Fry youre the best!" He shoos me away with a smile
"Yeah I know" I sit myself back down and make two sandwiches, I know Minho said he didnt want anything but I have a feeling that once he sees my food he'll reevaluate his answer and Im not willing to share. Once im finished making food I grab a canteen and grab the sandwiches and walk out. Luckily the Runner is exactly where I left him only hes yelling at some young slopper for not looking where he was going and kicking his injured leg,
"Slim it Minho youre scaring the poor shank." The pale, goofy looking kid looks at me with an equally scared expression before running off, I follow him with my eyes before looking at Minho who is smirking at me
"Are you sure It was me that was scaring him? He looked at you like you were about to murder him." I sit down next to him in the grass and hand him one of the two sandwiches I made
"I wasnt expecting that kind of reaction to be honest. You would think that after how long ive been here everyone would be used to seeing a girl here." I shrug and take a bite of my food. I see Minho out of the corner of my eye watch me then look down at his own food
"What wrong?" I look over at him
"You didnt have to make me anything you know." I looks up from his food to my face and I give him a bored expression
"I can always take it back and eat it myself." I answer and he quickly moves it away from me and takes a giant bite of it
"Hell no!" He retorts through a mouthfull of food, I chuckle.
"Then dont complain shuck face." I take another bite and we sit in silence as we eat our lunch.
"Thanks." He says once hes finished and I smile at him
"Youre welcome." I pop open the canteen and gulp down some water before handing it to him and he finshes it off. For the rest of the day until the bonfire we spent it sitting in the warm grass just talking about anything or sometimes just sitting in a comfortable silence. It was really nice as I found I enjoyed his company.
Hey guys so yeahhhh this was a bit of a filler chapter but I really enjoyed it, of course theres Gally being an ass and Peyton dishing it out just as sassy. I love when she gets the chance to defend herself and show the boys that she may be a girl but she was the tongue of a viper. Anyways I hope you enjoyed it and please review(: