Chapter 16
A/N: Hey guys. Only as I was writing this chapter did I realize that I completely forgot about Ben. So can we just pretend that he's been there in one of the Homestead rooms after getting stung by a Griever this whole time? I'll go back and fix it at some point. Enjoy!
"Med-jacks!" Alby yells out. You then see Clint and Jeff making their way through the crowd of people.
"So what do we do with her?" Jeff asks.
"How should I know?" Alby replies, "You two shanks are the Med-jacks—figure it out."
Clint knelt down beside the girl, checked for her pulse and then leaned over her to listen for her heartbeat.
"Who said Clint had first shot at her?" Some shank in the crowd said, "I'm next!"
You glare at him but then turn your attention back to the scene. Alby gives everyone a hard stare as he says, "If anybody touches this girl, you're gonna spend the night sleepin' with the Grievers in the Maze..."
You sidle up next to Newt and rest your head on his shoulder. He wraps an arm around you as you say, "I wish Alby had been so stern when I came up last week instead of just tossing me out of the box to fend for myself."
"Y/N, you can handle yourself. I mean, you survived a night in the Maze alone. No one has done that before."
"Yeah, I guess," you try not to think about that horrible night and instead focus again on the strange girl.
"…Jeff, let's take her back to the Homestead," Clint was saying. Jeff bends down and grabs the girl's arms while Clint takes her feet.
Getting bored, you start looking around. Your wandering gaze lands on Thomas and you see how uneasy he looks as he casts a nervous glance around. Sure, he thinks he's just been accused of killing this girl. But still, you think, why is he so uneasy?
You get Newt's attention and nod towards Thomas as you voice your suspicions.
"Yeah," Newt agrees with you, "Alby and I will deal with it later. There's no way this is a coincidence."
You look back at the girl when Jeff, holding the girl in the air with Clint's help, says, "Guess we'll have to see what she does. We can feed her soupy stuff if she doesn't wake up soon."
"Just watch her closely," Newt says, "We need to find out what she knows and why the creators sent her here to help Y/N."
You look at the girl intently, something in the back of your mind pushing against that impossible wall to tell you something.
"Put her next to Ben's room, and keep a watch on her day and night," Alby says to the Med-jacks, "Nothin' better happen without me knowing about it..."
You space out again, closing your eyes, concentrating. Newt taps you,
"Hey, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I just feel like I'm about to remember something."
You keep looking at the girl, almost staring, as she gets carried away. Suddenly it hits you and you almost gasp out loud.
"Newt," you whisper, "I recognise her. I've seen her before."
Newt looks at you, his expression a mix of surprise and excitement. He waves at Alby to come join you. Minho follows him and Thomas starts edging closer but Alby stops him,
"No, Greenie, we'll talk about your business in all this, during a Gathering later."
Thomas looks like he wants to say something but instead he walks away and joins Chuck. Alby turns to Newt,
"What?"
"As direct as ever, Alby," Newt says before pointing to you and saying, "Y/N says the girl looks familiar to her."
Alby looks at you with the emotionless expression he always wears, "Talk," he says, "Who is she?"
"I can't remember her name but I have definitely seen her before."
"What do you mean? Who is she?"
"I don't know! All I know is the creators put us together at some point before wiping my memory. And Thomas," you point to him and everyone turns to look as he and Chuck walk towards the Homestead, "he definitely has a connection to her."
Alby looks back at you, "We'll talk to him later. But for now, let's call a Gathering and you," he points at you, "try to remember something. If anything comes back, even the tiniest glimpse of the past, you come tell me first."
You nod and Alby walks toward the Homestead, Minho starts gathering the Keepers. Newt turns to you, "I have to go, I'll come find you as soon as it's over."
"Why can't I go?"
"You're not a Keeper."
"Alright, good luck. I want to know everything when you're done."
Newt nods and goes in the direction that Alby went, waving as he walks away.
Minho walks past you, following Newt. He turns around and jokingly blows you a kiss,
"Bye, baby. I love you!"
You laugh and yell back, "Come off it, you Slinthead!"
A/N: Well, I'm late. Albeit a day. But, even though I procrastinate, I'm not one to back out of a promise. So, before Friday, I will post chapter 17. The following chapter will be out on Friday as planned. Sorry that I was late :)