135Okay, can I be the first to say that I really don't like this chapter? I don't know, I find it boring. Kind of like a filler chapter but at the same time it's important. I guess maybe because the ending isn't like my usual endings but whatever *shrugs*
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Estelle's eyes wandered around the room, scanning her surroundings.
"They aren't really here" she thought. "It's a test...right?"
Her eyes stared into Newt's.
He was about to walk toward her, but he stopped when he looked at the pool of blood between them.
Estelle's heart sank.
That didn't stop Minho.
Blood splashed as Minho ran across the small puddle.
Estelle stumbled back and Minho threw his arms around her.
"O-Oppa.." she said shakily.
"This is great and all," Jorge said, causing Minho to let go of Estelle, "but this won't stop me from killing you all"
"Wait, wait" Thomas said quickly.
As he spoke, Estelle brainstormed ways to escape from here.
She could run, but the storm just finished, meaning it wasn't safe yet. The only place to go was up, but with Minho by her side, she doubted she would get far.
Thats when she realized something. This was the first time she had felt real emotions in a long time.
Guilt. Sorrow. Depression.
She watched silently as Thomas and Jorge walked into a dark hallway, out of sight.
Now. She had to go now. Getting fried outside was better than being eaten alive by guilt.
In a fluid motion, she pushed Minho to the ground, turned and sprinted toward the doors, dodging the bodies of both Cranks and Gladers.
Suddenly, something tackled her onto the ground, knocking the breath out of her.
Estelle looked up to see a female Crank pinning her down.
"You killed Cole" she said quietly.
"She's already been taken..." Estelle thought.
She grabbed a broken bottle and lifted it up with a shaking hand. "So I'm going to kill you"
Estelle sucked in a breath, gathering her strength, before pushing the Crank off her and flipping onto her feet. Before the Crank could get up, Estelle put one foot on her back, pinning her to the ground.
Panting, she pulled out and cocked her gun, aiming at the Cranks head.
In a split second, she had come up with a plan. One that would make all Gladers stay away from her. Including Minho. It would give her the punishment she deserve. It would give her the hatred she deserved.
Estelle looked emotionlessly at the Crank beneath her foot as she pulled the trigger. "Target 5 eliminated"
~o~
Estelle sat alone in the corner of the room, cleaning her knife with her shirt even though it was already clean.
From the other side of the room, Newt stared at her, confused. "This doesn't make any bloody sense"
Frypan stuck his hand out, motioning toward the two corpses in the middle of the room. "She killed them, Newt! What doesn't make sense? She's changed..."
"I agree with Frypan. She seems dangerous now" Clint said quietly.
"And the Maze wasn't dangerous? The desert wasn't dangerous?" Minho snapped. "Everything is dangerous now! Some of us aren't going to make it anyways and you're scared of a girl!?"
"Calm down, Minho" Newt said. "I'll try talking to her"
"I should go"
"Judging by the way she shoved you down and tried to run away from you before, I think it's best if I talk to her"
Minho stayed silent, signalling Newt to go.
He walked across the room slowly, watching Estelle.
"Try not to cut yourself, love" Newt said as he sat down facing Estelle.
She looked at him, scrunching her eyebrows together. Ignoring him, she continued to carelessly twirl the knife between her fingers.
Awkwardly, Newt bit his lip. "So, you've gotten stronger. And what's up with the mask?"
Groaning, Estelle pulled the mask off. "Why are you here? Want me to shoot you or something?"
Hurt flashed across Newt's face.
Estelle sighed and hugged her knees. "I'm sorry. I just- you know I would never shoot you"
"What happened" Newt said quietly. "You can tell me anything, you know that don't you, love? Look, we escaped. We're almost free. Why aren't you happy? Don't you want to be with us?"
She looked at him from the corner of her eye. "I'm not coming. I'm staying here. No one wants me there anyways. Not anymore"
"What about me? Don't you want a happy ending?"
Estelle closed her eyes, remembering the pain of killing her parents. Her sister. The pain was unescapable.
"There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part"
~o~
"I gave you permission to kill Cole" Jorge said, approaching Estelle. "not Alexa"
Estelle stood up and dusted off her pants. "I didn't know you cared about these Cranks"
"I don't. I care about my reputation" he said. "Come on. Your Glader friends are waiting"
"Jorge, I'm not coming"
"Yeah, you are. You just killed two people from our group. Once we leave, these Cranks are gonna be after you. All of them. You really want to stay here and deal with them? Be my guest"
She sighed. "Fine. You got me" she said as they began walking toward the Gladers. "What's the plan?"
"I'll tell you later" Jorge said as they approached the small group of Gladers.
Many of which looked away the moment they made eye contact with Estelle.
Sadness washed over her, but this is what she had to do.
Cutting all bonds was the best thing to do right now.
"I thought that you weren't coming?" Newt said walking up to her.
Estelle rolled her eyes as she put on her mask. "Jorge is more persuasive than you think"
Much to her dismay, Newt chuckled. "You sure it was Jorge?"
Before she could answer, Jorge called them over. "Time to go. Estelle, watch our backs"
Newt gave her one last grin before walking to the front.
"You alright?" Brenda asked her as she fell into pace with her.
"I don't get him" she said staring at the back of Newt's head. "He saw me kill two people. I'm trying my hardest to act cold and emotionless. Why is he still acting all cheery and stuff?"
"Hmm" Brenda cocked her head to the side as she thought. "Honestly, I have no idea. I'm not good with things like this"
Estelle smiled slightly under her mask. "You should go to Thomas. He seems interested in you"
Brenda nodded. "What's up with the mask? We're indoors"
Estelle moved her fringe out of her face. "It's the best way to conceal emotions"
Brenda gave her a sympathetic look before walking off.
After a few minutes, a horrible stanched filled the narrow hallway.
Estelle scrunched up her nose and covered it with her hand. "What the hell is this nasty smell"
"Our food" Jorge said. "Thanks, by the way"
Estelle laughed sheepishly.
IA light flickered on a few feet away, revealing a door right in the middle of a fork in the hallway.
As Jorge began tossing cans to the Gladers, Estelle sat down to the left of the door, away from everyone else.
Reaching behind her, Estelle pulled out a few sheets of paper.
After finding Cole's paper, she crossed out his name, followed by Alexa's.
"Two birds, one stone" she muttered to herself.
"What's that?"
Estelle instantly hid the papers from the person standing above her. "What do you want Newt?"
"Grouchy" he said sitting beside her.
She rolled her eyes as she put the papers back in the small pouch. "Why aren't you with the Gladers?"
"I'm with one right now"
Estelle's heart lifted. He still considered her a Glader. A friend.
Immediately, she shook the thought from her head. She wasn't coming back. She was staying with WICKED. It was the right thing. She needed to atone for what she did.
"No. You're not"
Abruptly, an ear piercing blast went off, blowing everyone in different directions.
Out of reflex, Estelle shielded her face as she went flying back.
Pieces of wood and stone flew everywhere, some scratching her as they did.
Estelle lay on the ground, covering her head as she waited for everything to die down.
Coughing, she looked around at the debris surrounding her.
The explosion had caused the ceiling to collapse, disconnecting her from the rest of the group.
"Shit" she said panting.
"We have bloody bad luck"
Estelle whipped her head to the side and groaned. Newt was the only one with her.
"Looks like we're cut off from everyone else. Now what do we do" he said getting up and brushing the dirt off of his body.
If he wasn't here, Estelle would've just walked off and escaped. No big deal. She had a job anyways.
But with him.
Groaning again, she let her head fall into her hands.
"You really hate me now, don't you love?" Newt said with a bit of hurt in his voice.
Estelle got up and looked around, not answering his question. "I know which way to go. We just gotta follow the hallway. There should be a vent half a kilometre from here. We can use that to get out of here"
Newt sighed. "Alright. Lead the way"
Estelle got out a flashlight and turned it on. Then, she tossed Newt a dagger.
Clumsily, he caught it by the blade. "Bloody hell, why are you throwing that at me?"
Estelle sighed. "There are Cranks down here. You're gonna need protection. Sit down"
He did as she said, gripping the large cut with his free hand.
Estelle sat in front of him and took off her pouch, looking through the components.
"Give me your hand" she said as emotionless as she could. "This is gonna hurt"
She poured a liquid over his hand and used a cloth to clean the cut, trying her hardest to ignore his muffled cries.
Estelle tossed the cloth over her shoulder then got out a long strip of bandages.
Newt watched her as she bandaged his hand.
His eyes flickered from his hand to her expression. Her acting skills hadn't improved a single bit.
"Alright" Estelle said once she finished. She wiped her hands on her pants then reattached the pouch. "Let's get going"
She gave him an odd look. "Why are you staring at me like that?"
Without warning, he leaned in and kissed her on the forehead.
Once he pulled back, Estelle looked at him, not knowing what to think.
She opened her mouth to question him, to give him a reason to stay way from her, but nothing came out.
Newt gave her a sad smile. "I can see right through you"