The rest of the day was uneventful. I had two more classes and that was it.
"Wanna walk to dinner with me?" Newt asks as we leave sixth class.
"Yeah." I say.
We both walk to dinner together. It was a long day.
"Do you know what's for dinner?" I ask.
"No, but tonight we have our night activities." He tells me.
"What's that?" I ask.
"It's always different. So I'm not sure. It's normally just like a little hang out." He explains.
"What are you most excited for?" I ask. "This year I mean."
"I'm not sure yet. I think I'm excited for the dance." He says.
"Me too. The formal dance will be fun." I say.
He smiles at me.
"It's in a week." He says.
"I know. Next Saturday." I tell him.
"Right. Sorry."
"You're fine Newt."
"Let's get food, yeah?" I ask.
"Good that." He says.
We get up and walk over to the latest and get back in line.
"Hey Newt, (Y/N). Come to make a mess in the dining hall?" Fry asks.
"Nope. Just eat dinner
No problems." I tell him.
"I was kidding. Go eat." Fry says.
We both get our food and sit at the normal table.
Soon Teresa and Thomas both join us.
"Hold on I have to take this." I explain standing up.
I walk out of the room quickly and stand just outside.
My mom was calling.
"Mom!" I say excitedly.
"What happened today?" She asks.
She sounded stressed.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
"You know what I mean. Why?" She asks.
"Mom, I'm sorry." I tell her.
"Sorry won't cut it. You broke a girl's nose today!" She yells.
"I was sticking up for a friend. They were making fun of him and have been for three years." I tell her.
"You got into a fight on your first day!" She yells.
"Okay but my friend was being harassed and he wasn't okay!" I yell back.
I hated arguing with my mom.
"So you break her nose?" My mom presses.
"Oh so was he supposed to hit her? Huh?!" I yell.
"No but this is rediculous. You should've resolved it without fighting!" She yells back at me.
At this point I'm crying.
I hear the door open but I ignore it.
"I was mad okay? They were treating him like crap and I got upset. I just, j didn't mean to. It just happened." I tell her.
"I'm sorry for yelling. I just wish you didn't get into a fight." She sighs.
"I have to go back to dinner." I tell her.
"Bye I love you peanut."
"I love you too Mom." I say.
I turn to go back in when I see Newt standing there with a sad expression.
He pulls me into a hug and rubs my back lightly.
"Shh, it's okay." He whispers.
I felt safe. He made it better. I knew he was there for me. And this just made my crush get even bigger.
After dinner, we all went outside to where the nighttime activity would be.
Of course it was a relay race. The thing Newt couldn't do.
He was sitting alone on the wall by where the event was so I walked over to him.
We hadn't talked since the hug.
"Hey." I say.
"Hey (Y/N). You okay?" He asks me.
"I'm better."
"That's good." I take a seat next to him.
"This is stupid." I tell him.
"Why?"
He turns to face me.
"You can't do it. And you were so excited for the activity. I'm sorry. I guess it upsets me too." I tell him.
"It's fine. You should go do it."
"No, I'd rather keep you company. Plus I'm not really into running or anything if I'm being honest." I explain.
"Well, I'd love to have you." He says.
I scoot over so our shoulder are touching and I lean my head in his shoulder. It's gotten dark out.
"Are you tired?" He asks.
"Yeah." I say.
I yawn which causes Newt to laugh.
He has a really nice laugh.
"You can take a nap, I don't mind." He says.
"Here." He takes his jacket off and makes it into a ball and sets it on his lap.
He looks at me and Pat's his lap, motioning for me to lay my head on his jacket.
I lay down, and he sets one of his hands on my shoulder while he plays with my hair with the other one.
"Thanks Newt." I say.
"It's the least I could do. Since what you did for me this morning." He explains.
I close my eyes and his hand in my hair calms me down.
I slowly drift off to sleep.

"Hey, wake up." I hear a gentle whisper.
I groan in response and turn.
I feel myself being picked up but I drift off to sleep again.

"Thanks for bringing her back Newt." I hear a female voice say.
"Oh of course. I couldn't wake her up. She wouldn't get up." A male says.
I fell back asleep.

"Hmm." I groan.
I open my eyes to see Teresa on her phone.
"Morning sleeping beauty. Newt told me give you this." She says.
She hands me a piece of paper.
It's his number.
I get out my phone and put him in my contacts right away.
Me: Hey, it's (Y/N).
Newt❤️: Finally awake?
Me: Yeah. Sorry about that.
Newt❤️: it's no biggie. It's fine.
Me: you sure?
Newt ❤️: Yeah.
Me: okay. I'll see you tommorow Newt.
Newt❤️: see you tomorrow.
"Teresa what happened?" I ask.
"Newt carried you back. You fell asleep on his lap." She explains.
"Oh yeah." I say blushing.
"You two toatally have a thing for each other!" She says.
"I don't know. He's just being a good friend. I've known him for a day." I explain.
"Exactly why he likes you. It's been a day and you're already napping on his lap."
"Goodnight Teresa." I say.
"Goodnight girlie."

I wake up in my clothes from last night and check the time. It's 8:00. We didn't have to be to breakfast until 10.
I sit up and go to my closet and change into the same outfit I just had on.
I then do my makeup. Just like yesterday.
By the time I'm done getting ready Teresa's awake and it's 9:30.
I text Newt.
Me: hey you awake?
Newt ❤️: awake and ready.
Me: wanna walk to breakfast together?
Newt ❤️: of course!
Newt ❤️: be right there!!!
As promised it takes him five minutes to get here.
"Newt!" I yell.
We're both smiling ear to ear. I pull him into a big hug.
"You ready to get going?" He asks.
"Yeah. Let's go!"

The week is boring. Newt and I garden together and eat together and we learn in class, rinse and repeat. But, next weekend is the formal. And I'm going with Newt.
Well, as friends. But, Teresa says that Thomas told her that Newt likes me. Newt apparently told Thomas.
I don't believe it.
I've known him for a week.
They can't get over the fact that it's just a hug. And of course I want it to be more. But we aren't. So I just wait.
I think it's all gonna work out. If it's meant to be, then it'll happen.
I'm taken out of my thoughts when there's a knock on the door.
It's 12 in the morning. Who could it be .
I swing the door open and I see Newt standing there.
"Hey, what's wrong?" I ask.
He has tear stains in his face. He's in his pajamas and his hair is a mess.
"I had a nightmare. And I didn't know where to go." He says.
Be looks distressed.
"My beds big enough for you to lay in it if you need." I offer.
"Yeah. Please." He says.
He sniffles a few more times.
"Do you get nightmares often?" I ask.
"Every night. Tonight was a really bad one though." He says.
"Oh Newt. I'm so so sorry." I say.
He sits on my bed.
"Hey, come lay down." I say.
He nods and gets in.
I scoot closer to him and play with his hair.
"It's okay. I'm here. I'll keep the nightmares away."

I wake up and there are arms around me.
I panic. Someone's in my room. This is how I die.
I see that it's Newt and I remember last night's events. I sigh in relief.
"Newt get up." I whisper.
I shake his shoulder gently.
"What?" He asks.
"Newt, you'll get me in trouble. Go back to your dorm." I whisper yell.
Today we had the day off.
"We don't have class. Shhh. Let me sleep."
He pulls me back down with him where he tightens his grip around me.
I sigh and give in.
We could say he was just visiting us this morning. I fall asleep in his arms.

"What's going on?" Teresa asks.
I let my eyes flutter open.
"Hmm?" I ask
"What's he doing here?" She asks.
"He had a nightmare and came in here crying. I let him stay."I whisper. I sit up and rub my eyes.
"He's gotta go." She says.
"We can say he was hanging out with us this morning." I explain.
"Yeah that'll work."
"Don't wake him up." I tell her.
She rolls her eyes.
Next weekend is the dance and I couldn't be more excited.