𝖲𝗎𝖻𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝖠2

I woke up in a metal box, accelerating upwards.

I didn't know who I was.

I felt lost.

I started screaming, hoping for someone to hear me. I started banging on the sides, my throat starting to become sore and rough.

Then the box started to accelerate. I fell downwards from the force.

The doors on the top opened, allowing me to see light, along with boys, surrounding the box.

Someone jumped into the box with a loud bang.

"Day one, Greenie. Rise and shine."

I shielded my eyes away from the burning light, sharp contrast to the constant darkness that was the box.

I felt myself being lifted up and thrown onto the ground.

"Hey now, Gally. Little rough, there are we?" Spoke a low baratone voice.

A bald, black male walked into my view of site, I assume he was the one to have spoken.

"Nah, I don't think so. Greenie should learn early on, life's rough."

"Maybe, but he just woke up, so give him a break. You're being an ass," said the bald man.

"The names Alby," spoke who he now identified as Alby. "What's yours, Greenbean."

"I-I don't know."

I already knew that I didn't remember anything, but having to say it out loud, made it all the more real.

I was also confused by his words. Both of theirs actually.

What was Greenbean and Greenie?

"That's fine. Most of us don't. It's normal. You'll be fine as soon as you calm down and get used to life in the Glade."

This brought on an onslaught of questions.

"What do you mean it's normal? What is the Glade? Why are there giant stone walls surrounding this place? Why can't I remember anything? Wha-"

"Slow down there Greenie!" He chuckles.

By then Alby had most of the other boys cleared out, so it was just Alby and I, along with a tall Asian dark haired male, and a tall and lanky blonde haird male with deep brown eyes.

"To answer your first question, I was the first here around three years ago. The Glade is this place. We've all pitched in to make it like this, and as soon as you're settled in, I excpect you to do the same."

I couldn't explain why, but I felt comfortable with Alby. I felt safe, mostly.

As safe as you can feel when you wake up in a box, surrounded by a bunch of boys with no memory, anyways.

Alby helped me up and introduced me to the two people that were still there.

"This one is Newt. He's my second-in-command," he said pointing to the blonde. "If you ever have any questions, and I'm not available, or you can't find me, you ask him. This is Minho," he said pointing to the buff Asian. "He is the Keeper of the Runners."

"Runners. What are those?" I asked.

"Ah... that is... well, we'll answer those questions once you get settled in, yeah?"

I was hesitant, but overall decided, he had heloed ever since I got out of that retched box, so the least I could do, was stop asking questions.

For now.

"Hey! Chuckie! Come over here, I want you to show the new Greenie around."

A chubbie little 12-year-old, made their way over to them.

"Hiya there! My names Chuck, what's yours? Oh wait, don't answer that, forgot that you fogort your name and everything else! Don't worry, it'll all come back soon enough! And maybe, if you're lucky, you'll even get it back tonight!"

I realized he was a hyperactive, little kid, and felt a primal urge to protect him.

Alby looked exasperated, as if he was about to say something to Chuck, but I just smiled and laughed.

"Well," I bent down to his height level. "I mean, I'm gonna need all ths luck I can get then. Maybe you can help me with that? Show me around, yeah?" I continued with a smile.

"Yeah!" He practically yelled. Then quieted himself and repeated quieter, "Yeah."

"Oh look, I can show you were we all sleep, you'll get assigned a hammock soon enough, probably tonight after the party! Oh yeah, they probably didn't mention the party did they? There's always a party in honor of every Greenie!"

I just smiled at him and quietly chuckled at his antics while he lead me away by the arm.

I looked back and waved at them with a smile before turning back and paying attention to Chuck.

𝖲𝗎𝖻𝗃𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝖠5

I looked over at the new Greenie.

He was beautiful.

There were a lot of boys in the Glade that were cute, but he was beautiful.

His whiskey brown eyes, tan skin, and with all the sweat that had soaked through his clothes, you could see his subtle abs.

A lot of the boys were looking at the new Greenie in a way that doesn't incline you to think it's innocent but Alby had sent them all away after Gally had thrown him around like a rag doll.

Minho and I had stayed, and I had a sneaking suspicion that it was for a similar reason to my own.

Alby had started talking to him, and he was a very curious Greenie.

I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Then Alby had called Chuck over after introducing Minho and I, and Chuck got over excited.

He was an amazing and adorable kid but he got very hyper sometimes and while the whole Glade loved him, we all could get a little exasperated.

Alby was about to reprimand Chuck when the Greenie did something that surprised us all. He threw his head back and laughed.

"Well," he started talking. It was the first time I had clearly heard his voice. He bent down to Chuck's height level and continued. "I mean, I'm going to need all the luck I can get then. Maybe you can help me with that? Show me around, yeah?"

The Greenie may not have noticed because he had just met Chuck, but after being with him for a month, all three of us could tell that his smile had brightened that much more.

Chuck started dragging the new Greenie, rapidly talking to him.

If I was the Greenie, I would've snapped already. I know when I first came into the Glade, I had snapped at Alby multiple times.

But he just smiled and chuckled while keeping up with Chuck's surprisingly fast speed.

The Greenie turned back to us and smiled while he waved.

I smiled back but my breath caught.

And I heard Minho's too.

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𝖲𝗈, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍, 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗋'𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝖾 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾, 𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗌 𝗂𝗍𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿. 𝖩𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗎𝗉.

𝖠𝗅𝗌𝗈, 𝖨 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖠𝗅𝖻𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖳𝗁𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗌' 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗈 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽. 𝖡𝗈𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗌𝖺𝖿𝖾, 𝖾𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗎𝖼𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝗎𝗉 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗂𝗇.

𝖲𝗈 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝖽𝖽 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖠𝗅𝖻𝗒/𝖳𝗁𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗌 𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾, 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝗃𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗎𝗌𝗒 𝗈𝗇 𝖭𝖾𝗐𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖬𝗂𝗇𝗁𝗈'𝗌 𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾, 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝖳𝗁𝗈𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗐𝗍, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗑𝗍𝗋𝖺 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖽𝗋𝖺𝗆𝖺.

𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗍 𝗀𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗇, 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗈𝗇.

𝖮𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍, 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗇𝗈 𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖾, 𝗂𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗒 𝗆𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝗅𝗈𝗐𝗅𝗒.

𝖠𝗇𝗒𝗐𝖺𝗒, 𝗁𝗈𝗉𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗍, 𝖨 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝖽𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗅𝗌𝗈 𝖽𝗈𝗇'𝗍 𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋, 𝖨'𝗆 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗇𝗈𝗐, 𝗂𝗍 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗂𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝗒𝖾𝗍.

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