He felt exceptionally guilty, but he was happy. Way too many people died getting him to where he was, better people than him. Everything he thought he knew had been turned upside down, but he was happy. They were out of the maze and they were eating good food and surrounded by dozens of kids and he was happy.

There should have been more going through his head. Where was Thomas? Where was Teresa? Why did were the people so hell bent of saving them act rather clandestine? The questions did linger briefly in his head, but other (likely not so important ones) replaced them quickly. Did she have any clue who he was? How should he approach her? Was she aware he was staring? Did he even have a chance with her anymore? The last question seemed to linger more so than any of the others. He was seated next to some amazing people that he considered far more worthy of being there than him.

Sitting at the cool, metal table in the galley he could hear the chatter from his friends and strangers all around him. No actual words seemed to penetrate his mind, as rude as it may have been he did not even recall the names of the two boys they were sitting with. He felt like the lack of focus was justified. She was real. He prayed that every detail of her remained the same, although the idea seemed unlikely, he had fallen head over heels for the girl. He would have loved to march straight up to her and kiss her right then and there, but the new fear of rejection kept him glued to his seat.

"Yo, Newt! You listenin' to this?" Frypan's voice drew him from his daydream (momentarily at least).

He felt slightly embarrassed, because it just so happened that Newt had not been listening to a single word up until that point. However he was not so keen on indulging that information, "Wha- Oh yeah, yeah. Of course. Good that."

Frypan had to wonder if anyone else found the response odd. No one seemed to and they quickly immersed themselves in their previous conversation. Newt's eyes flickered over to the right. He followed his gaze to two girls sitting at a distant table. He was not sure which one Newt was so enamored with, but he imagined it had to be only one (there were plenty of other pretty girls around them and his eyes didn't move). "What do you think staring at her is gonna do?" He said it quietly, no sense in everyone teasing him. He could understand his actions. It was not like they were surrounded by a surplus of supermodels in the Glade.

"Nothing probably… doubt she even knows who I am anymore." Ellia looked over towards him. She looked him directly in the eyes. The confused gaze she wore when he continued to stare seemed to answer every question he had. He did not know if he would say he was heartbroken, but it was definitely difficult to force a smile onto his face as he awkwardly lifted his hand and offered a small wave.

"You know her?!" Frypan honestly had not meant to be so loud… but they did not have any memories.. Right?

The volume had quickly interrupted everyone else at the table and they were all now looking directly at Newt waiting for an explanation. He did not want to give them one. Not right then in front of strangers… "What? I didn't say that… Look, Thomas is back." Newt knew that topic was probably going to be revisited, but right then he would just be thankful he had a distraction for the moment.

Minho rose to greet the boy. "Hey, Thomas!"

"Hey, Minho, what's going on?"

Minho led the Thomas to the table they were all sitting at and so he could catch him up on everything, "We weren't the only maze. Come on."

"And there was this big, loud explosion and these guys came out of nowhere. Started shooting up the place." David explained.

"It was intense." The boy next to him agreed.

"They pulled us out of the maze and brought us here."

"What about the rest?" Newt was being careful to not look over so much and definitely start joining in the conversation, "The other people left behind in the maze, what happened to them?"

"I don't know. I guess WCKD still has them."

"How long have you guys been here?"

"Not long. Just a day or two. Those kids over there. They've been here the longest. Almost a week." David's head was turned in a familiar direction. Newt had not really paid attention to the fact that the girl he had been staring at was seated with two other people. The boy next to Ellia and some other girl was a little stand-offish, hardly seeming to pay attention to the two.

"His maze was nothing, but girls."

Minho looked back over at the two boys sharing all of this information with them, "Really?"

"Some guys have all the luck."

He was not sure why, but Newt was less than thrilled with that comment, not that he got to dwell on it too much, because seconds afterwards Janson came in holding a clipboard, "Good evening, gentlemen. Ladies. You all know how this works. If you hear your name called, please rise in an orderly fashion, join my colleagues behind me where they will escort you to the eastern wing. Your new lives are about to begin. Connor. Evelyn. Justin. Peter. Allison. Squiggy. All right. Settle down. Franklin and Abagail." He flipped his clipboard shut and there was a unison groan let out across the room, "Now, now, don't get discouraged. If I could take more, I would. There's always tomorrow. Your time will come. Go on, eat up."

"Where are they going?"

"Far from here." David turned back to them, "Lucky bastards."

"Some kind of farm. A safe place. They can only take in a couple of people at a time."

Newt felt a little selfish, but he was glad he had not heard any familiar names. One in particular. He heard Thomas mumble beside him, "What the hell?" and the boy jumped up. "Hey, Teresa? Teresa!" Newt could now see Teresa walking with one of the doctors on the other side of the glass and Thomas was talking to two of the guards. Prayerfully everything they were saying was not going to cause any trouble… Newt wanted to stay here. With her.

A/N: Okay, so I just wanted to first thank everyone from the first story ^-^ Especially those who reviewed (just because it was the last chapter doesn't mean I forgot you :P) HappinessMoreOrLess, C.C. Capitols, Martine9295, and J. ! I appreciate all the support immensely (: and I hope to hear more from you guys on this story ^-^ I love interacting with you! Anyways I hope you all enjoyed and there will 100% be Newt and Ellia interaction in the next chapter… dun dun dun! I'll see you in the next there ^-^