Olivia's Pov
"Come on, Olivia. I need to officially ask you out" Minho tugs my hand and leads me towards the centre of the Glade. "EVERYONE GATHER ROUND!" he commands. When everyone is near us, he turns to me. I scan the crowd and see Gally right at the back, looking at me with sad eyes.
I quickly turn my attention back to Minho.
"Olivia..." He gets down on one knee and takes hold of my hands. "Will you do me the honour of being my girlfriend for three days? And you have to say yes because you lost the bet"
"Yes" I sigh.
"More enthusiasm!"
"Yes, Minho, I would love to be your girlfriend!"
"SHE SAID YES!" he cheers, picking me up and placing me on his shoulders, making me laugh.
I look back at Gally. We lock eyes for a second, but then he turns around and walks away. Why the hell did I agree to this bet?
"Ohhh girlfriend!" Minho calls. "It's dinner, and I'm starving!"
"Coming" I say.
To put it lightly, dinner was a nightmare. I was forced by my 'boyfriend' to sit on his lap while I ate, and he wouldn't stop talking about really dirty things (that included me) the entire time.
"I'm not having sex with you" I say, really fed up of what he's saying.
"That's what you're thinking now" He winks.
"And it's what I will be thinking for the rest of my life" I roll my eyes.
Newt's Pov
All throughout dinner, I could tell Olivia was extremely uncomfortable. Minho was taking this whole thing way too far.
"A word, Minho?" I ask, glaring at him.
"Uhh... sure?"
I stand up and walk off, expecting Minho to follow me. When we're out of earshot of everyone else, I slap him round the back of his head.
"What the shuck was that for?!" he exclaims.
"What the bloody hell do you think you're doing?! Olivia and Gally just broke up, and you're already doing all this klunk?! I get it, you like her, and you have for a while, but you really think this will win her over? Lay off her a bit, mate"
"I'm doing what she wants. She wants everyone to act as if her and Gally didn't date at all, so that's exactly what I'm doing. You can't yell at me for that"
"But you're still making her extremely uncomfortable. What you were saying at dinner..." I sigh. "Look, I'm her best friend, and-"
"I'm her best friend too. And also her boyfriend at the moment, so just leave me to do what I need to do, m'kay?"
"No. End this now before you take things even further"
"You're no fun. You know that, right?" He pokes me in the chest.
"What?"
"When Nick was here-"
"Don't bring that up"
"Well I am. What you gonna do about it? We shouldn't just completely forget about him because he died. It's not fair. Without him, the Glade would be complete chaos! Anyway, when Nick was here and you weren't second in command, you were loads of fun. Now you're just uptight and boring"
"It's because I have a Glade to run and fifty or so teenage boys to keep in line, plus two girls! I have to set a good example or whatever, and make sure people know I'm there for them, but at the same time need to let them know that I won't take any of their shit and that I'm not a pushover! It's hard to balance! Ok?! I don't think I can do this shucking job much longer!" I storm off in the direction of my hut, leaving Minho there.
Minho's Pov
For the first time in my life, I didn't know what to say. I had no idea that Newt was feeling like that. And it's not like I'm helping him, is it?
"JUST LEAVE ME ALONE, GALLY!" I hear a voice yell. It's Olivia.
"OLIVIA, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD JUST-"
"NO! YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH, DON'T YOU THINK?!"
"GOD DAMN IT, LIV, IT'S DANGEROUS! THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU! PLEASE DON'T SHUCKING GO IN THERE!"
"YOU CAN'T CONTROL ME ANYMORE! JUST ACCEPT THE FACT WE'RE OVER! I HAVE, SO WHY CAN'T YOU?!" I knew that was far from the truth. Olivia hadn't moved on, how could she when they had only broken up a few hours prior, and I doubt she will ever truly move on. No matter what she did, no matter who she meets and falls in love with, Gally would always own a piece of her heart.
"LIV, THIS ISN'T ABOUT WINNING YOU BACK! THIS IS ABOUT YOUR SAFETY! DO YOU WANT TO DIE?!"
"I'LL BE FINE, GALLY! I CAN PROTECT MYSELF! NOW SHUCK OFF!"
I run outside to where the voices are coming from and place myself between Olivia and Gally.
"Oh, great. Your new boyfriend is here" Gally remarks. "I can't believe you're forcing her to date you!"
"I won fair and square!" I reason, knowing that was a complete lie.
"You bribed everyone else! That's not fair and square!" Olivia folds her arms across her chest.
"Olivia-"
"I'm leaving" She turns around and hurries off to the forest.
"You've had your fun, slinthead. Now it's time to tell Olivia she doesn't have to date you" Gally glares at me.
"Calm down! It's three days! That's it!"
Olivia's Pov
Gally had really gotten under my skin. I don't care what's best for me right now, Ella is in the shucking Maze! The Doors would be closing soon, so I have to hurry if I want to reach her in time.
I go to the Runners hut and quickly grab the necessary things.
I then make a mad dash for the Maze and go inside before anyone can stop me.
"ELLA?! WHERE ARE YOU?! IT'S LIV! COME BACK! PLEASE!"
I know that any second now, the Doors will start shutting.
"OLIVIA?!" It's Ella. I had never been more relieved to hear her voice.
"STAY WHERE YOU ARE! KEEP TALKING SO I CAN REACH YOU!"
She does exactly that. Soon, she comes into view. I crouch down so she can climb on my back, and I start running back to the Glade.
I can hear the boys' words of encouragement as I get nearer and nearer to safety.
"HURRY UP!"
"YOU CAN DO IT, LIV!"
"JUST A BIT FURTHER!"
"I'M SORRY!" I don't need to look to know that last bit was Gally. "JUST PLEASE COME BACK! I'M BEGGING YOU! I LOVE YOU!"
I had to speed up. For Gally. All the anger that I was previously feeling dissolved into nothingness. I was being completely and utterly stupid. I love him, and he loves me. Forever and always. Nothing will ever change that. Ever.
"I LOVE YOU TOO!" I yell.
By now, I was about ten steps away. I could do it.
Or so I thought.
