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I stumbled back, tripping over my bed that was behind me.  
Newt stood over me, and he looked absolutely terrifying.  
I had never seen him so angry.  
His eyes were narrowed and pin pointed directly at me, 
his face was bright red, 
his jaw was clenched, 
and every vein in his arms were bulging with adrenaline.  
"You're a nightmare to deal with!" Newt hissed at me through gritted teeth.  
I wasn't gonna give in this time.  
I was sick of him being like this.  
I was sick of him treating me like this.  
I stood up, took a step forward, and faced him.  
Newt was only a few inches taller than me, so we stood nearly eye to eye.  
Our faces were only inches apart.  
"We never used to be like this!" I argued back.  
"You find me just as insufferable as I find you." Newt said back.  
Ouch.  
I sighed and took a little step back.  
"I always thought you were my good friend, Newt." I spoke in a much softer voice now, "we used to get along great until you broke your ankle." 
Newt stared at me and didn't say anything.   
"I mean, I don't know what I could have done to make you act so terribly to me.  I helped carry you out of that maze that day.  Every day for weeks I went to the med-jack building and helped you." I spoke again.  
"Don't you get it? I broke my ankle jumping off of those walls in the maze! I didn't want to be saved, I wanted to die! I wanted out of here!" Newt yelled at me.  
My heart sank to my stomach when he said that.  
"I didn't mean to say that." His facial expression seemed to drop, and his eyes seemed to soften.  
I didn't know what to say or do.  
I was completely frozen in shock.  
Newt tried to kill himself? 
And he just admitted it to me... on accident.  
"I-I-I couldn't just leave you there." I managed to spit out.  
Newt looked down at the floor.   
He couldn't even look me in the eyes now.  
"I think it's late.  I think we both need to go to bed." Newt said quietly.  
Before I could say anything more, he turned and walked away.   
What the hell just happened? 
I didn't get hardly any sleep that night.  
I paced around for hours rethinking everything I knew about Newt, and our argument. 
... 
Newt didn't say a single thing to me after that for a whole week.  
He wouldn't even look at me.  
He didn't seem angry at me like he was before, he seemed almost embarrassed.  
Well, when the next Greenie came up in the box... Newt finally spoke to me.  
... 
The doors of the box opened, and the newbie shielded his eyes from the sun.  
Gally jumped down in there with him, and everyone stood around watching.  
"Day one, greenie." Gally said to him, as he extended his arm out, and helped him up.  
Gally helped the newbie out of the box.  
His eyes darted around at everyone one of us, he looked scared out of his mind.  
"I think he's gonna make a run for it." Newt stepped up to my side, and spoke to me.  
I was actually glad he finally spoke to me, and it was the first time in years that what he said wasn't a rude remark.  
"Yup, there he goes." I said back, as the newbie ran at a full sprint.  
"Shit, he's actually pretty fast." I spoke again.  
"Yeah, he's pretty quick on his feet." Newt chuckled a bit.  
Then, the newbie tripped and nearly face planted, as he fell to the ground.  
"Not anymore." I chuckled, as Alby and Gally ran up to him.  
"You going, or am I?" Newt asked me in a more serious tone.  
"Your call." I turned and said to him.  
"We will both go." Newt shrugged.  
Then, he playfully nudged me with his elbow as we walked.  
He's in an awfully great mood towards me for some reason.  
"Who are they?" The newbie asked, as his eyes bounced between Newt and I.   
"Those are my second in commands. When I'm not here, they are in charge." Alby told him.  
"Good thing you're always around then." Newt joked back.   
Newt then turned to the newbie.  
"For a second there, I thought you had the chops to be a runner... till you face planted." Newt told him.  
"Don't mind him, he's got an odd sense of humor." I quickly told the newbie.  
"I'll let you two keep an eye on him, while I find Chuck.  Then, Chuck will show him the ropes." Alby stated, before he walked away.  
The newbie looked me up and down quick.  
"Is there more girls? And why is she second in command with you? And why is Alby in charge?" He asked us, disregarding what Newt had said.  
"Nope, I'm the only one." I told him.  
Newt put the back of his hand against the newbies chest, and stopped him.  
"Well you see here, some people had to be first here, right? Some of those people happened to be her, me, and Alby.  That's why we're in charge.  Now, keep in mind she's much more feisty than she looks." Newt patted the newbie on the back, as Chuck came running up to us.  
"Believe me, I know from experience." Newt said, then the bastard winked.  
Huh? 
What the fuck was going on with him.  
The newbie looked just confused as I did, as Newt walked away.  
I stuck around with Chuck and the newbie for a little bit, just to make sure Chuck had it handled showing him the ropes.  
"Well, I got work to do.  I've gotta get everything ready for the party tonight.  Chuck will stuck around with you for the next couple days. We will take you through every job and see which one works the best.  Everyone does their part around here, so everything stays running smoothly." I told him.  
The newbie slowly shook his head, then stopped.  
"What party?" He asked me.  
"Chuck will explain everything." I smiled, before walking away.