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"Listen here, greenie! You've been here three days, I've been here three years!" Gally argued with Thomas.   
"You've been here three years and you're still here, Gally! What does that tell you, huh?" Thomas argued back.  
Oh boy.  
"Hey, knock it off!" I yelled at them, as more boys gathered around to watch them arguing back and forth.  
"Yeah, Thomas." Gally scuffed, as he crossed his arms over his chest like a bratty kid.  
"That means you too, Gally." I told him. 
Gally's head quickly snapped in my direction.  
"Seriously? What's gotten into you? You're supposed to be my friend.  You're supposed to back me up." Gally stepped closer to me, as he spat those words in my face.  
"I'm doing my best to be fair to everyone.  I can't back you up when you're starting arguments that don't need to be started." I told him.  
Gally's eyes narrowed at me, as they seemed to grow dark.  
"Ohhhh, I see what's happening now!" Gally spoke in a condescending voice, "this new greenie showed up, who happens to be the only other girl... and now you're fighting for everyone's attention! Looks like you and her are fighting for last place." 
Everyone around gasped.  
Woah.  
I couldn't believe that Gally, my best friend said that.  
Was he lying this whole time about what he really thought of me? 
"Shut your pie hole, Gally!" Newt hollered at him. 
My body seemed to move before my mind could think.  
I don't think I've ever been this angry in my life.  
My whole body went hot, as it filled with pure rage.  
I stepped closer to Gally, pulled my fist back, and punched him across the side of his face with all my might.  
I hadn't realized what I did, until after I did it.  
Everything happened so fast.  
I hit him pretty hard too.  
Gally stumbled back a few steps, as he clutched the side of his face with both of his hands. 
"DAMNNNNNNNN!" Frypan dragged out.  
Some of the Glader's gasped again, and some of them seemed to almost laugh at Gally... which only made him more mad.  
Two Glader's quickly grabbed Gally while Newt and Thomas grabbed me, and they pulled us away from each other before anything worse happened.  
"Hey!" Teresa ran up to us, "Alby's awake!" 
As we all began to rush over to the med-jacks, the harsh reality of what had just happened had kicked in.  
My stomach turned into a knot, as tears filled my eyes.   
My whole body trembled,as we entered the med-jack building.  
Alby sat on the edge of the bed, silently.  
"Hey, Alby." Thomas said, as he crouched down by his side, "I think me and Minho might have found a way out of here." 
Alby slowly turned his head towards Thomas.   
"No, we can't leave.  I've seen what it's like outside of here." Alby was almost crying as he spoke.