As the Box creaked open, Thomas stared in shock as you emerged—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. The boys around him whispered in confusion, but Thomas couldn't look away from you. You stepped out, wide-eyed and disoriented, just as he had been on his first day. Something about you drew him in, a sense that your arrival would change everything.

Later, after the initial chaos, Thomas found you sitting alone by the edge of the Glade. He quietly sat beside you, offering a small, reassuring smile. “It’s a lot to handle, right?” he said softly. You looked at him, uncertainty clear in your eyes. “But you’re not alone. We’ll figure this out together.” In that moment, a quiet understanding passed between you, the maze feeling just a little less daunting.