"You were also in my memories." I tell Thomas. "Every time you were beside Teresa."
"I swear I don't remember her. She feels familiar that's it."
"I don't know if I can believe you." I say.
"Why?" He asks.
I recount my latest dream the one where I snap at him for getting me punished.
"So I turned you in..?" He says.
"Or her" I point to Teresa.
"I swear I don't have any memorys of her." Thomas says putting his arms in the I surrender kind of way.
I look him over for a moment. "I believe you."
He sighs. "At least someone does."
"I feel you." I mumble.
"If we're done with this conversation should we go to the gathering?" Thomas asks.
"I don't want to right now." I say.
"Can we get food then? I'm starving."
"Same." I say. "Follow me."
We walk to the kitchen in silence.
"Will we get in trouble?" Thomas asks.
"I work in the kitchen so no." I say. "What do you want?"
"Anything." He says.
I grab sandwichs from the fridge and hand him one.
"Here you go." I say.
"How come you get two?" He complains.
I rub my abdomen. "I'm feeding for two"
He looks down at my abdomen. "ok that's fair."
"Of course it is." I smile. Thomas smiles too. The simple smile is comforting it's like I recognize it from somewhere but I don't know where.
"You ok?" Thomas asks me his smile dropping into a concerned frown.
“You look familiar…” I say.
“Like from the memories you had?” Thomas asks.
“Maybe.. But it kinda feels different.” I say.
“If it helps I feel like I recognize you as well.”
"Thanks Thomas." I say. There's silence for a bit.
"Wait what do I look like?" He asks.
"You have brown eyes the same shade as me." I say.
"Honey brown?" Thomas asks.
"Yeah. Honey brown." I say. "You have short brown hair and some moles."
"You have wavy blond hair to just down your shoulders and freckles." Thomas says.
"I know." I smile.
"Oh..."
"Yeah..."
"Vi, your needed in the gathering. I can take Thomas." Chuck says running over.
"Aw man." I mumble. "Ok."
I leave to the gathering.
"I'm needed?" I say interrupting the voices.
"Yes." Alby starts You said you have memories of the girl wh-"
I cut him off. "Teresa. Her name is Teresa."
"Teresa yes. You had memorys of Teresa but you seemed like you were holding back information. Did you have any other memories of her?" Alby asks.
"Yes but I don't really want to share it." I say. "It's kinda personal."
"Tell us." Alby says.
"Nah."
"Tell us." Alby says again.
"Id rather not."
"Tell us or I'l-"
I cut him off again. "You'll what? Make me spend the night in the maze? Your make me send the night in the slammer? I'm a teenager, 9 months pregnant and surrounded by boys. I'm already in hell."
The boys go silent.
Alby opens his mouth many times to say stuff but settles on the same two words. "Tell us."
"Alby drop it." A voice says. Newt. "If it's personal she doesn't have to share it."
"Thank you Newt." I say.
"Fine. But I'-" Albys cut off a third time but this time not by me. By a scream. Thomas's scream.
My head whips around to the door so fast I get whiplash. I waddle out the door as fast as I can. "THOMAS!"
I don't get a response. "Whys he bloody screaming?"
"How would I know Newt?" I yell. "THOMAS!"
That's when I see him. Rolling out of the forest with a boy rolling after him. Thomas stops rolling and he stands up to run when he's tackled by the boy.
"HELP!" Thomas screams.
Both me and Newt run over. That's when I'm able to see who the other boy is. Ben.
"Vivian the shovel!" Newt yells.
I don't know what he means then I see it. A shovel leaning against the tree. I run forward and grab it.
"What do I do with it??" I scream.
Newt doesn't answer as he's trying to get Ben off of Thomas.
"MOVE!" I scream before hitting Ben in the head with the shovel. He falls still as the shovel falls out of my hands with a loud. CLANG.
"You ok Thomas?" Alby asks from a little bit away.
"I'm fine." He pauses. "Are you ok Vivian?"
I'm staring down at Ben's limp body. His head is bleeding. "I... I killed him..."
I start to swat a bit when I feel someone holding me in place and someone else holding my hand. Thomas is holding me in place and Newt is holding my hand.
"It's ok Vi." Newt tells me.
"What happened to him?" Thomas asks. "Why did he attack me? Why is he blue?"
"He was stung." Alby says.
I pull away from the boys to look at Alby.
"whAT?"
"He was st-"
"Yeah I get that much! Why didn't anyone tell me?" I screach.
"We thought someone told you!" Alby exclaims.
"Who?" I ask them turn to Newt. "You?"
"No. I thought someone told you! Clyde told me he told you!"
"I hate Clyde.." I mumble. Then I start to swag again.
"Newt we need to descuse this." Alby says.
"Agreed." He says. "Vivian go rest. We'll call you to the meeting if we need you."
"Ok." I mumble still a bit in shock from what happened. As I'm walking away I can hear Newt asking Thomas to take care of me.
"Vivian wait!" Thomas yells running to catch up with me.
"Yeah?" I ask.
"I was told to watch you."
"Vivian need watching?" A voice says. I turn. Elias.
"Elias!" I exclaim. "I haven't seen you in forever!"
"I was at work." He says. "Are you ok though? I saw what you did. It wasn't pretty."
"I'll survive." I tell him.
"That's good but will you be ok? Mentality?" He asks.
"I don't know.." I say. "Right now I'm still in shock."
"The shock will fade." Elias says then turns to Thomas. "What did he want with you?"
"He.. he kept saying I was bad... That it's my fault..."
"What?" I yelp. Thomas? Bad? That lines up with my memory. What's going on? Is Thomas evil??