Chapter 36

           Thomasdidn’twanttoseeher.Hedidn’twanttoseeanybody.

           AssoonasNewtsetofftogoandtalktothegirl,Thomassilentlyslippedaway,hopingnoonewouldnoticehimintheexcitement.Witheveryone’sthoughtsonthestrangerwakingupfromhercoma,itprovedeasy.HeskirtedtheedgeoftheGlade,then,breakingintoarun,heheadedforhisplaceofseclusionbehindtheDeadheadforest.

           Hecrouchedinthecorner,nestledintheivy,andthrewhisblanketoverhimself,headandall.Somehow,itseemedlikeawaytohidefromTeresa’sintrusionintohismind.Afewminutespassed,hisheartfinallycalmingtoaslowroll.

           "Forgettingaboutyouwastheworstpart."

           Atfirst,Thomasthoughtitwasanothermessageinhishead;hesqueezedhisfistsagainsthisears.Butno,it’dbeen...different.He’dhearditwithhisears.Agirl’svoice.Chillscreepinguphisspine,heslowlyloweredtheblanket.

           Teresastoodtohisright,leaningagainstthemassivestonewall.Shelookedsodifferentnow,awakeandalertstanding.Wearingalong-sleevedwhiteshirt,bluejeans,andbrownshoes,shelookedimpossiblyevenmorestrikingthanwhenhe’dseenherinthecoma.Blackhairframedthefairskinofherface,witheyestheblueofpureflame.

           "Tom,doyoureallynotrememberme?"Hervoicewassoft,acontrastfromthecrazed,hardsoundhe’dheardfromheraftershefirstarrived,whenshe’ddeliveredthemessagethateverythingwasgoingtochange.

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