Chapter 17: Snapped like a rubber band

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"What?" I ask again. My voice is drowned out by all the boys. I can hear a few.

"Another girl?"
"I call dibs!"
"What's she look like?"
"How old is she?"

"EVERYONE SHUT THE SHUCK UP!" I scream louder than I ever thought possible. As soon as the words leave my mouth the voices stop and the boys face me. "What the actual Shuck?"

"What do you mean?" A boy asks.

I turn to face all the boys."you think you can just claim a girl? What the shuck? What the actual Shuck? Your horrible."

The voices fall silent again some of them look ashamed.

I walk forward to the box. When I see the girl my eyes widen and my breathing stops momentarily. It's the girl from my dream. Teresa.

"Teresa" I mumble.

"What?" Newt asks.

"Is she dead?" I ask regaining the ability to speak.

"I don't know" Newt says.

"Get her out of there!"

The boys get an ivy rope and pull her out.

"Greenie get over here" Alby says.

Thomas walks forward.

"You know her?" Alby asks.

"I've never seen her in my life." Thomas says. Thomas turns to look at me. "you might want to ask her that."

Alby looks at me. His voice softening a bit. "You ever seen her before Vi?"

I start to shake my head no then start to nod. My voice stopped working again. Great.

"Shuck it." Alby mumbles. "It can't be a coincidence. A girl... Then two days.. two Greenies.. one alive one dead.."

"You don't think I..." Thomas starts.

"Killed the girl?" I finish.

"Slim it both of you." Newt tells us. "We're not saying you killed the girl."

I scoff. "Sure sounds like it."

Thomas nods. "I agree with Vivian."

"You saw her before Vi?" Alby asks. "Wh-"

Before he can finish. Teresa sits straight up looking at Thomas then me. Newt yelps jumping back. I would have laughed but I'm still frozen in shock, fear and so much more.

Her eyes dart around more then settle on me and Thomas again. "Everythings going to change."

She falls backwards her head just about falling in the box. Her hand stays in the air though.

Thomas looks at me at the same time I look at him. I look at her hand there's a piece of paper. I take it.

"What's it say?" Newt asks.

"I'm figuring it out." I snap.

She's the last one. Ever.

"She's the last one. Ever." I tell them.

An awkward silence falls over the Glade.

"We need the med-jacks" I say.

"Yes if course." Alby says. "Med-jacks!!"

Clint and Jeff come pushing through the crowd.

"What do we do with her?" Clint asks.

"How should I know?" Alby snaps exasperated. "You two are the med-jacks you figure it out l."

"Hey. Slim it." I snap to him. "This is new to all of all. Your the leader. Right now you're kinda acting like a child."

Clint leaned down over the girl and feels her pulse then leaning over to feel her heartbeat.

"Hey! Who said Clint gets first dibs?" A boy from the crowd yells."I'm next!"

Some boys laugh.

I snap I turn to the Gladers. "Who said that?" I yell.

All the Gladers surrounding the boy who talked point to him.

I storm towards them. Thankfully the boys moved letting me through. I probably don't look intimidating. A pregnant girl with messy blond hair in a bun. A apron with sparkly letters reading Vivian.

I don't know what comes over me in that moment but I punch him. Hard and square in the jaw. There are some gasps then a small round of applause. I look down at the boy I just punched. It's Clyde. Of course it is.

"Never say shit like that." I hiss. Then I turn to the crowd and yell. "IF ANYONE TOUCHES HER I WILL FEED YOU TO THE GREIVERS MYSELF!"

"Agreed!" A boy in the crowd says. Then some more boys agree.

"Vivian!" Jeff says. "Awesome punch and speech but we need you here!"

I get back to the boys. "What do you need?"

"Your the only other girl what do you think we do?" Jeff asks.

"Well is she ok?" I ask still aggravated by the boys.

"She's ok. Breathing's kinda slow. Your guess is as good as mine. I think she's in a coma."

"We can bring to the med-hut. Keep an eye on her at all times. I don't know."

"Sounds like a plan." Jeff says. "Clint help me."

The two of them slowly carry her to the med-hut and lay her down on the bed closet to the wall.

"Vivian you said you know her? How?" Alby asks.

I had a dream. I think it was a memory. I don't know though." I say.

"What was it about?" He asks.

"The first one some of you Gladers were hanging out. It was outside of the Glade. I saw her. Second one I was watching a camera and she came in." I say. I don't tell them about the last one. That one's a bit more personal.

"That's all? Do you know her name? The place? Anything useful?"

"Don't 'anything useful' me. At least I know stuff unlike you slint head." I snap. "And yes. I know her name."

"What is it?" Alby asks angry as well.

"Teresa" I say. "Now you need to go chill."

"We're calling a gathering." Alby storms out of the med-hut.

"You guys go to the gathering. I need to talk to Thomas." I say. "Alone."

"How do we know you won't bloody kill him?" Newt asks.

"You don't." I snap. "Besides your needed there. Your the second in command."

"You are too. Your part of the keepers." Newt says.

"Screw the keepers right now." I snap. "I need to talk to Thomas."

"Come on Clint." Jeff says then turns to me. "If anything happens come get me ok?"

"I got it." I tell him. Jeff nods then him and Clint leave.

"You better show up at some point." Newt tells me then leaves.

I watch them turn. I close the door locking it.

"You are going to kill me aren't you.." Thomas says.

"Not yet." I smirk.

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