Remember for the Both of Us [COMPLETED]

8: The Voices In My Head

By the time I hurried up, Newt was talking to Teresa, who was on her knees, tugging at a stubborn weed. "--take her for the day, see how she does in the gardens," Newt was saying.

She looked up and beamed at me. "Hi! You're Hope, right?"

I resisted the urge to say, Nope, I'm just the janitor, but instead nodded.

"Great! I'm so happy to have a girl here! All those boys smell," she said, casting a not-so-subtle look at Newt, who had the "grace" to roll his eyes.

She took me into the garden, showing me how to weed, what plants went where, how to conserve the amount of water given to the plants--"we don't have as much as we used to, apparently" she explained to me--and when to gather in the plants.

By the time lunch rolled around, I was dripping with sweat. I had become comfortable enough to chat casually with her--she explained far more things than Newt had, and she would be a good alliance to have.

I was taking a sip of water, and froze when I heard Chancellor Paige whisper in my mind. Hope, when Teresa talks to Thomas, you need to freak out. Make a big scene.

Get out... I growled, and stood there, shaking slightly for a minute until I heard, coincidentally, Teresa call out to Thomas. 

Thomas! Where are you? Are you avoiding me again--

WHO ARE YOU?!? I screamed with my mind, tensing my whole body. What are you doing-- what are you doing in my head? Get out of my head!

Uh-- Thomas's voice. Hope? Is that you?

How do you know my name? What is going on?

Teresa! Thomas yelled. Where is she?

Teresa? I asked. She's... she's the voice? Who are you? I suppose you're Thomas then? But who are you really? You claim their names but you can't be! How are you inside- my- head?!?

I saw Teresa whip her head around and look at me, running forward with her hands outstretched, as if to soothe a wild animal. "Get away from me!" I screamed as she came near, backing up. 

Thomas! she yelled. You're going to need to help me out! Grab Newt!

Stop! Stop! Stop! STOP TALKING IN MY HEAD! I wasn't sure if I was screaming with my mouth or my head. Maybe both. People were staring, and my cheeks flamed in embarrassment. 

Arms grabbed me, holding me still, and I fought against them even as I tried to figure out who they belonged to. I scratched ineffectually, then kicked backwards, catching him in the leg. He jumped backwards, and I saw it was Gally. "What is going on?" he bellowed. 

I took off, running away from them. I heard Teresa yell, "Stop!" and several start after in pursuit, but I kept running, hoping they'd catch me before I made it to the Doors.

A hand grabbed my arm, and I jerked back with my elbow, turning to see Minho fall away swearing, clutching his bleeding nose.

I was getting closer and closer--

Then I smacked into something, toppling over even as it grabbed at me to keep me from running. Newt pinned me to the ground, absolutely furious. "What are you doing?" he yelled in my ear.

Before I had the chance to answer, Thomas sprinted up, white-faced. "Hope-"

"Don't talk to me!" I screamed. 

Newt turned his fury on him as well. "Who's involved in this?" he spat. 

"Uh... Teresa, and I. And I guess Gally and Minho got hurt too..."

"Get all of them into the Homestead now! What the bloody shuck is going on?"

And raging incessantly, he limped over to the Homestead, dragging me behind him.