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"No I " He paused, feeling a wave of sadness "Or who taughtas if she was eloos up"

Teresa shrugged "You didn’t tell anyone, did you? They’d think we’re crazy"

"Well … when it first happened, I did But I think Newt just thinks I was stressed out or soo nuts if he didn’tin front of her "We need to figure things out That weird note you had about being the last person to ever come here, your coma, the fact you can talk to me telepathically Any ideas?"

Teresa followed him with her eyes as he walked back and forth "Save your breath and quit asking All I have are faint impressions--that you and I were important, that ere used somehow That we’re sered the Ending, whatever that"My memories are as useless as yours"

Thomas knelt down in front of her "No, they’re not I mean, the fact that you knewme--and this other stuff You’re way ahead ofti to make sense of it all

I just don’t know, she said in his mind

"There you go again," Thoh he was relieved that her trick didn’t really freak him out anymore "How do you do that?"

"I just do, and I bet you can, too"

"Well, can’t say I’s up,to ht before you found me over here You said ‘The Maze is a code’ What did you htly "When I first woke up, it was like I’d entered an insane asylu around rasp a few, and that was one of them I can’t really re else?"

"Actually, yeah" She pulled up the sleeve of her left ar her bicep Small letters ritten across the skin in thin black ink

"What’s that?" he asked, leaning in for a better look

"Read it yourself"

The letters were h

WICKED is good

Thomas’s heart beat faster "I’ve seen that word--wicked" He searched his mind for what the phrase could possibly mean "On the little creatures that live here The beetle blades"

"What are those?" she asked

"Just little lizardlike machines that spy on us for the Creators--the people who sent us here"

Teresa considered that for aoff into space Then she focused on her arm "I can’t remember why I wrote this," she said as she wet her thuet--it has to h Thomas’s mind over and over "When did you write it?"

"When I woke up They had a pen and notepad next to the bed In the coirl--first the connection he’d felt to her fro, now this "Everything about you is weird You know that, right?"

"Judging by your little hiding spot, I’d say you’re not so nor in the woods, do ya?"

Thomas tried to scowl, then s "Well, you look familiar to me and you claim we’re friends Guess I’ll trust you"

He held out his hand for another shake, and she took it, holding on for a long tily pleasant

"All I want is to get back hoo of his hand "Just like the rest of you"

Thomas’s heart sank as he snapped back to reality and res pretty one gray, they didn’t send us the weekly supplies--looks like things are going to end one way or another"

But before Teresa could answer, Neas running out of the woods "How in the …," he said as he pulled up in front of theht behind hiet here? Med-jack said you were there one second and buggin’ gone the next"

Teresa stood up, surprising Thoot to tell the little part aboutout the "

Tho nearby, whose face had turned bright red

"Congrats, Jeff," Newt said "You’re officially the first guy here to get your butt beat by a girl"

Teresa didn’t stop "Keep talking like that and you’ll be next"

Newt turned back to face the but fear He stood, silently, just staring at theh the older boy’s head

Alby stepped up "I’ it "I wanna knoho you are, who this shank girl is, and how you guys know each other"

Thoht to you after waking up, shuck-face!"

Anger surged inside Thoo off like Ben had "So what? I know her, she knows ! I can’t re Neither can she"

Alby looked at Teresa "What did you do?"