The person I've been hearing in my head!

I recognized his voice instantly. Ever since I arrived on campus, I had been hearing his voice in my head. I thought I had been losing my mind. I thought things might have been all over for me. But there he was on that massive stage inviting us to sit and listen and introducing us to our new lives at Romana Scientific Academy.

I remembered all the negative things I'd heard him saying earlier inside my mind. I can't believe it's happened, and This is all my fault! All these students are here because of me! He had sounded desperate and angry, as though some elusive danger awaited us here upon our arrival. But I couldn't figure out why I had been having those thoughts.

Now, the very voice behind those intrusive thoughts stood before me as a real separate human being. How? All I could do was stare in awe at this person as he spoke. He sounded so composed in front of the few hundred of us first students of Romana in the audience. I could still somehow feel the turmoil within him despite it all. So I wished with all my heart to send him pleasant, encouraging thoughts. You're doing great! Don't give up!

You. I heard his voice in my head, even while he was speaking. You are different than the rest, somehow. Your power... He never finished that thought. My power? What power?

"Are you okay?" I heard a whisper and looked to my right. It was Hyde, with a concerned look on his face.

"I'm okay," I whispered back, and tried to remove any trace of worry from my expression as I listened to the rest of the speech.

Once the speech was over and we had been officially inducted as students in the academy, people began to get up and disperse. We were supposed to head to our common rooms and would be led by the representative we would have met when we first arrived. I decided to...

>>> Head straight for my rep.

>>> Make my way to the speaker.