The Boy Who Read Minds ✔️

8:\\ Dating Games

I prayed that I would die peacefully and go straight to heaven. But that was not the case.

Jessica grasped the blanket and tossed it aside and my fear grew.

"Go away." I muttered. Even though I was taller and definitely stronger than her, she was my older sister and I don't really know why I was afraid when I could easily overpower her.

"Not until you tell me why the hell there is a random guy sleeping on my bedroom floor!" She pursed her lips, crossed her arms, and impatiently tapped her foot as the doorbell rang again.

"Okay! Stop yelling, mom and dad are asleep."

"No, doofus, mom and dad went on a trip yesterday evening. They're coming back tomorrow so I can yell all I want!"

"Your nails look great Jessica," I sat up now, attempting and failing to divert the conversation.

"You're ridiculous!" She shouted before slamming my door shut and leaving.

I walked out a few minutes later and headed for her room to make sure the yelling had woken up the idiot in my house.

Aaron Paul lay soundlessly on her floor. Good, he deserved it.

"Why do I deserve what?" His eyes slowly opened as he sat up and wiped them. "Also might I add, my brain hurts and you people need to stop yelling."

I wondered how the hell he knew what I was thinking but didn't ask, I might've said it aloud anyway. I rolled my eyes as the events of last night replayed in my mind.

"Maybe you should go home." I sneered as a small smile formed on his mouth. I couldn't figure this cocky bastard out nor did I want to.

"I'll have you know my father is alive and well." He stood up now, towering ever so slightly over me and I glared at him.

"What?" I asked, extremely confused.

"You called me a bastard!" He declared.

"I did no such thing." I replied, I had only thought it and this idiot...

"Don't call me an idiot, I get better grades than you ever will." He shot back and I groaned.

For a second I thought he could read my mind, but that was physically impossible. Maybe he was delusional- or maybe he could read my mind, I was highly suspicious. I crossed my arms by the door, "you should leave."

"Thanks for the comfy floor man." He randomly said, the intent of his words very present.

I wanted to punch this annoying cocky intruder, but I abstained and instead led him downstairs. I unlocked the front door and opened it with my arm held out for him in a gesture to leave, but I was only to be met with elegant blue eyes and dazzling blonde hair.

Amy.

"I thought you already told him you would date him." Aaron interjected, rubbing his fingers to his temples. He clearly must be feeling the effects of the alcohol.

"I told you that because I wanted to see your reaction." She blushed, "and since you're fine with it," she turned to me, "I will take you up on that offer."

I grinned, a giddy happiness that even Aaron couldn't remove began filling me up as I smiled broadly.

The snake has lost his rattle. I thought just as Aaron turned to me with a smirk.

"That's a terrible analogy."

I glared at him, wondering what the hell in Amy's sentence was even remotely close to an analogy.

"What?" I asked him, more annoyed than ever and wanting nothing more than for him to leave my damn house without the gorgeous girl he whored around with.

He raised his eyebrow at me and then winked at Amy, then he turned away from us and into my kitchen. I heard the fridge open and he appeared seconds later and sat on my couch.

"Why is he at your house?" Any whispered as we both stood by the door watching the weird creature eat.

"Didn't you know, Amy? Tyler and I go way back. To elementary school even." Aaron lied as I raised my hand as a sign of surrender.

"He's lying." But Amy's face contorted into the saddest expression I had ever seen.

"Is this a joke to the two of you- taking turns messing with me and then breaking my heart!" She yelled as Jessica headed downstairs.

"No-no,no,no,no,no Amy! I swear I don't know how this idiot showed up at my house. He knocked in the middle of the night then fell asleep in here- he was drunk. I was just being a Good Samaritan." I held my hands up defensively as Aaron turned on the TV.

"Can you quiet down! My head hurts!" He shouted at us, loud enough for the neighbors to hear.

"Get out of my house man!" I walked over to him and grabbed his arm, dragging him toward the door.

"Amy, I know this is the last thing you would ever want to do and I hope you still want to be my girlfriend, but do you mind driving this deranged lunatic home? I don't have my car- and I don't know where he lives."

"Who are you calling deranged Tyler, you are de-arranged, your nose is too pointy."

"That's not what that means, but okay, you need to leave." How he was valedictorian was beyond me.

He laughed. "Come on Amy, you can have sexy time with Tyler later." He slung his arm around her shoulder, "if you can get me some Tylenol, that'd be great." He said as I watched them head to her car and shut the door.

A single moment of silence lasted until Jessica approached me and began shouting.

Well. This is different.

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