Just then, I heard a familiar voice in my head echoing my own thoughts.
What's going on with me? I looked at Gwen, who seemed to be thinking just
that. She looked just as surprised as I'm sure I did. Whatever was going
on with me, could it be happening to her too?
We walked home in awkward silence. Both of us glanced up startled now and then. I kept thinking that I heard her thoughts again, but I guessed it was just my imagination. I'm assuming that when she looked up, I'm assuming it was for the same reason.
We got back to Gwen's house and went upstairs to our room. Ellen was out somewhere, so we had privacy. "Gwen? What's going on?"
"Wh.What do you mean?"
"C'mon, Gwen! Weird things have been happening to me, and I know they've been happening to you too. So why don't you tell me what's been happening, and we'll try and figure this out together. In fact, even better, don't tell me. Just think it. I want to try something."
Sure enough, I heard Gwen's voice inside my head. Let's see.first, on my way to school the other day I slipped and fell on some.
Gwen! I interrupted, I heard you! I think I've figured out part of this! Gwen! We've got a telepathic link! But I didn't think there was any such thing!
Neither did I, she thought, As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, I slipped and fell on some ice on the way to school a few days ago. It was really weird. I was running to the bus stop, when all of a sudden, there was an icy patch in front of me. I couldn't stop, and I just fell.
But it's in the middle of June! How could you have fallen on ice? Are you sure it wasn't loose pebbles or something?
Rina, it was ice. I saw it, and I sure as heck felt it! Besides, how could you have been inside a burning building for ten minutes and come out completely unharmed?
I thought it was luck, but I'm beginning to doubt it. I mean, what with what happened in the gym and all.
What did happen in the gym, Rina?
Well.It's a long story.
Rina, if you don't tell me, we can't figure this out.
Okay.here goes.
I remembered what happened in the gym in as much detail as I could remember, and replayed the scene in my mind and Gwen's. When I was finally done, Gwen was speechless for a long minute. I was getting a few of her thoughts, but they came across as a jumble of words and a giant mass of confusion. Finally, she got her thoughts together. It was a good thing to, because she was starting to give me a headache!
Wow! Do you have any idea who those guys were?
Not a clue.
Any idea what they wanted?
Come on, Gwen! How should I know who they were or what they wanted? Did you honestly expect me to stick around long enough to find out?
Okay, okay, Rina! Chill! I was just asking! Relax. Now let's take a deep breath, and we both inhaled slowly until our lungs couldn't hold any more air, and let it out gradually. We did the same thing a few more times, and then resumed the conversation. Okay. And we need to keep our heads. We've determined that we're not dreaming, so this is real, and very, very weird, so we'll need to be open-minded. Okay.I slipped on ice in the middle of June. You weren't even singed when you came out of your house the other day. We've suddenly developed this telepathic link.Well.there's a very logical explanation for all this.
And that would be.?
Hey! I said there was a logical explanation. I never said I knew what that logical explanation was! Cut me a break! I'm as new at this as you are!
Gwen was right. She knew a lot about science. She wasn't a genius, but she knew enough to get good grades in the class, and we both knew that behind everything is a scientific explanation. But we didn't know what it was, and that bothered me!
Gwen? I thought.
Yeah?
Let's keep this between us, okay?
Why?
Well, you heard what I was thinking about a scientific explanation, right?
Yeah.
Well, we can't think of a scientific explanation, and I seriously doubt the doctors are going to have one either. And when the scientists can't think of a complete explanation for something.
They do experiments, she finished for me, You're right. We have to keep this a secret. Deal?
Deal! And with that, we shook hands and agreed that no one needed to know about the ice patch, or the incident in the gym, or the telepathic link. The whole town already knew about the fire, which might complicate things, but we'd still try to keeps this whole thing quiet. We didn't even tell Randy.
We walked home in awkward silence. Both of us glanced up startled now and then. I kept thinking that I heard her thoughts again, but I guessed it was just my imagination. I'm assuming that when she looked up, I'm assuming it was for the same reason.
We got back to Gwen's house and went upstairs to our room. Ellen was out somewhere, so we had privacy. "Gwen? What's going on?"
"Wh.What do you mean?"
"C'mon, Gwen! Weird things have been happening to me, and I know they've been happening to you too. So why don't you tell me what's been happening, and we'll try and figure this out together. In fact, even better, don't tell me. Just think it. I want to try something."
Sure enough, I heard Gwen's voice inside my head. Let's see.first, on my way to school the other day I slipped and fell on some.
Gwen! I interrupted, I heard you! I think I've figured out part of this! Gwen! We've got a telepathic link! But I didn't think there was any such thing!
Neither did I, she thought, As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, I slipped and fell on some ice on the way to school a few days ago. It was really weird. I was running to the bus stop, when all of a sudden, there was an icy patch in front of me. I couldn't stop, and I just fell.
But it's in the middle of June! How could you have fallen on ice? Are you sure it wasn't loose pebbles or something?
Rina, it was ice. I saw it, and I sure as heck felt it! Besides, how could you have been inside a burning building for ten minutes and come out completely unharmed?
I thought it was luck, but I'm beginning to doubt it. I mean, what with what happened in the gym and all.
What did happen in the gym, Rina?
Well.It's a long story.
Rina, if you don't tell me, we can't figure this out.
Okay.here goes.
I remembered what happened in the gym in as much detail as I could remember, and replayed the scene in my mind and Gwen's. When I was finally done, Gwen was speechless for a long minute. I was getting a few of her thoughts, but they came across as a jumble of words and a giant mass of confusion. Finally, she got her thoughts together. It was a good thing to, because she was starting to give me a headache!
Wow! Do you have any idea who those guys were?
Not a clue.
Any idea what they wanted?
Come on, Gwen! How should I know who they were or what they wanted? Did you honestly expect me to stick around long enough to find out?
Okay, okay, Rina! Chill! I was just asking! Relax. Now let's take a deep breath, and we both inhaled slowly until our lungs couldn't hold any more air, and let it out gradually. We did the same thing a few more times, and then resumed the conversation. Okay. And we need to keep our heads. We've determined that we're not dreaming, so this is real, and very, very weird, so we'll need to be open-minded. Okay.I slipped on ice in the middle of June. You weren't even singed when you came out of your house the other day. We've suddenly developed this telepathic link.Well.there's a very logical explanation for all this.
And that would be.?
Hey! I said there was a logical explanation. I never said I knew what that logical explanation was! Cut me a break! I'm as new at this as you are!
Gwen was right. She knew a lot about science. She wasn't a genius, but she knew enough to get good grades in the class, and we both knew that behind everything is a scientific explanation. But we didn't know what it was, and that bothered me!
Gwen? I thought.
Yeah?
Let's keep this between us, okay?
Why?
Well, you heard what I was thinking about a scientific explanation, right?
Yeah.
Well, we can't think of a scientific explanation, and I seriously doubt the doctors are going to have one either. And when the scientists can't think of a complete explanation for something.
They do experiments, she finished for me, You're right. We have to keep this a secret. Deal?
Deal! And with that, we shook hands and agreed that no one needed to know about the ice patch, or the incident in the gym, or the telepathic link. The whole town already knew about the fire, which might complicate things, but we'd still try to keeps this whole thing quiet. We didn't even tell Randy.
