Life is simple. It's the people that make it hard.
It wasn't a secret that she was odd. Hell! Abby was the poster child for the word. She was a kind soul covered in a wrap of gothic. If you got to know her though you could tell there was something almost supernatural about her. Her senses were amazing she could hear things across the room when others were talking in hushed tones. Her sense of smell was probably the best though, but she had no way of knowing. She knew that she was different, she could smell a small pot of water boiling from a few rooms away. The first time she told anyone about it it was with Jenny, they were sprawled across her couch and she was making dinner. Being hungry the second she smelled the water was ready for pasta she jumped up and went to the kitchen. When she came back Jenny was looking at her strange. When Abby questioned Jenny about why she was staring at her she was asked what she was doing.
"I was putting pasta on, why?" Abby asked.
"How did you know it was boiling? There wasn't a timer, and it wasn't an ad." Jenny replied.
"Couldn't you smell it? I just noticed the scent, and well, I'm hungry?" Abby shrugged.
"You smelt it? You actually can smell boiling water?" Jenny raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, can't you?" She quirked her head to the side.
"No, I can't." Jenny shook her head, sniffing the air. "What does it smell like?"
"It smells like evaporated water, you know how when you have a stuffy nose you get a humidifier, just the same." Abby shrugged, making herself comfortable on the couch.
After that it was a silent understanding, if she smelled something off they took precaution, more so than others. She still hasn't told anyone about her hearing, she's odd enough as it is. She knew it was better than normal though, because she would hear the sound of brakes when they were going bad. Yet when she told someone about it they would say they heard nothing, and it helped her with cases too. Her oddities made her one of the best, and made her who she is.
Authors Note: This is kind of based off a true story that is being worked on right now. I can't say more than that, I have made promises. PLEASE REVIEW! No flames!