MOJIBYON LIORA

3.Matt

"Christ dad! Get outta my head get out get out get out this moment!" I throw my hands all over expressing my frustration he laughs
"And yes I'll be cooking spinach tomorrow. " he smiles smugly...

Ompf damn how did I end up sleeping here... I might have rolled over on sofa and well that explains my landing ughhhh did I just dream all that?
"No you didn't."
Hearing dad mouthing a reply to my thoughts confirms the bad luck..
"Dad! Promise me to stay outside my head."
"Honey that's like my second nature by now, how do you think I always gift you exactly what you want without being told or cook food that you crave the same day without you telling... I've been listening to your mind since you were born sweetheart. It's freedom to not hide it anymore, don't take it away from me."
" I am still not convinced. You're just a highly intelligent man who lost touch with his reality."
He snorts at it
" Well quite right I've lost touch with my reality since I got my hands on this treasure.... " he says squishing me in a tight bear hug. " You,you are my treasure baka. "
" Good one. " I smile hugging him back with equal bone crushing hug . It's been a ritual to hug each other in morning. Last time when I fought with him to sleepover at Nancy's place, he agreed after like an hour of argumenting back and forth, only to come early morning.. just to hug me. I smile at the memory and see dad smiling as well.
" shooooooo dad stop, privacy please !" I smack him lightly.

"Don't think much for now. Pretend to be a human for now."
"I'm gonna ignore the word pretend." just notice it's 7.45 am and damn that's late. Dad too realizes or did he just read my mind God knows, gives me his typical smirk conforming the latter.

"Breakfast is ready, don't even think about skipping."
I nodd making a dash for my room. Quickly get ready for school and stuff myself with sandwiches before leaving.
University was something I was not a fan of. I skipped school years making me quite young for someone at 2nd year university apparently too smart or let's just say good at cheating... Well I read minds not my fault...

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"Miss Liora what do you recon?"
" Sir, I suggest endoscopy and biopsy as a method of diagnosis in this case." I answer Mr Hades monotonously... my answers were never wrong considering most of them thought of answer after asking questions. He nods appreciatively and motions me to sit moving on his next case history leaving me to ponder upon all the mess dad left me in.
I dissect with the help of sheer muscle memory my thoughts being clouded.
Matt comes over in lunch break and that's when I'm pulled of my thoughts. He kisses my forehead asking me about classes I quickly brief him on all the cases to which he gives undivided attention.
"Woah that's so cool, you guys are like two chapters ahead! I wanna dissect abdomen as well!" he whines, nothing but sincerity ebbs from him, not a pretentious bone, I wonder how can someone be so fascinated and devoted to wash someone's intestines, last two chapters were ugh for me.
Matt had been my anchor to sanity. He had been my best friend until two months back, now he's much more..
I still remember how he used to wait after school everyday to walk with me till home and then go to the exact opposite direction where his home was. It was far from my place but he had always been there with me. Dad was happy, afterall it was like having a bodyguard without pay he'd say. Little did I know when I started feeling things towards him, I confronted directly he was the shade of tomato, I vividly remember that face, he hugged me for straight fifteen minutes, he was ecstatic, only if I had little idea that he was this crazy about me,would have saved a lot of sleepless nights and unnecessary scenarios. I was actually afraid that he took it upon himself to look after me as his little sister. It was such a great relief to know that that wasn't the scenario. I should have read his mind long ago but it was too difficult, it felt like betraying him so i never read his mind except during exams.
He nudged my nose slightly.
"What is that little mind of yours thinking?"
"I just remembered how you used to wait for me after school."
He smiles affectionately
"And you thought I had this obsession of having little sister! My word Li..." he laughs merrily at my now supposed embarrassment.
"Oh come on I was little! You are like 3 years older than me!"
He keeps chuckling
"Fineeeee, now please eat you already resemble skeleton."
"Oh please really Matty?! I am glamorously vivacious.... and curvy, it's just the loose fitting of the damn clothes that dad picks intentionally might I add that hides my figure!" I retort offended he laughs at my little outburst.
"Oh come on, what do you expect dad buys me clothes his size ." I hold my loose, oversized tshirt to prove my point.
"OK ok but still to me you resemble skeleton you were like 60 kgs I'm still getting accustomed to your now bony figure you've lost so much! !" I know he's teasing but that's plain mean..
"I am 55 literally...you and your melodrama I swear--" He stuffs my mouth before I get to complain some more.
"Ohh and I forgot to give you this." he hands me a file. Like usual he did my assignment.
"Arigato Gozaimas!" I bow down...
"Baka."
"Your baka."
"Are you coming to lab today?"
"Nah I'll pass. What are you working on? Did you start that new project of yours? You were so excited.."
"Yup, in progress. If this works out Li, we'd create a new species!" he whispers in hushed excited tone.
"I don't understand half the stuff you do but I'll always be by your side."

"Ahh the lovebirds! Look at at you both!"
As usual Kevin has to come in between to poke his nose around.
Kevin is our only friend and arguably the most lovingly annoying person I've ever seen but he'd give his everything in a heartbeat if asked for that matter. A truly annoying gem of a person.. Matt and Kevin were the only ones whom I talked with apart from dad . I happen to be a huge introvert who got dragged into all stupid things mostly because of Kevin, he made it his mission to always stick together with Matt and I since childhood. . He came new in our school and quickly befriended me despite my resistance.. I could not avoid him, his internal dialogues were too funny and innocent. When we were kids, he used to think I was a fairy.. How could I not accept his friendship I smile at the memory.
He was a mystery sometimes, I was not able to read or feel emotions from him for days and then suddenly I could. I stopped worrying my mind about it. We were kind of used to his annoying presence by now. ..
Kevin smiled at me out of blue.
"Stop showing your dentine Mr. Go and complete your assignment." I retorted.
"In reply to your highness.. Your husband already completed mine as well!" I narrow my eyes at Matt. He shrugs laughing
"And here I thought I was the special one!"
" Li he promised me to do dishes and clean toilet."
"Hah! See Kevin... You can't beat me to it."
We usually bicker about who Matt loves more.
"He pretends to love you more but Come on I sleep with him."
Matt hits him on head at that..
"Not funny Kevi."
"You will always be the mistress Kevin, can never take my place." I say holding my stomach to contain my laughter.