It had been 9 quiet years since the disturbing incident, which thankfully ended his misery. Nevertheless, the memory of the abuse haunted him occasionally. He had gone through therapy, of course, to help him deal with the horrible experience. But at last, no more annoying voices inside his head. No more bouts of intense headaches and tinnitus.
Sometimes he would hear people in his head, but the voices never bothered him anymore. For the most part, he knew his abilities were already under his control, although he would unintentionally stumble on people's thoughts. Knowing they were oblivious to his occasional psychic trespassing made him comfortable, though.
Dane, now almost six-foot tall, slid his hands into his pockets as he hung his backpack on his shoulder and walked alongside nonchalant college students. He was about to walk through the gate bordered by brick posts when a guy swept past him close enough to almost knock him over.
The guy who sideswiped him turned around and sneered. "Watch your steps, moron!"
"Watch yours, too." Dane smirked and walked past him.
The other guy grabbed him by the arm. "What did you say?"
Dane turned around to meet his gaze. "How about clean your ears?"
The guy grabbed the collar of his sweatshirt and glared at him without blinking. "You don't know me, do you?"
Dane stooped but kept his smirk. "I don't watch reality TV." He curled his lip and scratched his forehead. "You star in one of those?" Bringing his hands together, he wedged them through the slit between the guy's forearms and removed his clutch on his collar, which he was fixing when he felt a shove that sent him a step back.
"Noob, watch your cheek." The guy scowled and prodded him in the chest. "Don't try me."
Dane shook his head, still smirking as he walked closer to his bully and wrapped an arm around the latter's neck. "Of course not. A jerk's not on my menu this week," he whispered.
The guy glowered. "Fuck you!"
"I'll fuck you first," he whispered and shoved the guy whose eyes widened perhaps in disbelief. "I'm free tonight" -- he kept smirking -- "David."
"How did you fuckin' know my name?"
The other guy's exasperation made Dane snigger. "I'll tell you after you suck me off." He waited for the other guy to look furious before winking and turning around.
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P.S. To the readers of the Enchanted series, Dane is going to have a cameo in the second book (Enchanted Series 2: Ang Supling ng Liwanag). He and David will be part of the third book (Enchanted Series 3: The Darkness Within), which has been completed in September 2016. I already have the concept for Dane and David's story, which I'm planning to write in 2017.
I hope you enjoyed this novelette (supposing I have the right to call it that).
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The Mind Bender
خارق للطبيعةWhat would you do if you were ten years old and had the power to read people's minds, hear their thoughts, see their memories, and switch off their brains? For Dane, the struggle was much worse than tough, especially when the thoughts screamed in hi...
