The Mentally Brave

Chapter 3

"I haven't realized it progressed so much" Natalie's eyes are open wide as I made the lights in the room go off and on with just using my eyes and thought.

"Whatever you do, don’t tell mum" I make her promise me.

My mum obviously knows about my so called glitch, but she doesn't know the extent of it.
When I was younger she figured it out on her own after I used to comment and answer her thoughts. But with time I've learned to stop, and she stopped mentioning it.

"When did this happen?" Natalie continues with questions.

"The first time was, well you know when.. And I just worked on it since but it doesn't always work" I say.

"So you're saying Harry is suspicious?"

"He was, but I think I got him to leave the whole thing alone" I lay my head on the bed.

It was the next day. Natalie was back from school and in my room pushing off homework.

"Ohhh I don't feel like doing schoolwork.. I want to do something fun, now that you're back" She spreads herself next to me propping her head with her palms.

"Tell you what. If you get your schoolwork done, we'll go out" I smile brightly

"Where to?" She sits up excited with my plan.

"Well wherever you want to, I don't know what's around anyway, being away so long"

"So you admit you were away for too long then?" She smirks at me

"I said for long, not too long" I correct her.

Natalie is off to get her work done. I reach for my laptop and reopen it.
I am googling myself or anything that can come up about me, to erase off the network.
Once I'm done I go down to spend a little time with my mum before Natalie and I go out.

"Hi darling, what have you been up to?" She smiles at me as I take a seat by the counter, watching her wash the dishes.

"Not much, just spent the day doing nothing" I smile back.

"You have plans for tonight?" She asks.

"Yes, I'm going out with Natalie" I say "Want to join us?" I invite her along even though I don't really want her to.

"Thanks love but I have an early shift at the hospital tomorrow morning, I better get some rest"

"Maybe some other time then?" I say.

"I'm ready to go- is that how you're going out with me?" Natalie comes running down the stairs wearing a cute dress with boots, her hair done in a side braid.

"What is wrong with the way I look?" I ask, getting up off my stool and giving a little spin.

"Liz!! No wonder people stay away! You look like a slob" She laughs at me.

"It's good for you, if I look like a slob all the hot lads will have eyes only for you" I bat my eyelashes.

"Come on Liz, you promised me we'll have fun" She whines

"We will! What is the way I'm dressed have to do with it?" I am getting confused

'You can't walk round the street in over sized sweatpants and a torn top' I read her thought as she glares at me with her hands on hips.

"Fine, I'll change" I drag myself up to my room. Truth Is I don't really have what to change into. I own two pairs of jeans and sweatpants basically.

"Wrong room! You have no clothes we need to go shopping" Natalie peeks through the door. I follow her to her room and sit on her bed, knowing she'll take the lead on this as it is. Mushroom was sitting beside me. I stroked his fur.