position? Seriously?
BJ leaned in. “You and Cooper?”
“No,” Mackenzie muttered. “Forget it.” My parents.
Ewwwwwwww!
Your dad lucked out, BJ thought. I’ve seen your mom and she’s a MILF.
Mackenzie closed her eyes. “Yes. I heard my parents. Having sex. In their room. Can we move on now?”
“You could hear through a wall?” Pi asked. “I thought we couldn’t do that.”
Mackenzie shrugged. “I did it.”
Pi pursed her lips. I can’t do that. Why can’t I do that?
Jordana laughed. Maybe Mackenzie has super ESP or something.
Mackenzie opened her eyes. Great. Just great. I want this thing gone.
There is no way Mackenzie has more advanced ESP than I do. Maybe she had a hole in her wall or something. Pi shook her head. “You’re not seeing the big picture. Let’s think of our careers. We’ll be the best at whatever we want to be. Anyone want to be a lawyer?”
Jordana raised her hand. Her nails were bright yellow.
“You will always know if your client did it. You will always know what the jury is thinking. Say you’re a judge. You will always know the truth. Think about any job. This capability will give you an advantage.”
What if I want to be a doctor? Olivia wondered.
Pi nodded. “You’ll know your patient’s symptoms without him having to say a word.”
“Except if he’s in a coma,” Levi said.
“You can open his eyes,” Pi said. “Check his vitals, read his thoughts.”
“I could be an amazing psychologist,” Courtney said.
Levi snickered again. You want to be a shrink? Are you going to prescribe all your patients Adderall?
F you.
“Does anyone have a pet? Has it worked on them?” Tess wondered.
I got a lot of barking from my dog.
“I do not want to know what my fish are thinking,” Levi said. “I’ve killed five of them.”
Sicko!
He probably fed them gummy bears.
I always knew he had it in him.
Levi looked offended. “Not on purpose! We have floor-to-ceiling windows! Our apartment is too cold!”
“Think about teaching,” Pi continued. “You’d be amazing. You’d always know if your students were getting the lesson. And paying attention. Or cheating.”
We were all quiet for a few minutes as we thought over the options. Even Tess and Olivia were nodding.
Slowly all of us were agreeing with Pi.
“We’re assuming the telepathy isn’t going to disappear,” Jordana said.
“That’s true,” Pi said. “It might. I say we use it while we can.”
Nick sat up straighter. “We could still use it to be awesome if other people know we have it.”
“Not if they’re afraid of us,” Pi said.
“Not if we’re in a rubber room,” Levi added.
“Should we take a revote?” Pi asked. “All in favor of keeping this a secret?”
Almost all of us raised our hands. Even Tess. Even Olivia. Everyone except Mackenzie.
“C’mon, Mackenzie,” Nick said. “We have to all be in this together.”
She doesn’t have much bargaining power at the moment, does she?
You’d think she’d be afraid of pissing us off.
Pi stared Mackenzie down. “Mackenzie, are we a team or aren’t we?”
I don’t have much choice here, do I? Mackenzie wondered. Anyway, even if we get rid of the telepathy, my secret is already out of the bag.
Excellent point, Pi thought back. “One last vote. Are we all in it together?”
And we all raised our hands, Mackenzie included.
We would not tell.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Just Ignore Me
We didn’t wait long to use our ESP to take over the world. Domination began during gym class.
At BHS, the gym classes were made up of two homerooms. We were combined with 10A.
The girls were playing volleyball inside the gym. The boys were playing a New York version of touch football in the park.
Even though we were matches in physical strength and coordination, they weren’t exactly fair games. Not once we figured out how to position ourselves properly to minimize interference. Here’s how volleyball went:
Leora from 10A prepared to
BJ leaned in. “You and Cooper?”
“No,” Mackenzie muttered. “Forget it.” My parents.
Ewwwwwwww!
Your dad lucked out, BJ thought. I’ve seen your mom and she’s a MILF.
Mackenzie closed her eyes. “Yes. I heard my parents. Having sex. In their room. Can we move on now?”
“You could hear through a wall?” Pi asked. “I thought we couldn’t do that.”
Mackenzie shrugged. “I did it.”
Pi pursed her lips. I can’t do that. Why can’t I do that?
Jordana laughed. Maybe Mackenzie has super ESP or something.
Mackenzie opened her eyes. Great. Just great. I want this thing gone.
There is no way Mackenzie has more advanced ESP than I do. Maybe she had a hole in her wall or something. Pi shook her head. “You’re not seeing the big picture. Let’s think of our careers. We’ll be the best at whatever we want to be. Anyone want to be a lawyer?”
Jordana raised her hand. Her nails were bright yellow.
“You will always know if your client did it. You will always know what the jury is thinking. Say you’re a judge. You will always know the truth. Think about any job. This capability will give you an advantage.”
What if I want to be a doctor? Olivia wondered.
Pi nodded. “You’ll know your patient’s symptoms without him having to say a word.”
“Except if he’s in a coma,” Levi said.
“You can open his eyes,” Pi said. “Check his vitals, read his thoughts.”
“I could be an amazing psychologist,” Courtney said.
Levi snickered again. You want to be a shrink? Are you going to prescribe all your patients Adderall?
F you.
“Does anyone have a pet? Has it worked on them?” Tess wondered.
I got a lot of barking from my dog.
“I do not want to know what my fish are thinking,” Levi said. “I’ve killed five of them.”
Sicko!
He probably fed them gummy bears.
I always knew he had it in him.
Levi looked offended. “Not on purpose! We have floor-to-ceiling windows! Our apartment is too cold!”
“Think about teaching,” Pi continued. “You’d be amazing. You’d always know if your students were getting the lesson. And paying attention. Or cheating.”
We were all quiet for a few minutes as we thought over the options. Even Tess and Olivia were nodding.
Slowly all of us were agreeing with Pi.
“We’re assuming the telepathy isn’t going to disappear,” Jordana said.
“That’s true,” Pi said. “It might. I say we use it while we can.”
Nick sat up straighter. “We could still use it to be awesome if other people know we have it.”
“Not if they’re afraid of us,” Pi said.
“Not if we’re in a rubber room,” Levi added.
“Should we take a revote?” Pi asked. “All in favor of keeping this a secret?”
Almost all of us raised our hands. Even Tess. Even Olivia. Everyone except Mackenzie.
“C’mon, Mackenzie,” Nick said. “We have to all be in this together.”
She doesn’t have much bargaining power at the moment, does she?
You’d think she’d be afraid of pissing us off.
Pi stared Mackenzie down. “Mackenzie, are we a team or aren’t we?”
I don’t have much choice here, do I? Mackenzie wondered. Anyway, even if we get rid of the telepathy, my secret is already out of the bag.
Excellent point, Pi thought back. “One last vote. Are we all in it together?”
And we all raised our hands, Mackenzie included.
We would not tell.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Just Ignore Me
We didn’t wait long to use our ESP to take over the world. Domination began during gym class.
At BHS, the gym classes were made up of two homerooms. We were combined with 10A.
The girls were playing volleyball inside the gym. The boys were playing a New York version of touch football in the park.
Even though we were matches in physical strength and coordination, they weren’t exactly fair games. Not once we figured out how to position ourselves properly to minimize interference. Here’s how volleyball went:
Leora from 10A prepared to
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