"What?", Oliver asked.
" What!!" , I asked.
Then I realized that it would be better to keep Oliver in the dark about everything otherwise I will have to reveal my powers and of course, it will not be a good idea for anyone. I tried to divert my outburst by saying, "I asked what do you mean by what you just said? I thought I saw Eliza so I could not hear what you just said. Sorry"
Oliver politely replied, " I said that I am allergic to garlic. I can't eat it." I said, " Oh! Fortunately I am not allergic to anything or at least I have not yet found out what I am allergic to". We talked like this for about an hour more but I was afraid to read his mind. I was scared that maybe I will find something I am not ready for. Then we saw Taylor and Eliza waving at us. Oliver said waving back, "Maybe we should now go back or else they will start worrying about us."
I replied "Yes, and Taylor seems pretty drunk. Maybe a lot of people have already left. Let's go and check." When we reached back we saw that only my parents, Taylor and Eliza are left. Taylor was pretty drunk and Eliza was quite sober. She whispered to me, " How was Oliver? Does he likes you? Do you like him? Tell me. Tell me now"
"Shhh! Eliza let's go to sleep", I said to her.
On seeing us preparing for bed Oliver said, " I should now leave. I will call you in the morning." he said to Taylor. Taylor was already drunk, he held Oliver's hand and said, " You don't need to go back. You can sleep with me." My parents also agreed and told Oliver, " Yes. It very late now. You can't drive also, because you had a drink. Stay for the night. We have spare bedroom. You and Taylor can share it."
Despite Oliver's refusal no one was now ready to let him go, I also suggested him, " Yes Oliver, it will be dangerous to be out at the night ". Oliver agreed and mom went to prepare guest room for Oliver and Taylor. I shared my room with Eliza.
When I lied down on my bed, my mind automatically went back to what Oliver was thinking. I thought that maybe he knows what I am. I also remembered that the Old Witch told me that I will find something out on my 18th birthday. Maybe Oliver knows something. But then, I thought that if he knew about my powers and me then either he would be terrified or he would have told me. Then again what did he mean when he thought that he should tell me what I am when I read his thoughts. I was not able to sleep thinking all this.
Suddenly, my train of thoughts got interrupted when I heard some snoring. I turned to find out that it was Eliza who was the cause of this ruckus and disturbance. I smiled thinking of the ways I will tease her the next morning. She has always pretended that she never snores and that she hates people who snore.Maybe,she does not even knows that she snores. Still, She is adamant that she doesn't. I quietly took out my phone to record her snoring as a proof so she could not deny it anymore.
When I finished recording, I heard a shrieking noise. It was very faint but I had power to hear things even if they are very far away. This is not a superpower,just a skill, even humans have. I was so terrified by the sound that I dropped my phone. I went on the window to try to see the source of the sound. I saw a strange black figure jumping from one roof to the other. It was so fast that I could not see anything besides that it was wearing a black cloak. I went back to bed when I saw nothing.
The next morning when I woke up I found everyone in the kitchen. Mom was preparing breakfast, Oliver was cutting apples, Eliza was playing with Lydia and Taylor had a big hangover. I sat in front of Taylor and Oliver beside Eliza. I asked Taylor, " Are you okay? You drank a lot yesterday."
He replied, " It is just that i am hungover. Rest everything is okay." We all laughed at his reply. Mom asked Oliver if he slept properly and if he was comfortable in the guest room.
Oliver replied, " It was very comfortable and nice but I was not able to sleep because Taylor was snoring very loudly ".
" Hey, I don't snore", Taylor said. Eliza quickly said, " You snore a lot".
I said, " You also snore a lot. Yesterday also you were snoring that too, very loudly. I wanted to shut your mouth but I could not". She said, " What? Me? I don't snore."
" Yes you snore. I now have proof ", and then I showed them the video and everyone burst laughing. While laughing Taylor cut his hand with the fork he was eating apples with and Oliver immediately wrapped Taylor's hand saying, " Be careful buddy. Cuts sting a lot". We teased them saying 'Oliver cares a lot about Taylor'.
Suddenly Lydia said, " Oliver, you eyes turned red for a moment when you saw that Taylor was bleeding".
We all looked at Taylor and I wondered, 'What exactly is he.'