"Hello guys." Lizzy said when we returned to the living room.
"Hey babe." Hale said as Lizzy walked up to her boyfriend and sat down on his lap. While I said down beside J.J.
"It's already seven p.m. What do we do now?" J.J asked.
"We make dinner, eat and sleep." Lizzy replied to him.
"Ok, who will be cooking dinner tonight?" J.J asked, looking at me.
"I will." I responded and rolled my eyes.
"You do not look like one who knows how to cook."J.J confronted me, mockingly and laughed softly.
"Who told you that?" Lizzy asked him.
"My best friend is a very good cook, ain't you Eunice?"Lizzy asked me and winked at me.
"Leave him, he does not know that I'm the best cook in England and the best cook he will ever know throughout his life." I replied to Lizzy and winked back, smiling.
"I will never believe you until I taste your meal." J.J said and laughed softly.
"You are only supporting her because you are besties right?" He asked.
"Let's see what you bring to the table tonight." He added.
"Do not worry you will be amazed." I said to him,
"What is the best dish that you can prepare?" He asked me, curiously.
"Spaghetti, my grandmother's recipe." I replied to him.
I entered the kitchen and started cooking the food, while the rest of them was waiting for me in the living room.
Thirty minutes later I finished cooking and brought it to the dining table while the rest of them gathered around it and I served each of them their portion.
I served myself too and sat down, we held hands together and prayed before we started eating.
We all waited for J.J to eat first, for two reasons,one he was the eldest and secondly, for him to see how good I am at cooking, especially spaghetti.
It was the same recipe I used to cook for my mom,the first day J.J spoke to me.
"Hmmm. Delicious." He said as he had his first fork.
"Thank you." I said, smiling.
"I told you that my best friend is a very good cook." She said, as she slurped the spaghetti.
"You, which dish are you best at making?" J.J asked Lizzy.
"Me?" She asked him while pointing to herself.
"Yes, you." He replied to her and nodded at the same time.
"Uhm…. Almost everything…..Okay, let's say sushi. My mom's father, my grandfather is Asia, so he taught me." She said and giggled.
"Hmmm. Interesting." He said, as he raised a glass of water and drank from it.
He gently returned the cup to the table and asked,
"Hale, what about you?"
"Do I look like someone who knows how to cook? I don't know how to do that shit." He said and grinned.
"Hmmm. At least, you have a girl that can do that for you. Lucky you." He said and grinned too.
Then everywhere became silent again, except for the stroking of the forks and knife again our plates and natures.
I was not eating.
I do not know why.
I was not having any appetite for the food, I prepared myself, which is odd.
I was not thirsty either,none of them noticed since I was pretending to eat, by raising my fork filled with spaghetti close to my mouth and returning it back again to my plate.
I have not even tasted it, not even a strand of it.
I was just thinking about what happened just now.
It was really strange.
I cut my middle finger while slicing onions,but it healed immediately.
I did not even fill any pain.
I did it again and it also healed immediately too.
'I am scared, what is happening to me?'
I am very scared.
Have I really become immortal?
I kept pretending to be eating,but I was lost in thought.
I caught Lizzy staring at my food and I asked,
"Do you want it? I am not hungry."
She nodded first before saying,
"Bring it on."
I shifted the plate to her and continued thinking.
I didn't know why, but I just had the urge to cut my wrist to make sure that I was not seeing things.
I have already placed and position the table knife on my wrist when I remembered that my friends are eating.
I changed my mind and gently placed the knife on the table and bent over to rest my head on the table.
I will talk to them about it later, maybe an hour's time.
Or
Should I pretend to cut myself and see their reaction as it heals up?
I wonder what else I can do.
About ten more minutes, they finished eating and the dining was cleared and cleaned up by me.
I started to wash the dishes too, I was tempted to cut myself again,but I quickly washed it and left the kitchen.
They were all sitting in the living room when I returned, but no one was talking.
I sat down on the floor and commanded the tv to come on.
I checked the news, I was still the talk of the town,I didn't want to watch it. I commanded it to switch off again and laid down on the floor.
The reason, I didn't want to watch again was because,the more I watch,the more I will want to agree with the scientists.
I am an immortal, or almost one, as I am closely becoming one.
I hope I will not become dangerous to the people I care about.
I do not want to become a monster.
Why me?
If the scientists finds me and finds out that their guesses are true, I will definitely spend the rest of my life in a scientific laboratory with high security that I may never be able to escape.
I want to live a normal life.
I wonder how long it will last, I pray it is only becomes temporary.
I didn't know when or how I fell asleep last night.
I woke up the next morning,in my new room.
I was on top of the bed,but I slept on the floor last night.
I think it was J.J that carried me to this room.
I stood up, knelt down beside my bed and said my morning prayers.
I opened the door and went to the living room.
Everybody's phones was on the dining table, I grabbed the new one as the old one is still switch off, I dare not turnit on if I do not want to be dragged to a lab today.
There's is only one bathroom and toilet in the whole house.
I went to to the small corner that leads to the toilet and saw J.J without shirt, I think he went to answer nature's call.
I was puzzled at the moment, he was just coming out of the toilet, I wanted to run away before he turns around and sees me,but it was too late, I quickly turned around and pretended not to see him.
"Hey, don't pretend you did not see me." He said, as he walked up to me and stood behind me.
I turned sharply, smiled at me and said,
"Good morning J.J. I was looking for Lizzy." I lied to him.
Great, lying was the first thing I did this morning.
"Good morning to you too." He said and laughed softly.
He bent over towards me until our eyes met and were in the same level and added,
"How was your night, pretty lier."
"I didn't lie, she is an early riser and I am not. I wouldn't be surprised if she has had her bath before I wakes up." I said and covered my face with my hair.
I did not lie about Lizzy being a morning bird, she is an early riser.
"Your friend is still in the bed with her boyfriend. How about we go for a walk later." He stood straight again and patted me in the head.
Wait!
Did he just ask me to go for a walk with him?
Is this going to be our first date?
I will talk to Lizzy about it later.
His chest was the first thing I saw again when he stood straight. I swallowed again as he walked away and went inside the room given to him.
I didn't have the chance to have a long closer look.
I removed my hair from my face and walked towards the rack on the wall and searched for a toothbrush.
I found some new toothbrushes and opened one. I brushed my teeth and entered the bathroom.
I returned to my room and changed into new clothes.
I dressed the same way I did the day I went to J.J's house,but with new clothings, except the facecap.
I came out and was about to knock on the room that Lizzy and Hale was in, but J.J saw me on time, rushed towards me and pulled me away from the door.
"What were you trying to do?" He asked me, surprisingly.
Why was he surprised?
"I wanted to talk to my friend,my best friend." I replied.
"No, I said we should go out for a walk, secretly. You don't have to tell them, since she didn't wake up early today." He said to me.
"Okay, let's go." I said and started going towards the front door.
"Wait, let me quickly grab my keys." He said and hurriedly left me again and into his room, just like the way he did the first time we talked.
I was going to tell Lizzy about it before,but since he wants it to be between him and I,I will respect his decision.
"Who goes on a walk with a car?" I teased him when he returned and joined me again.
"It's called going for a walk with a car, it's less stressful and faster." He replied ad he opened the door for me.
We entered the car, as he tried turning on the engine,but it was not coming on.
He came out, opened the bonnet, touched one or two things, entered the car again and tried turning it on again,but to no avail.
He came out again and walked towards the bonnet again, I came out of the car and joined him.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" I asked him.
"Is there anything you about a car?" He asked and I nodded and answered,
"Yeah, I can drive."
"Do you have a driver's license?" He asked and I nodded again in response.
"Is there anything else you know about a car, other than driving?" He asked.
"No." I responded, shaking my head.
"So there's nothing you can help me with." He said to me and I rolled my eyes.
"I think your wish just came to pass." He added,as he closed the bonnet and turned to face me.
"What wish?" I asked him,as I became a bit confused.
"Your wish of having a walk on foot. It's no longer a walk, it's trekking, the place we are heading to is quite far. Hope you will be fine?" He asked, concerned.
"Yeah, sure." I said, nodding.
"Okay, let's go." He said and started walking away.
I smiled and walked fast to catch up with him.
"Where are we going?" I asked, curiously.
"Do you want to know?" He asked.
"Yes, I want to know." I replied to him, nodding at the same time.
"Do not worry. You will see for yourself when we get there. Okay?" He asked.
"Okay." I replied and nodded.
"Wait." He said and stopped walking.
"Stay still." He added as he took some steps to stand in front of me and adjusted my facemask.
He wore me his beanie and wore my facecap.