A strange day by Kamen Lowell (leveled readers .TXT) 📕

- I think it happened again. -

Chapter 2

Timothy was staring at his hand as if he was seeing them for the first time.He was still sitting in the hammock and beside him was Melanie,who had a big smile on her face.

- Dont you dare tell anybody about this,not even your parents - hissed Timothy at her

- But this ‘’power’’ that you have is amazing,imagine how many thing you could learn without even opening a book - replied she with a voice full of excitement.He looked back at his hands and thought through what she told him and she did have a point.His life could get easier with a blink of an eye,he wouldnt need to study for exams anymore or even try to learn any other skills on his own,but he was still confused.What if there were some dangerous side effects to all this.He was feeling fine for now,but for how long.He stood up and walked around in the garden,Melanie was waiting for him to say something.It took him a while but he finally turned to her with the usual smile he had before and told her

- You know what,i am gonna take advantage of this and see where it will get me - she liked his positive attitude and was glad that he came back to his normal self.Timothy thought for a second and said again in perfect french -Remember how bad i was when you tried to teach me some french - she laughed at the thought and said in french

- Oh yeah,you were terrible,you had no ear for it - .He began experimenting by trying different accents from the picardian and galloan dialects all the way to the funny sounding corsican dialect.As they were making fun of how the french in the north were speaking,Melanie`s mother appeared at the door,she was about to call Melanie when she heard them talking in french

- Oh Tim,i didnt know you knew french - she was always talking in french with Melanie,even though she had a decent english knowledge.

-Well I practiced a lot Mrs.Beauvais and Melanie helped me a great deal - answered Timothy grinningly.

-We were about to have dinner if you want you can join us - proposed the ex-model

-Ok i just have to call my parents and tell them i`ll be late -

- Alright i`ll go get another plate and hurry while its still warm - she closed the door after her and went back in humming some song.Melanie`s mother was always cheerful and treated Tim good,after she married Melanie`s father she quit her modeling career and became a fulltime housewife.Timothy really enjoyed spending time at their house because there were no restrictions and they could do whatever they wanted with Melanie.After calling his parents Tim went inside and entered the kitchen where Melanie was already waiting on the table and her mom was serving dinner.

- Come Tim take a seat,the plate with the steak is for Stephen otherwise you can sit wherever you want - she was still talking in english to him.A wonderful smell had spread in the kitchen and it was having an enchanting effect on the teenager.He sat on the table next to Melanie,who was already enjoying the meal.She was having smoked mushrooms with vegetables draped in some sauce,while he was served a few pieces of chicken and in front of him there was a bowl with mashed potatoes.Timothy helped himself and took a spoonful of puree and splattered it on his plate.A little later Melanie`s father came back from work,he was a tall man with a soldierlike haircut and always shaved,but behind all that there was just an ordinary man.

-Oh hi Tim,didnt expect to see you here - he greeted the boy cheerfully while he was rolling his sleeves up readying himself to eat.

- Hello Mr.Moore,I came to see Melanie and then Mrs.Beauvais asked me if i wanted to stay for dinner and i just couldnt decline - Melanie chuckled by the way he said her mothers last name

- Whats up honey,whats so funny ? - asked her father

-Oh nothing he just used a weird french dialect - her mother then turned to him

- yes apparently he now knows french,they were even talking in french earlier,its amazing - .The man didnt know how horrible his french was before so he was really surprised that he was now speaking french.

-Good for you,son,you must have put a lot of effort into it - he replied while cutting a big piece of the steak - Melanie chuckled again,but this time her father just glimpsed at her for a moment and then turned again to Tim

-Well I took some french classes at school and Melanie helped me a lot so now its a bit better than before- her father just smiled this time and nodded.Timothy ate quickly what was left on his plate and excused himself from the table

-I’m sorry i wish I could stay more but my parents would be upset if I stay any longer,the food was amazing Mrs.Beauvais - Melanie`s parents asked him to send regards to his parents and then he left the kitchen.Melanie followed him to the front door

-I’m gonna write to you later to tell you if anything new happened - told her Tim,she nodded and gave him a hug and he left her house.As he was walking home he was still having fun with his new abilities and was having a conversation with himself,acting out a conversation between an American and a french tourist.The french man had lost his group and did not know any english,he only knew the name of his hotel,but because of his thick accent he could not pronounce the name right so that the American would understand him.Timothy found himself cracking up,but he held it in because a couple of junkies were watching him in a strange way while he was passing by.He got home and threw his jacket on the rack and went to tell his parents he is home.They were watching together some movie in the living room when he came in

- hey,i`m back - his mother turned her head to see him and told him

-there is some food left in the fridge if you`re hungry -

-its ok,i ate at Melanies house,oh and her parents sent you regards -

- Oh,how nice of them,that reminded me that i should call them and invite them to your dads birthday next week -

-alright i`ll go to sleep because i have school tomorrow - after his mother wished him a good night Tim went up to his room and jumped on his bed.He picked his phone and wrote a message to Melanie

-I think i`ll get used to my new powers,haha - his cockiness did not last long though -as long as your brain does not explode - Melanie loved teasing him with such comments

- shut up,nothing is exploding,by the way next week my dad has a birthday so a lot of people will come,it would be the perfect time to test the limits of my ability -

- yeah,i`ll bring a bucket in case we need to gather the parts of your head from the garden -

- fuck you,i`m going to bed,see you tomorrow -

Chapter 3

The next morning Timothy woke up a bit dizzy and after he did his morning routine he went to school.Even though nobody beside Melanie knew about him he felt their gazes on him and started walking faster looking for someone he knew in the crowd of students.He finally saw a classmate,it was Christopher,they were pretty close,but not that close for Tim to share his little secret.

-Hey Chris,wait up !- he was just entering the building when he heard someone calling him from behind

-Oh,hi Tim,whats up man ? - they did their handshake when Timothy was closer and went inside -Nothing much,had a bit weird weekend,what about you? -

-Oh my girlfriend and i had an anniversary so i had to run after her ass the whole weekend - said Chris looking a bit pissed.Timothy smacked him on the back and said with a long smile

-But you got some at least,right? - Chris turned to him with a stone face

-Do I look like I got some? -

-Oh,still ? That sucks - Chris was with this girl for the last two years and he had only reached second base.It was the best time of his life when they got together because he had a huge crush on her,but now its all the same to him.They reached the math classroom when Tim said

-What about you and that french chick,when are you gonna act finally ? - Chris was talking about Melanie and even though he was told plenty of times that nothing was going to happen he still insisted and kept asking

-Dude,I told you already,we`re only friends and thats all -

-Pft,pussy,everyone can see that there is something between you two and only you dont want to admit it.Have you ever talked with her about it ? -

-Of course (what a nasty liar) we`ve discussed it and we`re both fine with being just friends -

-Rrrright -

Timothy thought he had to think of something quick before Chris thought of something else embarrassing and awkward to talk about.

-Oh crap,i forgot that we had math today - Chris turned with a confused look - So ? - Timothy became enraged by his friends lack of concern

-She said she was going to exam us today and i havent studied at all - the boy was still staring at him with expressionless face

-Like it would change anything if you had studied - he was right and Timothy knew it,he was a terrible at math.They took their seats and waited for the teacher to begin the class.Tim wasnt doing good this year in math so it was crucial that he raised his grades.His heart started racing when the woman stood up and started talking,he could feel the sweat on his forehead and his stomach shrinking to the size of a nut.She announced that there would be some examining today on the black board

-Great,that way i wont be able to cheat at all - screamed Tim in his head.After that she sat again and opened her little book with the grades of the students and started picking.Timothy got lucky when she picked some girl,his heart beat restored its previous state and his exhaled deeply.Unfortunately for him,the girl was good at math so she figured the solutions in no time and the teacher sent her back