Beyond: Snillotia Trilogy Book One by Donna Wagner (books you have to read TXT) 📕

use, for a while anyway, was communicating with Tim, telepathically. The only reason she kept up with that, however, was because she didn’t completely trust Adam and Myra, at first. When she realized she did trust them she stopped. Tim missed their talks. Her friends at school thought he was a weird kid she was stuck living with. She even had a boyfriend. Tim hated him most of all.

Tim flopped on his bed. He had to find a way to figure out what happened to their grandparents and Anna’s parents. He wondered about them every day. He hoped they were safe. He wondered about the man who’d led them away. He hoped that man was a good guy and they were all okay. He’d focused all his time trying to figure out how to go back and find everyone. He also had learned of quite a few other powers he had. He hadn’t told anyone he could do more things. He was only supposed to have one unique power and possibly one common one. Tim had accidentally discovered many more than that.

He picked up the walkie-talkie Adam had given him. He’d examined it and now knew how Adam’s father had made it work, thanks to the useful power that allowed him to see how something had been made just by touching it. The only problem was that he didn’t know where the other one was. He didn’t attempt to talk into it because he didn’t know who might be on the other end. Aaron was gone, but he most definitely had friends. “Do you ever do anything but stare off into space?”

Tim jumped and looked toward the door. The bane of his existence was standing there. Anna’s boyfriend, Jason King. Although they’d gone to elementary school together, they’d been in different middle schools. Jason was the quintessential high school jock and he loved to pick on Tim. He had started thinking of him the Snillotian way. Nosaj, which he’d shortened too Nosey, though he’d never call him that to his face. It fit him perfectly, though. He was always trying to figure out what Tim was up to. Jason bounced on the bed next to Tim. “What do you want?”

“Can’t I be friendly? Your sister is working on her report. I’m waiting for her. You’re never doing anything, so I figured we could hang.”

Tim rolled his eyes. Jason insisted on referring to he and Anna as brother and sister, even though he knew they weren’t. Jason spotted the walkie-talkie. “Does Timmy have a little friend who he actually talks to?” Jason taunted, picking it up.

“Give it back!”

“You’re no fun. I played with those things when I was like seven. Grow up!”

“Well, thanks for barging into my room to insult me! It’s been fun, really! You should go now.”

Jason just laughed. He got off the bed and started looking through Tim’s things. “I’ve never really been in here before. You have anything actually interesting?”

He tossed things around the room. Tim saw what he was looking at next, too late. Before he could stop him, Jason picked up the medallion Goldie had given him. “Well, this is kind of cool.”

He tossed it in the air. It spun, like a coin flipping. As it was moving, something caught Tim’s eye. Before he could figure it out, Jason caught it again.

“You don’t mind if I take this, do you, Timmy?”

“Yes. I do mind. Put it back where you found it and please leave.

Jason laughed again. “I like my plan better,” he said, as he slipped the medallion into his pocket.

Tim scrambled off the bed. “I said put it back. You can’t have it!”

Jason moved towards the door. Tim blocked him; his hands curled into fists.

“You going to make me?”

Jason’s best friend, Evan Chamberlain appeared in the hallway behind Tim. “Jase! Are you bugging Tim, again? Why can’t you ever just leave him alone?”

Jason shrugged. “He’s the one who won’t let me leave his room.”

“I’m sure he has a reason, right, Tim?”

“He has something of mine in his pocket. I’d like it back.”

“Dude, just give it back to him and come on. Anna’s almost done her paper.”

Jason didn’t listen. Tim had to give Evan credit for trying to help him. Normally when people didn’t agree with Jason, he made their life a nightmare. Evan and Jason were total opposites, best friends since kindergarten, and even though they’d grown up to have completely different interests (Evan was on the debate team) they were still close. After a few more try’s Evan gave up and said, “Sorry, Tim. Maybe Anna can do something when she’s done her paper.”

Tim nodded. Evan was a good guy. He’d always liked him. Jason apparently had enough and tried pushing past Tim. “Just get out of my way!”

Tim held his ground. ANNA, GET IN HERE NOW! He put all his power into pushing the thought to Anna, to break through the blocks she’d put up in her mind.

She ran to his room and appeared seconds later, eyes wide. It had been a long time since she’d heard Tim in her mind. “What’s-”

He has Goldie’s medallion in his right pocket. He thinks he can just take it. He’s a jerk. You deal with him. Get it back.

Tim’s voice entered her mind, stopping her question. She looked at Jason. He could be a jerk, but at least he was nice to her. She frowned, slightly, wondering when she’d become someone who didn’t care about anyone but herself. “Babe, why are you bothering Tim? What’s going on?”

She walked over to Jason and slipped her arms around his waist. “I was just having a little fun, waiting for you. That’s all!”

“That’s why Evan came with you, I thought. Please leave Tim alone. You know how he is,” she said, rolling her eyes.

“Fine, I’ll come sit with you.”

Jason tried to get through the door. Tim still wouldn’t move out of the way.

“Give it back and you can leave.”

“What’s he talking about?” Anna asked, like she didn’t answer