Asmyne by Amber Riel (reading tree txt) 📕

Sasha sat up on the couch, whilst Wiley and April were off in their own little conversation. Asmyne walked out of the kitchen, carrying a round white tea cup. She walked over to Sasha and handed the cup to her. “Thank you?” Sasha asked, confused about everything.

“It’s a hot cup of ice tea,” Asmyne replied.

“A what?”

“A hot cup of ice tea… it’ll help you relax.”

“Okay. Thank you.” Sasha took a sip. The drink felt both hot and cold but oddly enough it wasn’t warm. It was strange.

“Thanks to Wiley again… you know that I and he are from another planet. We are aliens to you earthlings…”

“Why are you here?”

“Well, we were exiled. Wiley, don’t say-” but before Asmyne could finish her sentence April cut her off.

“They were exiled because the wack job scientist over there blew up their planet,” April answered.

Wiley looked at Asmyne. “Well, professor, it looks like I’m not the only one who you’ll have to tell to shut up.”

“It was an accident that wasn’t supposed to happen,” Asmyne replied, ignoring Wiley’s comment.

“Well, you don’t seem all that bad to me,” Sasha told Asmyne. “As a matter of fact… I think you’re cool.”

“Why thank you, earthling,” Asmyne spoke with ease.

“What?” April asked. “She’s insane. Are you kidding me, Sasha?”

“I think she’d be a cool roommate,” Sasha told April. “She’s better than Ren. I’d be glad to trade roommates.”

April stared at Sasha with disbelief.

“What? I think Ren’s into voodoo and that she’s trying to kill me. It’s creepy,” Sasha replied.

“She’s an alien,” April replied, pointing to Asmyne.

“But she’s cool,” Sasha disagreed.

There was a knock on the door.

“Wiley, go to the lab,” Asmyne told her, walking over to the door.

“Yes, ma’am.” Wiley headed back to Asmyne’s room.

“April, can you close my door please so Wiley doesn’t get out?” Asmyne asked.

“Yeah whatever,” April replied. She walked toward Asmyne’s room and closed the door.

There was another knock on the door when Asmyne placed her hand on the door knob and opened it.

A man who wasn’t young but wasn’t elderly stood at the door. He was overweight and not one of the most attractive men around. “I’m sorry. I must have the wrong apartment. I’m looking for my daughter April.”

Asmyne smiled. “Ah… so you’re April’s father…” she pointed at April for a brief moment.

“There she is,” the man said, looking over at his daughter.

“Hi, Dad,” April replied, waving at him. “She’s my new roommate… Asmyne.”

“Asmyne? Interesting name.” He had turned his attention back toward Asmyne. “I’m Hugh.”

“Hugh? Such a nice name. I’ve noticed you’re not wearing a wedding band.” Asmyne had looked at the man’s left hand then locked eyes with him whilst she spoke.

“Oh. That’s because I and April’s mom split up last year.”

“Oh. If you don’t mind me asking, why did you two split up?” Asmyne began fiddling with her hair, flirtatiously.

“We fell out of love and she found someone else.”

“Oh, that’s terrible. Why would anyone want to leave a man like you? I know if I was with a man as attractive as you, I would want to keep you.”

Sasha dropped her mouth in shock whilst April covered her mouth in disgust.

“That’s sweet of you,” Hugh replied.

“Ew… that’s disturbing!” April blurted out. “He’s my dad, Asmyne… and dad, she’s like twenty. She’s younger than me… Ew…. Ew…. Ew….”

“Oh come on, April,” Hugh began. “It’s called having fun.”

“That’s gross,” April disagreed.

“You should come explore my room if you want some fun,” Asmyne told Hugh, jokingly.

“Oh,” Hugh replied, laughing.

April began feeling sick. “Dad, can you come back another time?”

“Why?” Hugh asked.

“Because you two are grossing me out,” April answered.

“It’s just flirting,” Asmyne told April.

“You’re sick and disturbing… stay away from my dad and my brother,” April told Asmyne.

“Ah, so you’ve met my son already?” Hugh asked Asmyne.

“Yes, sir… and he is just as attractive as you are….” Asmyne smiled. “Like they say, ‘Like father, like son.’ He is amazing.”

“Sounds like someone’s found a bride for my son,” Hugh told April.

April shook her head. She was going insane.

“Hi, Mister Simpson, can we talk about something else please?” Sasha asked, getting over the shock.

 

 

Damen walked out to his small black car when he spotted Bryson heading toward him.

“Hey, man, what’s up?” Bryson asked.

“Getting ready to go and visit my sister and her hot new roommate.”

“Oh… can I go too, man?”

“Sure. Hope on in.”

Bryson hurried over to the passenger side and opened the door. “We talked for a little while today.”

“Oh… you’ve met her after I went shopping with April today. She’s a cute little flirt.”

“I agree.”

“Just remember… I saw her first.”

Bryson held up his hands. “I can’t promise anything.”

They both laughed. Damen started up the car.

“To be honest,” Bryson continued, “I’ll flirt with her but she’s not the one I’ve got my eye on.”

“Cool… that works for me.”

 

 

Hugh sat on the couch and talked with Asmyne. April and Sasha had made their way into the kitchen, watching Asmyne flirt with April’s father.

“That’s so gross,” April whispered. “Why is she hitting on my dad?”

“I don’t know,” Sasha replied.

“First Damen… now my dad… ew….”

“She’s a flirt.”

“A flirt? Did you hear the way she was talking to my dad? It was gross and oh my gosh I can’t believe I’m having this conversation.”

“Well, it was nice meeting you, Asmyne,” Hugh said and the girls watched him stand up, “but I have to go.”

“No problem. Come back anytime.”

“I will… Bye, April, and Sasha,” Hugh told the other two girls.

“Bye, dad,” April replied.

“Bye, Mister Simpson,” Sasha responded.

Hugh left.

“Stay away from my dad, Asmyne. That’s so gross,” April told her.

“It was harmless flirting,” Asmyne replied. “It was all for fun.”

“All for fun? Asmyne, I want to poke my eyes out and damage my eardrums because of you,” April explained.

“You don’t know what it was like trapped in an ice prison with no male companion around,” Asmyne replied. “It’s depressing.”

“You’re a freak,” April told her.

There was a knock on the door.

“I’ll get it.” Asmyne walked over to the door and saw Bryson and Damen standing there. “Mmm… mmm… mmm… two fine guys, come on in.”

April’s eyes grew wide when she saw Bryson walk into the apartment. “Oh no,” she whispered to Sasha.

“What brings you, two cute guys, here?” Asmyne asked.

“Why you do,” Bryson answered. “We were actually arguing over who would get to you first.” He smiled.

“Oh really?” Asmyne asked, glancing over at Damen.

April felt her heart pounding. She was beginning to grow angry and jealous.

“Relax, April,” Sasha whispered, feeling the tension.

“That tramp,” April replied.

“Boys… boys… believe me… I would like it if you both wouldn’t mind sharing,” Asmyne told the two guys.

Damen grabbed Asmyne’s right hand. “I know we don’t know each other all that well but I’m willing to do whatever it takes to win your heart.” He held Asmyne’s hand up to his mouth and lightly kissed it.

Bryson pushed Damen out of the way. “I’ll treat you better.”

“I can’t take this,” April told Sasha. “Asmyne, can I talk to you for a minute?”

Asmyne sighed. “I’ll be back, boys. I have to go talk to April for a minute.”

Damen pushed Bryson away from Asmyne. “Okay… but remember to choose me.”

Asmyne laughed and walked away.

Timing's Off

“Yes?” Asmyne asked once she was at the counter.

“Bryson is off limits,” April whispered.

Asmyne quickly glanced at the two guys. “Oh… I understand… you like him.” She smiled a little. “Don’t worry… I’ll leave him alone. Besides, he’s not the guy I’m after anyways. If anything, I want your brother. I have an idea. I’ll go and be your wingman.”

“What?”

“A wingman… you know someone who-”

“No. I know what a wingman is but… no, you’re just going to go over there and flirt with him.”

“Really? You think that I’m going to hit on him?”

“Um… yeah.”

“Believe me, now that I know that you like him. I’m going to back off… not only that but I know the pain of loosing my man to another woman. So I wouldn’t do that purposely.”

“Okay. Are you sure? Because right now I find it hard to trust you.”

“Yes… I’m sure. I know better.” Asmyne turned her attention toward the two guys. “Watch and learn.” She walked over to Damen and Bryson.

“I have a bad feeling about this,” April told Sasha.

“I think you should trust her… have some faith,” Sasha told her.

“Have some faith? She’s not even from this planet.”

They watched Asmyne and Bryson have a short conversation. The next thing they knew Asmyne and Bryson walked over to them.

“Hey, April.” Bryson smiled.

April found herself smiling too.

“Sasha, come with me and Damen,” Asmyne said. “I think these two would like to be alone.”

“Oh… of course.” Sasha walked out of the kitchen and her and Asmyne headed toward the living room to join Damen.

“So… April…” Bryson kept his sweet charming smile.

“So… Bryson…” April replied.

“Your roommate told me that you like me.”

April eyed Asmyne. She didn’t want Asmyne to say anything.

“I like you too.”

April looked at Bryson, surprised. Her anger toward Asmyne had vanished.

“Would you like to go out with me sometime?”

“Yes…. Yeah… I would love too.”

“Cool… how ‘bout I’ll pick you up at seven? Friday night?”

“Yeah… that’d be cool. I’d like that.”

“Cool.”

Bryson walked back toward the living room whilst Asmyne made her way to the kitchen. “So?” Asmyne asked.

“Thank you… thank you…” April hugged Asmyne, excited. “Thank you so much.”

“I’ll take that as everything went well.”

 

 

A few weeks later, Asmyne was working on a go-cart. Wiley sat under the shade of the race track, watching. April walked into the room and realized she was on a road and Asmyne and Wiley weren’t far from her. She walked over to them and looked around at the empty bleachers which had a roof to keep them from getting hot under the sun. “Are you racing?” she asked Asmyne.

“More like crashing and exploding,” Asmyne answered, taking a step back from the go-cart.

“What?” April asked, confused.

“Yeah… you see that car over there?” Asmyne asked pointing to a black go-cart.

“Yeah,” April replied.

“Well, it’s a ticking time bomb. I’ll be driving this baby here.” She pointed to the red and black go-cart which she had been working on. “See… I have the black one on autopilot and it's set to follow my cart… which at some point I’m going to crash. The black cart will follow and crash into mine which it will then explode.”

“What? Are you crazy? You’re going to kill yourself,” April told Asmyne, shocked.

“Actually… believe it or not… The explosion won’t affect me the way it would you earthlings…”

“Why are you doing this?”

“To see why my experiment on our planet,” Asmyne answered, pointing to Wiley, “had backfired on me.”

“Wait… were you two on the planet when you destroyed it?”

“Yes and it was an accident.”

“There were others on the planet as well as us,” Wiley finally jumped into the conversation.

Asmyne nodded.

“How did you two survive?” April asked.

“Well,” Asmyne began, “our people can survive explosions… whether big or small… Ironically, though, our planet itself couldn’t. Everyone on the planet at the time was sent floating until the military got a hold of everyone and then the whole thing of me getting sent to earth for treason happened and Wiley came later. It was a whole big mess.”

“You’re crazy,” April told Asmyne.

“I’m insane. I’m a mad scientist. Now I have