Asmyne by Amber Riel (reading tree txt) 📕

to start testing. Is everything ready, Wiley?” Asmyne asked.

"Ready when you are, professor," Wiley answered.

“Good.” Asmyne climbed into the red cart.

“Get on your mark… get set… go!” Wiley yelled, pressing a button with his front right paw.

Asmyne’s cart went at full speed, followed by the black car. They were so fast that they looked like blurs.

 

 

Asmyne glanced back and smiled at the sight of the black cart. Good, she thought. She swerved the cart and slammed into the wall.

The black cart was so fast that it flipped Asmyne’s cart upside down. Asmyne looked down at the black cart. Why didn't you explode yet? She thought and waited. The timer went off but why hasn’t it exploded? She began growing impatient. She unbuckled herself and slid closer to the black cart. She took the top off and the minute she went to mess with the wires there was the explosion.

April and Wiley had watched the explosion and smoke had revealed itself in the distance. “Are you sure she’s alright?” April asked.

“Yeah… she’s fine,” Wiley answered.

 

 

Asmyne looked like a statue with her hands still appearing to reach toward the wires but she sat there motionless. All that was left of the two carts were the skeletons. Asmyne was upside down in midair until she finally fell to the ground with a loud thunk.

Asmyne laid flat with her back on the ground. “Ow,” was all she could get out. She slowly sat up and held her head.

“Professor!” Wiley called whilst he and April ran over to her.

“That was crazy,” April told Asmyne. “How did you manage that?”

“I told you… I’m a mad scientist,” Asmyne replied, slowly standing up. She wiped the dirt off of her lab coat then ruffled the dirt out of her hair. “It delayed. I don’t understand why, though. The timer should have set it off but it didn’t.”

“That’s odd,” Wiley agreed. “Wow… it demolished the carts.”

Asmyne smiled. “That was the point. Now, if you two excuse me. I have a date to prepare for.” She walked away.

April had been preoccupied with what she had just witnessed that she didn’t even catch what Asmyne had just said. She followed Wiley and Asmyne into the laboratory.

 

 

Asmyne walked into the living room and waited for her date to arrive. April sat on the couch and flipped through the channels on the television.

There was a knock on the door.

Asmyne glanced at the clock and smiled. “Good he’s right on time.”

“Wait… who’s right on time?” April asked, looking over at Asmyne.

“You’ll see.” Asmyne opened the door and Damen walked in.

“Are you ready?” Damen asked. He held out his arm for Asmyne to take it.

“Ready for what?” April asked, jumping up.

“Yes I am,” Asmyne answered Damen’s question and took his arm.

“Wait… no… no… no… you two aren’t dating… tell me you two aren’t dating?” April asked.

“April,” Damen said, “we’ve been dating for a few weeks and you’ve just now noticed?”

“What? No…” April couldn’t believe the news.

“Wait… you’re allowed to date my best friend but I can’t date your roommate?” Damen asked.

“She’s insane… you two can’t be….” April was protective when it came to her brother and the news was a bit of a shock for her.

Asmyne looked over at Damen and winked. She turned her attention toward April. “I’m two weeks pregnant and Damen’s the father.”

April dropped her mouth.

“That’s right,” Damen agreed. “We were going to wait to tell you but you got it out of us.”

“What?” April asked.

“Yeah,” Asmyne nodded.

“And we plan on getting married,” Damen added.

April didn’t know how to react to the news. “But-”

“Sorry you had to find out this way, sis,” Damen told her.

“I need to lie down.” April climbed onto the couch and stretched out, shocked.

Too Big to Keep Secret

“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 to start testing. Is everything ready, Wiley?” Asmyne asked.

"Ready when you are, professor," Wiley answered.

“Good.” Asmyne climbed into the red cart.

“Get on your mark… get set… go!” Wiley yelled, pressing a button with his front right paw.

Asmyne’s cart went at full speed, followed by the black car. They were so fast that they looked like blurs.

 

 

Asmyne glanced back and smiled at the sight of the black cart. Good, she thought. She swerved the cart and slammed into the wall.

The black cart was so fast that it flipped Asmyne’s cart upside down. Asmyne looked down at the black cart. Why didn't you explode yet? She thought and waited. The timer went off but why hasn’t it exploded? She began growing impatient. She unbuckled herself and slid closer to the black cart. She took the top off and the minute she went to mess with the wires there was the explosion.

April and Wiley had watched the explosion and smoke had revealed itself in the distance. “Are you sure she’s alright?” April asked.

“Yeah… she’s fine,” Wiley answered.

 

 

Asmyne looked like a statue with her hands still appearing to reach toward the wires but she sat there motionless. All that was left of the two carts were the skeletons. Asmyne was upside down in midair until she finally fell to the ground with a loud thunk.

Asmyne laid flat with her back on the ground. “Ow,” was all she could get out. She slowly sat up and held her head.

“Professor!” Wiley called whilst he and April ran over to her.

“That was crazy,” April told Asmyne. “How did you manage that?”

“I told you… I’m a mad scientist,” Asmyne replied, slowly standing up. She wiped the dirt off of her lab coat then ruffled the dirt out of her hair. “It delayed. I don’t understand why, though. The timer should have set it off but it didn’t.”

“That’s odd,” Wiley agreed. “Wow… it demolished the carts.”

Asmyne smiled. “That was the point. Now, if you two excuse me. I have a date to prepare for.” She walked away.

April had been preoccupied with what she had just witnessed that she didn’t even catch what Asmyne had just said. She followed Wiley and Asmyne into the laboratory.

 

 

Asmyne walked into the living room and waited for her date to arrive. April sat on the couch and flipped through the channels on the television.

There was a knock on the door.

Asmyne glanced at the clock and smiled. “Good he’s right on time.”

“Wait… who’s right on time?” April asked, looking over at Asmyne.

“You’ll see.” Asmyne opened the door and Damen walked in.

“Are you ready?” Damen asked. He held out his arm for Asmyne to take it.

“Ready for what?” April asked, jumping up.

“Yes I am,” Asmyne answered Damen’s question and took his arm.

“Wait… no… no… no… you two aren’t dating… tell me you two aren’t dating?” April asked.

“April,” Damen said, “we’ve been dating for a few weeks and you’ve just now noticed?”

“What? No…” April couldn’t believe the news.

“Wait… you’re allowed to date my best friend but I can’t date your roommate?” Damen asked.

“She’s insane… you two can’t be….” April was protective when it came to her brother and the news was a bit of a shock for her.

Asmyne looked over at Damen and winked. She turned her attention toward April. “I’m two weeks pregnant and Damen’s the father.”

April dropped her mouth.

“That’s right,” Damen agreed. “We were going to wait to tell you but you got it out of us.”

“What?” April asked.

“Yeah,” Asmyne nodded.

“And we plan on getting