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“No. That’s really not ideal. I would be Phoenix.”
“As in Gene Grey, turn evil and kill everyone Phoenix?”
“Yup. I would be able to move shit with my mind. I could hear what everybody was thinking. She was the most powerful.”
“Would you read my mind?”
“I wouldn’t have to. You’re an easy read.”
“You think so, huh?”
I noticed we weren’t on the way to Shelly’s apartment. “Hey, where are we?”
“I want to show you something.”
“So we’re not going back to Shelly’s?”
“We’re making a pit stop first.”
I sat quietly trying to figure out where we were headed. The neighborhood looked familiar when he slowed down. Larger homes, perfectly manicured lawns. This was the nicer side of town. Then he pulled into a driveway.
I looked up at the white colonial before me. There were more windows in one room than I had in my whole house. The largest window above the front door displayed a spiral staircase and a crystal chandelier.
“This is your house, isn’t it?”
He grinned. “Come see your new apartment.”
I quickly followed him up the driveway. “Are your parents home?”
“Why are you whispering?”
“I don’t know.” I looked around. “What time do they go to bed?”
He chuckled as he led me up the concrete stairs on the side of the house. “You don’t have to worry about what they are doing. You come and go as you please. This is your own place.”
At the top landing, he turned around and handed me a key. “This is yours.”
I turned the key in the lock and pushed open the door. I looked for a light switch along the wall. Chase flicked the lights on behind me. The bright white walls smelled like they were freshly painted. In the living room, there was a three-seat gray couch with a matching single recliner facing a flat screen television mounted on the wall. The room was open to the small eat-in kitchen, with stainless steel appliances. The glass kitchen table seated four people. I turned and followed the hallway to find a small pale blue bathroom with a walk-in shower. The room next to it was the bedroom. There was a dresser, bed, and desk, all pushed into the center of the room covered by clear plastic.
“We wanted you to pick the color for your bedroom. Then I can paint it for you before you move in this weekend.”
I stood in awe of the place. Everything looked brand new. I walked back into the living room to take another look.
“Well?” Chase was right behind me. “What do you think of your new home?”
Home. The word was foreign to me. “You know, I always had to worry about taking care of my dad. My whole life. I never imagined what it would be like to move out of the house and live on my own. I never thought about having my own place.”
“You deserve everything you want in life. You can have whatever you want.”
Looking in his eyes, it seemed believable. I felt a pounding in my chest.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s… beautiful in here. I love it.”
“You’ve been through enough. It’s time you start feeling what it’s like to be happy.”
“Maybe we could go check out some paint colors tomorrow?”
