The Experts Say I'm Delirious
"I should give you guys names too!"
“Get up! Get up! Get up!” Jack yawned before rolling on his side, away from the noise. “Get up, Plushie! I’m hungry!” He rubbed his eyes, yawned, sketched, and put his glasses on before looking at the girl that was still jumping on the bed.
“What do you want?” Jack signed. That was one of the phrases that he decided to learn first.
“I don’t know.”
Jack was too tired to find the signs for his next words, so he spoke them slowly. “Do you need new clothes? If you do, we can go out to eat.”
“Yay! You’re so nice Plushie!” She fell down on him and gave him a big hug.
Jack was so tired that if it was one of the guys, he would have pushed them off without even thinking about it. However, this was Alesia, and he enjoyed her embrace. He loved how small she was and how she was putting everything she had into it just because she was going to go shopping with him.
Jack shouldn’t be feeling this way. He mentally slapped himself from finally realizing this. Jack was a sick individual. What kind of person would want a relationship with her condition? It wasn’t entirely the fact that she was mental. It was the fact that she acted like a child. She didn’t like him kissing her cheek, so she is definitely not going to like a relationship with him. Jack really liked sex and everyone knew about his one-night stands. Jack was truly sick for wanting to be with this child-like girl.
“I’m going to get dressed.” With that, Alesia was running out of the room. Jack frowned before getting up, getting dressed, and putting his contacts in.
When he walked out of the room, he saw that Alesia wasn’t out yet. He flopped down on the couch with a book in hand. If Alesia was going to take larger picking out clothes, he was going to use this time to learn new signs. Jack had learned a lot last night. He found it surprising that he was learning so quickly. It was almost like it was fate that he was learning it.
Jack could hear the faint sound of the ringtone of his phone. Who would be calling him? He picked it up and put it up to his ear after finally finding his phone in the couch.
“Hello.”
“Hey Jack-o.” It was Alex. “What’re you doing?”
“I’m about to take Alesia out to eat and then shopping for some new clothes.”
“So her name’s Alesia. Maybe I should call Rian and Zack, and we can all go together.”
Jack actually only wanted to go there with only Alesia. But he didn’t want to let anyone know that he liked her. “That’d be great.”
“We’ll meet you in the foot court.”
“Ok bye.”
“Bye.” Jack hung up and put the phone in his pocket.
“I’m ready!” Alesia exclaimed as she ran over to Jack. Alesia was wearing a pair of baggy blue jeans, a T-shirt with a panda on it, and a bright pink jacket with sleeves that were too long. He also noticed that her stuffed animal was still in her hand. She saw him looking. “I always carry Daren with me. It’s the easiest way to keep him close.”
Jack wanted to question what she meant but decided against it. “Let’s go.” They started their journey. When they arrived, Jack started to scan through the people in the food court. He knew he found his best friend when he saw the beanie that sat on his head. “Hey Lex!”
The man with the beanie turned around and waved for the duo to come over. Alesia saw that they were walking over to the singer of Jack’s band. Her hands found Jack’s arm and held tightly. She didn’t know anything about him. He was a stranger, but he was Plushie’s friend. Maybe he wasn’t so bad. Her grip loosened at the thought.
When they got over to him, the man stuck his hand out to Alesia. She hesitated but eventually took his hand and shook it. She turned to Jack, who was signing his name. “A-L-E-X G-A-S-K-A-R-T-H.”
Her head moved back to Alex. “My name is Alesia, and this is Daren.”
“Nice to meet you.” Alex made sure to speak slowly.
“Hey guy!” Two other men came over. Alesia noticed that the one that she recognized as the bass player was very muscular. Her eyes went over to the drummer and analyzed his head. Jack’s long slender finger tapped the girl’s shoulder. Her gaze detached from the drummer and went to Jack.
He pointed to the bassist. “Z-A-C-K M-E-R-R-I-C-K.” Next was the drummer. “R-I-A-N D-A-W-S-O-N.”
“My name is Alesia Young, and this is my puppy, Daren.”
“Nice to meet you.” They said before shaking her hand.
“Can we eat now, Plushie?”
“What do you want?” Jack signed.
“I don’t know. Fast food sounds awesome. I haven’t had any in so long. You can get me whatever. I just want food now!”
Jack turned to his band mates. “What do you guys want? I’ll go get it, and you guys can watch her.”
“Did you ask her what she wanted in sign language?” Alex asked.
“Yeah. I practiced all night.”
“Holy shit. You’re really getting in to this whole ‘taking car of her’ thing.”
“Our Jack is finally growing up,” Rian chuckled.
“I guess I am.” The guys told Jack what they wanted. Jack started off, but then he turned back around and handed the signing book to Alex. “Use this if you want to talk to her.” He started off again as the small group sat down at a table.
Alex searched through the book before shopping. “How are you?”
“I’m doing great! Why wouldn’t I be? I’m at the mall getting fast food with Plushie.”
“Plushie?”
“That’s what I call Jack. I should give you guys names too! Alex can be Beanie, Zack can be Muscle, and Rian can be Baldy.”
“I’m not bald. I have hair.”
“You said that too fast.”
“I’m not bald. I have hair. It’s just really short.”
“Oh, ok. I’ll call you Beard then. We can have so much fun together!”
“Why don’t we all go somewhere tomorrow,” Zack suggested.
“So, what were you guys talking about?” Jack asked as he set the tray of food on the table and his body next to Alesia. He thought about putting his arm around her, but decided against it. He didn’t want to scare the girl.
“Well,” Rian started, “she gave us nicknames, and Zack suggest that we all go somewhere tomorrow.”
“That sounds fun. Do you want to go?”
“Yes! Can we?! Can we?!”
“Of course we can.” Jack flashed a smile that made her heart leap in her chest. She wondered why. “What are the nicknames she gave you?”
“I’m Beanie,” Alex said. “Zack is Muscle, and Rian is Beard.”
Jack’s chuckled made every muscle in Alesia’s body tingle. Why was she feeling this way? Was she sick?
You’re an idiot. You’re not sick. You like him.
She liked him?
Yes, you like him. Why wouldn’t you? You think he’s cute, and I think he’s sexy. You like him.
Alesia liked Jack. What was she going to do about it? Ignore it? Tell him? She did know that her life would never be the same.
“What do you want?” Jack signed. That was one of the phrases that he decided to learn first.
“I don’t know.”
Jack was too tired to find the signs for his next words, so he spoke them slowly. “Do you need new clothes? If you do, we can go out to eat.”
“Yay! You’re so nice Plushie!” She fell down on him and gave him a big hug.
Jack was so tired that if it was one of the guys, he would have pushed them off without even thinking about it. However, this was Alesia, and he enjoyed her embrace. He loved how small she was and how she was putting everything she had into it just because she was going to go shopping with him.
Jack shouldn’t be feeling this way. He mentally slapped himself from finally realizing this. Jack was a sick individual. What kind of person would want a relationship with her condition? It wasn’t entirely the fact that she was mental. It was the fact that she acted like a child. She didn’t like him kissing her cheek, so she is definitely not going to like a relationship with him. Jack really liked sex and everyone knew about his one-night stands. Jack was truly sick for wanting to be with this child-like girl.
“I’m going to get dressed.” With that, Alesia was running out of the room. Jack frowned before getting up, getting dressed, and putting his contacts in.
When he walked out of the room, he saw that Alesia wasn’t out yet. He flopped down on the couch with a book in hand. If Alesia was going to take larger picking out clothes, he was going to use this time to learn new signs. Jack had learned a lot last night. He found it surprising that he was learning so quickly. It was almost like it was fate that he was learning it.
Jack could hear the faint sound of the ringtone of his phone. Who would be calling him? He picked it up and put it up to his ear after finally finding his phone in the couch.
“Hello.”
“Hey Jack-o.” It was Alex. “What’re you doing?”
“I’m about to take Alesia out to eat and then shopping for some new clothes.”
“So her name’s Alesia. Maybe I should call Rian and Zack, and we can all go together.”
Jack actually only wanted to go there with only Alesia. But he didn’t want to let anyone know that he liked her. “That’d be great.”
“We’ll meet you in the foot court.”
“Ok bye.”
“Bye.” Jack hung up and put the phone in his pocket.
“I’m ready!” Alesia exclaimed as she ran over to Jack. Alesia was wearing a pair of baggy blue jeans, a T-shirt with a panda on it, and a bright pink jacket with sleeves that were too long. He also noticed that her stuffed animal was still in her hand. She saw him looking. “I always carry Daren with me. It’s the easiest way to keep him close.”
Jack wanted to question what she meant but decided against it. “Let’s go.” They started their journey. When they arrived, Jack started to scan through the people in the food court. He knew he found his best friend when he saw the beanie that sat on his head. “Hey Lex!”
The man with the beanie turned around and waved for the duo to come over. Alesia saw that they were walking over to the singer of Jack’s band. Her hands found Jack’s arm and held tightly. She didn’t know anything about him. He was a stranger, but he was Plushie’s friend. Maybe he wasn’t so bad. Her grip loosened at the thought.
When they got over to him, the man stuck his hand out to Alesia. She hesitated but eventually took his hand and shook it. She turned to Jack, who was signing his name. “A-L-E-X G-A-S-K-A-R-T-H.”
Her head moved back to Alex. “My name is Alesia, and this is Daren.”
“Nice to meet you.” Alex made sure to speak slowly.
“Hey guy!” Two other men came over. Alesia noticed that the one that she recognized as the bass player was very muscular. Her eyes went over to the drummer and analyzed his head. Jack’s long slender finger tapped the girl’s shoulder. Her gaze detached from the drummer and went to Jack.
He pointed to the bassist. “Z-A-C-K M-E-R-R-I-C-K.” Next was the drummer. “R-I-A-N D-A-W-S-O-N.”
“My name is Alesia Young, and this is my puppy, Daren.”
“Nice to meet you.” They said before shaking her hand.
“Can we eat now, Plushie?”
“What do you want?” Jack signed.
“I don’t know. Fast food sounds awesome. I haven’t had any in so long. You can get me whatever. I just want food now!”
Jack turned to his band mates. “What do you guys want? I’ll go get it, and you guys can watch her.”
“Did you ask her what she wanted in sign language?” Alex asked.
“Yeah. I practiced all night.”
“Holy shit. You’re really getting in to this whole ‘taking car of her’ thing.”
“Our Jack is finally growing up,” Rian chuckled.
“I guess I am.” The guys told Jack what they wanted. Jack started off, but then he turned back around and handed the signing book to Alex. “Use this if you want to talk to her.” He started off again as the small group sat down at a table.
Alex searched through the book before shopping. “How are you?”
“I’m doing great! Why wouldn’t I be? I’m at the mall getting fast food with Plushie.”
“Plushie?”
“That’s what I call Jack. I should give you guys names too! Alex can be Beanie, Zack can be Muscle, and Rian can be Baldy.”
“I’m not bald. I have hair.”
“You said that too fast.”
“I’m not bald. I have hair. It’s just really short.”
“Oh, ok. I’ll call you Beard then. We can have so much fun together!”
“Why don’t we all go somewhere tomorrow,” Zack suggested.
“So, what were you guys talking about?” Jack asked as he set the tray of food on the table and his body next to Alesia. He thought about putting his arm around her, but decided against it. He didn’t want to scare the girl.
“Well,” Rian started, “she gave us nicknames, and Zack suggest that we all go somewhere tomorrow.”
“That sounds fun. Do you want to go?”
“Yes! Can we?! Can we?!”
“Of course we can.” Jack flashed a smile that made her heart leap in her chest. She wondered why. “What are the nicknames she gave you?”
“I’m Beanie,” Alex said. “Zack is Muscle, and Rian is Beard.”
Jack’s chuckled made every muscle in Alesia’s body tingle. Why was she feeling this way? Was she sick?
You’re an idiot. You’re not sick. You like him.
She liked him?
Yes, you like him. Why wouldn’t you? You think he’s cute, and I think he’s sexy. You like him.
Alesia liked Jack. What was she going to do about it? Ignore it? Tell him? She did know that her life would never be the same.
Yep. I made the fist chapter 12 pages because I'm adding a bunch of stuff. The second is 10, but it's not the second chapter of this story. It's actually her just getting her stuff and having the guy character (his name is Elijah) driving her to his place. I did the same with another one that I started writing, but I haven't finished the finally copy yet. The rough draft has been done, but I only have four and a half chapters done because I'm adding more stuff.
The main difference would be that they do call her Aly in the begining because I found a way to work with it and the chapter where Alesia reveals herself, she has nightmares, and Elijah has a backstory that is also going to be a book. That, and I don't know what to call it yet because it will have a different name.
I'm happy you like this though! :) :) :)
And that's cool about your friend!
6/28/13