The Experts Say I'm Delirious
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
Jack thought about what to get her when he arrived at the art supply store. He was pretty sure that he wanted to give her this one thing. Would she like it though? She said that sketching was her life, so would she like the gift idea?
“Can I help you?” a young female employee asked. Jack turned around to find a teenage girl with really short black hair. “Oh my God! You’re Jack Barakat!”
“Yeah, that’s me. Actually, I could use your help. I’m thinking of buying something for this girl, but I’m not sure if she’ll like it.”
“What do you want to get her?”
“An easel.”
~
Alesia opened her eyes to find herself lying on her bed in her room. What was she doing here, and where was Plushie? She hopped off the bed and made her way to the living room. There, she saw Beanie, Muscle, and Beard playing a shooter video game on the TV.
“Where’s Plushie?” she asked as she walked over to them. This caused the Alex and Rian to jump a little. Zack killed their characters and smirked.
“Titty fuck!” Alex exclaimed.
“I win,” Zack smiled.
“That’s not fucking fair! I want a rematch!”
Rian got up, looked through the sign language book, and then replied, “Shopping.”
“Oh,” she said. She was down. It was obvious.
Rian started flipping through the book at fast as he could. “Would you like… to play… with us?”
“Ok!” Her sadness had vanished and was replaced with a ray of joy.
“She can’t play,” Alex said. “She’s a girl.”
“Why not?” Zack questioned. “You afraid she’s going to beat you?”
“No, it’s just a part of the code.”
“What code? We never made a code about playing video games.”
“Fine, she can play.”
Rian let her over to the couch and handed her the last controller. He pointed at each button and slowly mouthed what they did. Alesia nodded before they started playing. Alesia’s character quickly ran away from the guys’. They thought that she was running away from them, so they started to hunt each other. A girl would be no threat, right?
“Got you!” Alex yelled as he was about to press the button that would kill Zack’s character. When he pressed it though, his character died. “Wait. What the fuck just happened!?” He looked at the screen and saw Alesia’s kills go up by one, then it reached two, and then she finally took out Zack. “What the fuck!?”
The three of them looked over at the now giggling girl. “I killed you guys. You should have seen the look on your faces. It was so funny, especially yours, Beanie.”
“I quit,” Alex stated before getting up and heading to the kitchen.
“You’re just mad because a girl just kicked our butts,” Rian told him.
“That and I’m hungry as fuck.”
~
“What kind of paints should I buy for her,” Jack asked the employee that he know knew as a girl named Leanna.
“I would buy these ones,” she gave him a painting kit. “They’re on sale too.” They walked over to the paintbrushes. “You never told me why you’re buying all of this stuff for this girl.” Her eyebrow rose from curiosity.
“I don’t want any fans to know right now.”
“I won’t tell anyone then. Well, except my friend and her sister, but they would never tell anyone. Desiré, my friend’s sister, and I respect you enough, and Carrie wouldn’t care. Pleeeaaassse.”
He paused. “What the heck? I can’t stop thinking about her anyway.”
“Is she your new girlfriend?”
“I wish. We’re just really close friends right now, but the guys think she likes me.”
“And you like her.”
“She’s just so fun and cute and talented. I just want to know everything about her even though she won’t let me.”
“Why not?”
“She doesn’t like to talk about her past. I can see why. She looks so heartbroken when she thinks about it. I just want to hold her and tell her that everything will be ok because she has me. I mean, I have because she freaked when we went to the beach, but I want to say that to her and have it mean that she has me because I’m her boyfriend.”
“Why don’t you ask her out?”
“The thing is that she has multi personality disorder, and the side of her that is always there is like a kid.”
“I see now. Wait. You like someone with that?”
“Yeah, and she’s deaf too. I’m learning sign language, so she doesn’t have to always read my lips.”
“That’s really sweet and… different. We fans always see you as a pervert that would bang anything with boobs and a pulse.”
“I used to be until I met her. I haven’t even known her that long, but I can’t help but want to not just bang her. I want to hold her and kiss her and… I don’t know. I just…”
“Looks like someone’s in love.” She gently nudged his arm.
“I don’t know if I like her that much yet, but I definitely really like her.”
~
“How much longer ‘til Plushie gets here?” Alesia asked as Rian put her plate in the sink. Zack shrugged. Alex grabbed the book off the table and started looking through it. He became frustrated when he couldn’t find what he was looking for.
“I think we need to learn sign language,” he said as he continued to flip through the pages.
“That would probably help,” Rian said as he sat back down at the table. “Jack’s learning anyway. It would only be fair that we learn too, so she doesn’t have to lip read and he doesn’t have to sign everything for us.”
“I really want to ask her this one question. I just have to find the right signs.” He continued until he found what he was looking for. “Do you… like…J-A-C-K?”
“Of course I like him,” she answered. “He’s the bestest friend I’ve ever had.”
Alex shook his head. “Like like.”
“Oh.” She really didn’t want to tell them about her feelings for him. What if they didn’t want her to? What if they didn’t approve? They had asked though, so I guess she had to.
Jack probably told them what I did. You can tell them. It won’t hurt.
“I like him.” Alesia’s face became warm. She found it so embarrassing for some reason. Echo figured it was because she was so childish. “He’s really nice and cute. Don’t tell Jack though. I don’t want him to know, not yet.”
Alex smiled at this. They were right about her liking him. She wasn’t confused though. She was just shy like any other kid would be. It was rather cute. He could see why Jack liked her so much.
~
“She’s definitely going to like what you got her,” Leanna said as he paid.
“You really think so?”
“Positive,” a voice from behind him confirmed. He turned around to find a girl that looked about 20 with brunette puffy hair and black tips. Her eyes were hazel, and she was short, especially compared to him and the younger blonde girl with blue eyes standing next to her.
“I texted Carrie and her older sister, Des,” Leanna explained.
“I think it’s really cute what you’re doing for her,” Des told him. “I’m not going to tell anyone. I promise. I’m an artist myself. I know she’ll love it, especially coming from someone like you. If she already likes you now, she will like you even more. I promise you that.”
~
Alesia just sat on the couch and looked at the TV. She wasn’t in the mood to lip read, and the guy’s didn’t put subtitles on, so her eyes were looking, but her mind was somewhere else. She could feel the vibrations when Jack burst through the door, set something down, and ran over to her. She turned her head to find him pointing at the easel that was now a few feet from her. He said something to the guys before they left and came back with canvases and paint. The biggest smile that has probably ever existed formed onto her mouth. She ran as fast as she could over to Jack and hugged him so tight that he actually had to get her to loosen her grip. Who knew that such a small girl could have such a tight grip?
“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
“I thought you would like it.” He kissed her cheek, and this time she didn’t back away or have it get awkward. Instead, she replied by giving him a kiss on the cheek too.
“Can I help you?” a young female employee asked. Jack turned around to find a teenage girl with really short black hair. “Oh my God! You’re Jack Barakat!”
“Yeah, that’s me. Actually, I could use your help. I’m thinking of buying something for this girl, but I’m not sure if she’ll like it.”
“What do you want to get her?”
“An easel.”
~
Alesia opened her eyes to find herself lying on her bed in her room. What was she doing here, and where was Plushie? She hopped off the bed and made her way to the living room. There, she saw Beanie, Muscle, and Beard playing a shooter video game on the TV.
“Where’s Plushie?” she asked as she walked over to them. This caused the Alex and Rian to jump a little. Zack killed their characters and smirked.
“Titty fuck!” Alex exclaimed.
“I win,” Zack smiled.
“That’s not fucking fair! I want a rematch!”
Rian got up, looked through the sign language book, and then replied, “Shopping.”
“Oh,” she said. She was down. It was obvious.
Rian started flipping through the book at fast as he could. “Would you like… to play… with us?”
“Ok!” Her sadness had vanished and was replaced with a ray of joy.
“She can’t play,” Alex said. “She’s a girl.”
“Why not?” Zack questioned. “You afraid she’s going to beat you?”
“No, it’s just a part of the code.”
“What code? We never made a code about playing video games.”
“Fine, she can play.”
Rian let her over to the couch and handed her the last controller. He pointed at each button and slowly mouthed what they did. Alesia nodded before they started playing. Alesia’s character quickly ran away from the guys’. They thought that she was running away from them, so they started to hunt each other. A girl would be no threat, right?
“Got you!” Alex yelled as he was about to press the button that would kill Zack’s character. When he pressed it though, his character died. “Wait. What the fuck just happened!?” He looked at the screen and saw Alesia’s kills go up by one, then it reached two, and then she finally took out Zack. “What the fuck!?”
The three of them looked over at the now giggling girl. “I killed you guys. You should have seen the look on your faces. It was so funny, especially yours, Beanie.”
“I quit,” Alex stated before getting up and heading to the kitchen.
“You’re just mad because a girl just kicked our butts,” Rian told him.
“That and I’m hungry as fuck.”
~
“What kind of paints should I buy for her,” Jack asked the employee that he know knew as a girl named Leanna.
“I would buy these ones,” she gave him a painting kit. “They’re on sale too.” They walked over to the paintbrushes. “You never told me why you’re buying all of this stuff for this girl.” Her eyebrow rose from curiosity.
“I don’t want any fans to know right now.”
“I won’t tell anyone then. Well, except my friend and her sister, but they would never tell anyone. Desiré, my friend’s sister, and I respect you enough, and Carrie wouldn’t care. Pleeeaaassse.”
He paused. “What the heck? I can’t stop thinking about her anyway.”
“Is she your new girlfriend?”
“I wish. We’re just really close friends right now, but the guys think she likes me.”
“And you like her.”
“She’s just so fun and cute and talented. I just want to know everything about her even though she won’t let me.”
“Why not?”
“She doesn’t like to talk about her past. I can see why. She looks so heartbroken when she thinks about it. I just want to hold her and tell her that everything will be ok because she has me. I mean, I have because she freaked when we went to the beach, but I want to say that to her and have it mean that she has me because I’m her boyfriend.”
“Why don’t you ask her out?”
“The thing is that she has multi personality disorder, and the side of her that is always there is like a kid.”
“I see now. Wait. You like someone with that?”
“Yeah, and she’s deaf too. I’m learning sign language, so she doesn’t have to always read my lips.”
“That’s really sweet and… different. We fans always see you as a pervert that would bang anything with boobs and a pulse.”
“I used to be until I met her. I haven’t even known her that long, but I can’t help but want to not just bang her. I want to hold her and kiss her and… I don’t know. I just…”
“Looks like someone’s in love.” She gently nudged his arm.
“I don’t know if I like her that much yet, but I definitely really like her.”
~
“How much longer ‘til Plushie gets here?” Alesia asked as Rian put her plate in the sink. Zack shrugged. Alex grabbed the book off the table and started looking through it. He became frustrated when he couldn’t find what he was looking for.
“I think we need to learn sign language,” he said as he continued to flip through the pages.
“That would probably help,” Rian said as he sat back down at the table. “Jack’s learning anyway. It would only be fair that we learn too, so she doesn’t have to lip read and he doesn’t have to sign everything for us.”
“I really want to ask her this one question. I just have to find the right signs.” He continued until he found what he was looking for. “Do you… like…J-A-C-K?”
“Of course I like him,” she answered. “He’s the bestest friend I’ve ever had.”
Alex shook his head. “Like like.”
“Oh.” She really didn’t want to tell them about her feelings for him. What if they didn’t want her to? What if they didn’t approve? They had asked though, so I guess she had to.
Jack probably told them what I did. You can tell them. It won’t hurt.
“I like him.” Alesia’s face became warm. She found it so embarrassing for some reason. Echo figured it was because she was so childish. “He’s really nice and cute. Don’t tell Jack though. I don’t want him to know, not yet.”
Alex smiled at this. They were right about her liking him. She wasn’t confused though. She was just shy like any other kid would be. It was rather cute. He could see why Jack liked her so much.
~
“She’s definitely going to like what you got her,” Leanna said as he paid.
“You really think so?”
“Positive,” a voice from behind him confirmed. He turned around to find a girl that looked about 20 with brunette puffy hair and black tips. Her eyes were hazel, and she was short, especially compared to him and the younger blonde girl with blue eyes standing next to her.
“I texted Carrie and her older sister, Des,” Leanna explained.
“I think it’s really cute what you’re doing for her,” Des told him. “I’m not going to tell anyone. I promise. I’m an artist myself. I know she’ll love it, especially coming from someone like you. If she already likes you now, she will like you even more. I promise you that.”
~
Alesia just sat on the couch and looked at the TV. She wasn’t in the mood to lip read, and the guy’s didn’t put subtitles on, so her eyes were looking, but her mind was somewhere else. She could feel the vibrations when Jack burst through the door, set something down, and ran over to her. She turned her head to find him pointing at the easel that was now a few feet from her. He said something to the guys before they left and came back with canvases and paint. The biggest smile that has probably ever existed formed onto her mouth. She ran as fast as she could over to Jack and hugged him so tight that he actually had to get her to loosen her grip. Who knew that such a small girl could have such a tight grip?
“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
“I thought you would like it.” He kissed her cheek, and this time she didn’t back away or have it get awkward. Instead, she replied by giving him a kiss on the cheek too.
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