[Bonus chapter] Expectations [207]

"You were---" My voice came out nothing like I had initially planned. It was astonished and desperate. I bend my head down and then brought it closer to him, allowing only him to hear me.

"You were actually having a conversation with him--- in your head. Right?" I sounded like an idiot and if by any chance someone had heard me, then they must be laughing on the inside too because of how insane it was.

"You're getting closer." Initially I thought he meant it literally, so I pulled away from him, dropping my head down to stare stupidly at my closed notebook while everyone else was still writing. 

I heard him laugh softly. It took me a few seconds to realize what he actually meant by that. I was getting closer to the truth.

"So it's true that you can drop thoughts in anyone's head." I felt the weight of my own words send a strange sense of panic through my spine. 

"What do you think?" He challenged.