Forbidden Mind (The Forbidden Trilogy #1) by Kinrade Karpov

Author:Kinrade, Karpov [Kinrade, Karpov]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Daring Books
Published: 2014-02-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14 – Sam

Two days of forced bed rest left little room for fun.

After reading the first three chapters of every book in my possession, and countless hours studying Dr. Sato’s dialect, I needed reinforcements.

Poor Drake had already put up with so much. “You must be so sick of my whining and moping and all my Japanese thinking. I’m sorry. I’m just so bored!”

‘I’m not sick of you, and I can relate. I’m strapped down to a bed and powerless, after all. By the way, you’re a freaking genius with language. I can’t believe how much you’ve learned in just three days. How do you do it? I barely know Spanish and I grew up surrounded by it.’

His praise released a flutter of butterflies in my stomach. Learning languages and reading minds wasn’t nearly as exciting as hacking computers, walking through walls or kicking butts in martial arts. I loved that he thought my gifts were special. “I’ve been studying languages since I was two years old. It’s always come naturally.”

‘How many can you speak?’

I had to do the math in my head. “Um, thirty or so, plus a few dialects.”

‘Holy crap! That’s seriously impressive. When we get out of this mess, we totally have to travel all over the world. You’ll be able to talk to everyone.’

My heart swelled with images of walking hand-in-hand with Drake through the streets of Italy, touring the great cathedrals in France, eating at a café and chatting with the locals…. But the best part—visiting all the greatest museums of the world. What I wouldn’t give to spend hours at the Louvre and the Rodin Museum in France, the Van Gough Museum in Amsterdam, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art…. My mind trailed off into the lands of the greatest artists, and I “showed” Drake memories of my favorite paintings throughout history.

As soon as class got out, Lucy and Luke came over bearing gifts—flowers, a get well card, chicken soup, and a new DVD.

“You guys, I’m not dying. It’s just a bad flu.” I acted annoyed but appreciated the kindness.

Lucy handed me the soup and a spoon. “I know, Chica, but we figured you were bored out of your mind, and this might cheer you up.”

I smiled. “It has.”

Luke sat in my favorite chair, his long legs spread out before him. Lucy sat at the edge of my bed. They both seemed happy enough, but still not quite right. Their eyes looked glazed over, and they had an artificial calm to them.

“So spill it, what’s going on with you and Drake?” Lucy asked.

“Nothing.” I tried to look innocent as I sipped my soup.

“Nope. Try again.”

I put the soup down and switched to our made-up language. “Don’t you guys find it odd that we all got sick after our recent ‘vitamin’ injections?”

Lucy’s eyes fogged over, then cleared. “I feel fine, Sam. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

I looked to Luke for support. “You both were like zombies, and then I came down with this flu.

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