“Hello?” Gabe asked waving a hand in front of her face.

“Sorry. Did you say something?” Lucillia said, zoning out as questions rambled through her mind.

“I asked you to prove it.” He repeated.

“Oh…umm…” Her voice trailed off as she tried to think of a way to prove that she was from a different world in a way that didn’t make her sound mental.

The only thing that could kind of prove that she wasn’t from here…is that people from Moneral are all telepaths.

She took a deep breath, squeezed her eyes and hands for extra confidence as she said, “I’m a telepath.”

Gabe looked at her funny, but only for a second before he burst out laughing. Lucillia dropped his hand and grabbed his shoulders tightly. “Shh! Nobody can know. I shouldn’t have even told you, but…”

She didn’t know how to finish that sentence without sounding a bit creepy. “But…” Gabe prompted.

“But…there’s just something about you that…that makes me feel like I can trust you.”

He looked at her sweetly and said, “Okay I need to know that I can trust you before I say something that I’m thinking of telling you. What am I going to ask you?”

She closed her eyes and touched her fingers to his temples. She could feel him flinch but she didn’t let that disrupt her concentration.

“You’re thinking about letting stay with you until I figure out how to get back home.” She paused. “And now you’re thinking that I could be an alien. Which I absolutely am not.” She dropped her hands and took a step back.

“Wow. You really weren’t joking.” He breathed.

“I don’t lie.” Lucillia said firmly.

“So, what do you say?” Gabe asked. “You know about staying with me?”

“Question number one, will you try to kill me in my sleep?”

“That’s an odd question, but you’re in a different world so I understand your concern. No, I will absolutely not kill you. You can trust that I will protect you.”

He smiled down at her and grabbed her hand and said, “Come on I will show you the way.”

She smiled back at him, figuring that this was her best chance to find her way back home or at least keep a friend.

Once they got to his house, he ordered food that he called takeout. To Lucillia the food was delicious, even though it was a little strange. But she always liked trying new things.