3 Breakups in 12 Days X Entering the home of the telekinetic

TSM – Volume 1 – Chapter 21: 3 Breakups in 12 Days X Entering the home of the telekinetic

Ring. Ring.

It had not taken long for the duo to find themselves standing before the door of the telekinetic man's apartment.

Hudson did not have a hundred percent trust in the nurse yet, which was to be expected as anything otherwise would be dumb, but he was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt as per her declaration that went:

"Even the Tower Masters have to give my grandparents bows wherever they meet. A small matter like the police and some A-rank superhuman going off about being 'a lawful citizen' by allowing you to be judged by the law rather than himself? He would not live to see the next sun if I make a single phone call – whether he is a renowned political figure or not."

As they stood before the door, waiting for someone to answer, the gears in Hudson's mind roared to life.

Certain aspects of her response had struck chords with him.

For one, the 'Tower Masters' sounded like important individuals and he wondered if they were related to the tallest structures in the city. This also made him more curious about the nurse's family.

He also took note of the phrase 'Platinum-rank superhuman' as it alluded to the ranking system of the super society that he now found himself in.

Also, the superhuman was also political figure?

This last point made him consider the possibility of this being an alternate reality more seriously.

Anyway, he did not get to remain entranced in his own mind for long as the door soon clicked and creaked open after two loud sounds that seemed to be caused by someone bumping into things.

"Who--? Eh, it's you guys?" the man glanced at Hudson with a strange look as he eyed him from head to toe. "Well, I guess a perfect jawline isn't everything. I really did not take you for a One Pump Man, lad."

His words elicited different reactions from the duo.

While Hudson's face twisted into an expression that would be found on one that had just had a passing bird drop its excrement on his head, his female companion burst out into an uncontrolled bout of laughter.

"Haha!" she held her stomach with one hand while wiping out a teardrop from her eyes with the other, before she gave his right shoulder a playful punch and said; "Haha! He said 'One Pump Man'. Get it? Ahahahah!"

Hudson sighed in frustration while giving her a side glance before turning his attention back to the man;

"Pardon the intrusion sir," he said. "If it would not be an inconvenience to you, would it be alright if you let us use your phone? It would only be a brief call and nothing else, I promise."

Noting how the man simply stared back at him with a straight face, Hudson thought that he did not believe his words, so he quickly added;

"We left our phones at home and came here to visit a friend. But it turns out that that person isn't home. We had come here to surprise them, so we had no idea."

"We also both left our phones at home, and had planned to spend the night here so…"

The man interrupted him with a hand raised in a 'stop' state; "I get it. I get it. Sure, you can come on in. I do not have a smartphone but a home one."

If the man had bothered to stop and think deeper into the excuse Hudson gave him, he was sure to have found some fatal holes in the tale, but oh well...

Sharing a glance before stepping in, the duo was a bit startled to be greeted by the disorganized interior of the man's home.

'What did I nearly step on just now? Was that a strapless bra? What the heck is something like that doing by the door?!' Hudson yelled inwardly as he actively moved his leg slightly higher to avoid stepping on an empty can of soda.

Felicity's thoughts were not much different; 'Damn it, I think I just stepped in pizza. My footwear… I'm sorry!'

She actually apologized to her flip flops!

'Also, who the heck actually eats watermelon pizza?! That's second only to Durian and dried shrimp pizza!' she added while glancing at the bare back of the man that owned the home.

Said man, as though sensing their inner turmoil – or at the very least expecting it, said; "Pardon the state of this little nest. My sister just came over after a nasty breakup and her emotions are all over the place… literally."

After hearing the story, even though it ended with a weird joke, the duo's irritation took a back seat and they could not help but feel some pity (for both the man and his sister).

Though, all that went out the window as he added; "Sigh, poor Maggie. That is the third one this month."

Good thing he was facing forward or else he might have been offended by the reactions of the two behind him.

In the end, they did not get to dwell much on the absurd tale of a woman entering three relationships in two weeks (the month wasn't two weeks yet – only 12 days), as the man pointed towards a certain direction in the living room and said; "There it is."

Hudson bowed slightly with a; "Thank you."

"Don't sweat it, lad. It's alright!" the man answered with a few waves of his hand, before looking around with a serious expression. "She has finally fallen asleep, so I should get to cleaning up the place."

The duo watched as he started to use his ability to move some objects towards himself, with the ones that belonged in the trash entering a bag.

While doing this, he suddenly paused and said; "Right. Hope you lot aren't the type to yell on the phone. If you wake her up, I will not bear the consequences alone."

They followed his gaze to one of the doors, one that probably led to a room, before turning to him and simultaneously dragging their hands across their lips in a 'zip' gesture.

"Good."

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