The Eye That Listened

Looking at Snowie's triumphant face, I pointed at my roommate–Mandy Leigh–next to me.

"I've been reading. I didn't even open my mouth. Mandy is my witness."

Mandy nodded. "Pretty sure Ginny hasn't said a single word until now."

Eva was just about to calm down when Snowie sighed and said, "Of course you didn't say it, but I could hear your thoughts. I heard you calling Eva a disgusting fat pig. I know none of you will believe me, but I can prove it."

Snowie calmly pointed at my bag. "In your bag is a water bottle, a set of keys, and two packets of tissues. Oh, and also five dimes."

Before I could say anything, another classmate snatched my bag and poured the items out, counting them.

"Snowie's right. It's exactly as she said. Could she be for real?"

I calmly said, "I bring this with me every day. Anyone would find out if they observed me for a few days."

The class seemed to find my explanation valid. They were hesitating between siding with Snowie or me.

Snowie calmly said the exact same thing in my previous life, to get all of them to bring an item out for me to pick, and she'd guess.

I refused outright. "Who knows if you'd join forces and gang up on me?"

A few classmates with a temper sprang up and questioned me on what I meant by that.

I said nothing, merely looking at Snowie icily.

No matter whether it was my previous life or current life, I refused to believe in this 'mind-reading' shenanigan. There had to be some secret.

Snowie was a little annoyed that I was not taking the bait.

"Alright, then. Why don't you head to the canteen to get some food? No matter what you get, I'd know. That way, I can prove that I was right.

"Want to bet? Otherwise, it means that what I said was the truth."

Noticing Eva glaring daggers at me, I knew I had to agree to it.

Before leaving, I secretly turned on my phone's camera and hid it in a corner where it could film the entire class.

10 minutes later, I returned with a tightly wrapped doggy bag and placed it right in front of Snowie. It was so tightly wrapped that one could not even smell the food in it.

"Tell me, what did I get?"

Snowie snickered weirdly. "Ginny, did you pick up leftovers? There is half a piece of a chicken bacon sandwich, a few meatballs, and a piece of cheesecake, which someone had taken a bite from. Am I right?"

My classmates immediately snatched away the doggy bag and opened it, matching what Snowie said.

"Snowie is right again. She really can hear Ginny's thoughts."

Even though I was mentally prepared, hearing Snowie make the right guesses made my heart sink.

I picked up my phone and looked at the video that it recorded. Snowie had always been in her seat after I left. Not only did no one approach her, but she also did not even touch her phone.

My heart sank, and I started to doubt myself.

Could Snowie really hear my thoughts?

Eva glared at me. "Ginny, what else do you have to say for yourself?"

The entire class turned on me, demanding that I apologize to Eva.

Right at this moment, Snowie abruptly yelled, "Everyone, silence! I can hear her thoughts again."