Gray Strangers

Chapter 2

Allen's p.o.v : * it was now 6:00 in the afternoon i  was preparing dinner i wasn't used to making dinner for two i was used to the solitude that i had the isolation i didn't mind being alone it was like this ever since my father and uncle died i guess that's around the time my whole personality took a 360, i stopped talking to people i was once close to and now i'm cold and distant with everyone i meet if they say hi the most they get out of me is a grunt, i decided on keto crab stuffed mushrooms for dinner tonight the ingredients were as follows 20 ounces cremini (baby Bella) mushrooms (20-25 individual mushrooms)  2 tablespoons of finely grated Parmesan  cheese. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley and some salt. next came the ingredients for the filling which used to be fun for me when i was little and i still had my father around to show me what to do but now everything is just child's play to me and it get's boring after a while. filling: 4 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature, 4 ounces of crab meat finely chopped 5 ounces of garlic minced , 1 tablespoon dried oregano ,1/2 teaspoon of paprika ,1/2 teaspoon of black pepper,1/4 teaspoon salt. now that i had all my ingredients put together i preheated the oven to 400 degrees f and put some of the food that i had prepped before hand into the oven once the timer went off telling me it had reached 400* i start working on the rest of the food while i wait for the first batch to get done cooking after 30 minutes passed the timer went off again i put on my oven mitts and pulled out the food i put six on one plate and six on another , i walk out to the dinning room and give el her plate * " thank you Allen it looks really good..how long have you been cooking are you self taught or did someone teach you how to cook...i wish hopper could have taught me how to make a proper meal but he didn't get that chance" *she looked down at the table as she spoke of this hopper im guessing he was a father figure but i said nothing in response i only rolled my eye's and gave a small sigh and walked back into the kitchen it seemed my timing was spot on just as i walked in the timer went off i picked up the oven mitts again and opened the oven and pulled out the second batch of crab stuffed mushrooms i set the tray down on the counter and walk over to one of the cabinets and open it up and grab two more plates  close the cabinet and walk over to the trey and start putting them on the plates . after i had them all transferred over i walked back out into the dinning room and set the plates down and then for the last time walked back into the kitchen turned off the oven put away my oven mitts and hung up the apron. i walked back into the dinning room and pulled out my seat and sat down i glanced across the table she was just staring at me was she waiting for some kind of invite to eat ? i gestured for her to just start eating and it looked like she got the idea  .* say Allen why do you wear gloves it's always so hot out..so wouldn't your hands be getting all sweaty and clammy i would think they would be don't you?" she was trying to make small talk but this wasn't going to work i don't talk to strangers the most she'll get out of me is a grunt or a sigh and if she get's a sigh it's most likely because i'm irritated and don't feel like putting up with this girl's bullshit why does she have to ask questions why can't she just eat the food and stay quite.

el's p.o.v : * he looked like he was getting really irritated with me but all i did was ask him a simple question and he won't even give the kind courtesy of using his words and answering my question i need to remain calm though he is doing me a favor by letting me stay over at his place and he didn't have to he also didn't have to help me out by getting the rest of the mind player out of my leg, which i'm still curious about he told me no  normal person could get it out and i'm without my powers so i couldn't get it out so.. how in the world did he get it out does this mean he's not normal if that's the case what is he? should i ask him would he get mad if i asked him ?* "umm... Allen i was just curious about something if you don't  mind me asking you said no normal person could get the mind player out right?" *he nodded as he continued to eat his crab mushrooms* "OK so that makes me wonder how did you get it out?" he stopped eating and looked me dead in the eyes i was anxiously awaiting his answer what would he say or do did i go to far when i asked? "that's not for you to know"  *and with that short answer he got up put his dishes in the sink and went to his room* "i guess i did go to far i guess there's a fine line between what i can and can't ask him" *after i finished my food i dismiss myself from the table and go into the kitchen and wash my dishes and put them in the drying rack, i go into the living room and lay down on the couch and pull the blanket up over my head and fall fast asleep with the hope's that maybe Allen and i can learn to get along during the time i'm staying here with thoughts i'm fast asleep.*