[ WP ] Your whole life you had an ability that seemed normal to you . Now you realized you 're the only one with this ability .

“ Quick! Quick! ” I urgently ushered her inside and closed the door. Knowing how nosy my neighbours were, the over-the-fence conversations with my parents would quickly turn to the fact that Suzy was sneaking in while they were out for the night. 
 Mum probably wouldn ’ t care but Dad would. Suz ’ s Dad definitely would. As soon as the door was closed, I grabbed her hand tightly. We ran upstairs together and fell carelessly but purposefully onto my bed. 
 “ Hey, gorgeous. ” Her smile beamed at me. I loved how playful she was. Her smile spoke to me and today it said she was hiding something. 
 “ I ’ ve got a surprise for you. Close your eyes and cover your ears ”. I didn ’ t even click at this stage. I just heard things the other way around. Of course she ’ d meant to say cover my eyes and close my ears, right? So I did. I put my hands over my eyes and closed my ears. 
 I waited. I got impatient pretty quickly. 
 “ Can I open my eyes yet? Suz? ” 
 I expected her to tap me on the shoulder. Nothing. 
 “ OK, I ’ m going to open them! ” I figured if she didn ’ t want me to she would stop me. She ’ d hold her hands over mine or hide whatever this surprise was. 
 I opened my ears and took my hands from my eyes. 
 She was just sitting on the bed staring at me. 
 “ Come on, Adam, stop being silly. Put your fingers in your ears as well. ” 
 “ What, why would I want to do that? ” 
 “ Because I don ’ t want you to even hear what I ’ m doing, let alone SEE. ” 
 “ Yeah, my ears were closed. I couldn ’ t hear a thing. ” 
 She shook her head, confused. 
 ‘ You can ’ t close your ears, silly! ” 
 “ What do you mean? Of course you can. ” 
 “ No… you can ’ t. No one can. ” 
 I thought for a second. It clicked. It finally clicked. All those times I ’ d seen people covering their ears on TV. All those times I ’ d seen people shaking water from their ears once they got out of the pool. All those cartoons when they stuck their fingers in their ears before an explosion. 
 She must ’ ve seen my face drop. 
 “ You can seriously close your ears, can ’ t you? Oh my, God! ” 
 I jumped to my feet. 
 “ Oh my God, oh my GOD! EAR PLUGS! That ’ s what ear plugs are for! People can ’ t close their ears! How did I not click before now? ” I wasn ’ t frightened, I wasn ’ t worried, I was just plain bewildered. How did I get to fifteen years old and not realise this? 
 “ You ’ re such a freak! ” she smiled playfully at me and poked me in the ribs. 
 “ Hey, I just assumed everyone could. ” She giggled again. It was strange. This was such a moment of realisation for me yet I figured I could think about it later. None of this mattered. I looked at her. She couldn ’ t care less that I might be a bit different. I eased up, sat down again and smiled back at her, shrugging my shoulders. 
 “ Time for that surprise. ” She moved slowly, placing her hands each side of me. Not taking her eyes off mine as she slid herself on top of me and her lips ever closer to mine. 
 “ Kiss me, freak. And don ’ t you dare close your ears. ” 

