A Penny for Your Thoughts

By Timothy Paterson

Randy was a senior in high school, and everything was going great, or so he thought. When he wished to read other people's thoughts, he got his wish. It was not as great as he thought it would be. He realized that everybody thought he was a jerk, or used him to get what they wanted, including his girlfriend, teammates, and teachers. His little sister thought that he hated her, and his parents were fed up with his attitude. Randy was suddenly seeing himself as everyone else did, and he didn't like who he was anymore. Could he change, after all this time? Read and find out.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Timothy Paterson
• Release date: Jan 16, 2012
• ISBN: 9781466061460

Timothy Paterson

Married with two teenage daughters. Would love to hear comments/reviews of my stories; [e-mail]

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

Timothy Paterson

Smashwords Edition

Copyright 2012 Timothy Paterson

As Randy waited for his mom to pick him up from school, he was thinking of the big game on Friday. Coach Brown had informed him that scouts from a few universities, including the University of Kentucky would be watching the game. Randy wanted to go to the University of Kentucky, because they had a good basketball team. As he was lost in his thoughts, something on the ground caught his eye, something glistening from the sun. He reached down and picked up a brand new shiny penny. As he did so, he found himself repeating his mother’s favorite saying; A penny for your thoughts. I wish that were true. Randy thought. I wish that I could read other people’s thoughts. That would be so cool."

Randy put the penny in his pocket, just as his mother’s car pulled up. Mrs. Perkins looked tired and worn out, but Randy did not seem to notice. When she asked Randy how his day was, he spent the next twenty minutes telling her how great he played during basketball practice. Coach Brown said that if we win the big game on Friday, it might help me to get a basketball scholarship. He told me that I’m the best player on the team, which of course, I already knew.

When they walked into the house, Annie was holding a math book and as soon as she saw Randy, she asked; Randy, can you help me with this math problem? "Not now,