All Chapters of Catch Me, Maybe: Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

The following Sunday, the five of them met outside a science museum downtown.“This is surprisingly normal.”Riley looked up at the building.“You’re still saying that?”Benji turned around, looking offended.“It’s your turn. I thought you might take us to some mysterious underground facility.”“We wouldn’t be allowed in.”“So you’d go if we were?”“I’d kind of want to.”“See?”Tasha laughed.Elliot was reading the information board. Besides the permanent exhibits, there were interactive areas on space, the human body, robotics, and optical illusions.“This place is pretty big.”“We’re seeing all of it,” Benji said immediately.“Will we have time?”“We stay until closing.”“That serious?”Jax looked at him.“It’s my turn.”“You gained power fast.”◇Naturally, their first stop was the robotics exhibit.Small mechanical arms moved b

A little before eleven on Saturday morning, Riley stood in front of the mirror and checked her outfit one more time.A deep green matching set.The one she had chosen herself when she went shopping with Vivian.She had gone silent for a moment when she saw the price tag, but in the end, she had decided not, I hate it because it’s expensive, but, I like this one, so I’m choosing it.“...Yeah.”She still liked it today.There was a light knock at the door.“Can I come in?”“Sure.”Vivian looked inside.There had been a time when she might have immediately checked Riley’s collar, her hair, or something else that needed fixing.Today, she simply looked her over once.“That really does suit you.”“That’s it? Nothing to fix?”“Is there anything bothering you?”“No.”“Then you’re done.”Riley smiled slightly.This part of things had changed a lot t

At ten-thirty Sunday morning, once all five of them had gathered outside the aquarium entrance, Riley looked at Elliot.“You our tour guide today?”“No.”“That was fast.”“I’ve never been here either.”Elliot opened the map they had picked up at the entrance. A while ago, he might have stood there studying the route, figuring out which exhibits would get crowded and deciding the most efficient order to see everything.Today, he gave the whole map one quick look, folded it, and put it away.“Let’s just go in.”“Growth.”“I haven’t even done anything yet.”“You didn’t study the map for ten minutes.”“That gets scored too?”Jax leaned over.“Where’s the food?”“You, on the other hand, should look at the map.”Tasha sighed.◇The first area was a huge underwater tunnel, with tanks stretching overhead.Schools of fish drifted through the blue light while a large r

At lunchtime on Wednesday, Elliot stepped out of his lecture hall and saw Daniel coming down the hallway.“Lunch?”“Yeah.”“Let’s go together.”As they headed toward the cafeteria, Daniel asked casually,“You go somewhere again this weekend?”“The aquarium.”“With those four?”“Yeah.”“Whose pick was it this time?”“Mine.”Daniel looked mildly surprised.“Yours?”“What’s that reaction?”“I don’t know. You used to seem more like the one getting invited.”“We take turns now.”“And you picked the aquarium yourself?”“I wanted to go.”After saying it, Elliot smiled a little.A while ago, he might have added something like, I thought everyone else would enjoy it too, as though he needed another reason. This time, he had chosen it simply because he wanted to go and invited the other four.That had been enough.And once they were there,

Saturday afternoon, Elliot was walking Maple through the park when he pulled up the photo of the poster he had taken a few days earlier.An outdoor movie screening was scheduled for the following month. According to the poster, a large screen would be set up on the grass, with admission starting in the early evening. There wouldn’t be any chairs provided, so everyone was supposed to bring their own blanket or folding seat.The movie was listed too—an older comedy Elliot had never seen.“I kind of want to go.”He said it to Maple, who remained busy sniffing around the roots of a tree.“But I don’t know everyone’s schedule yet.”That made Elliot smile a little.A while ago, before inviting anyone, he might have researched how to get there, what the weather was usually like, how crowded it might be, and exactly what they would need to bring. He still wanted to check the date, of course, but everything else could wait until they actually