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Post by SirGuido on Apr 27, 2017 15:35:17 GMT -8
Masks Ep 1:
God I hate living in this city. Heroes everywhere, villains too. Always fighting and destroying things, causing people to run away in fear for their lives. They're supposed to help people and really all they do is annoy the hell out of people. I mean this morning I came to school and headed to chemistry first period only to find the science wing roped off because a couple of heroes got into a fight with a villain and destroyed the chemistry lab. So there goes my entry into the Science Olympiad this year. I've been working hard on that instant polymer thread device. It was going to win, I'm positive. Of course, I can start over, but I will never be able to scrounge all the parts in time.
So yeah, instead of my favorite class I got to go to study hall instead. On the way though, I saw Zoe. I kinda waved to her but she didn't notice as usual. She has no idea that I'm alive. I don't think she even knows my name. I'm just the nerdy kid in her eyes, just like everyone else. That's my life. Just like I'm sitting here right now writing this and Jason Mott is sitting right next to me and he keeps flicking paper wads at me. If I had powers I'd smash him in the face and make him look like the moron he is in front of everyone! Whatever, he'll get his when I'm making all kinds of money working for HosierCorp and he's fixing the brakes on my brand new Tesla.
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Post by SirGuido on Apr 27, 2017 15:49:39 GMT -8
Masks Ep 1:
Are you seriously kidding me right now?!? Just sitting there during study hall, going over my calculus notes to prepare for today's test and the fire alarm goes off. People start rushing outside. I get bounced around like a ping pong ball since, as usual, no pays attention to me. Finally I was in the quad and I found a spot under a tree to finish my studying when I heard people screaming. They were talking about sewage coming alive or something silly. Of course, something supers related. Always. Yeah that means some heroes showed up. Some heroes I've never seen before. One of them jumped from the roof of the gym and looked like an idiot as he went sprawling through the doors. Another one jumped and looked super cool, and she looked a lot like Zoe. There was a bright gleam of light as one of them raced across the quad and pushed Principal Lloyd out of the way and to safety.
I didn't see much more after that but I did hear that they fought some monster made of oil and grease or something? They didn't kill it but they did make it go away. Oh, and they called off school because of it so I had to wait around for the bus because no one would give me a ride. I swear its a wonder anyone graduates in this city since they cancel school so much. University application committees are going to laugh when they see my application listing Howlett High as my alma mater. Like anyone gets a real education at that school they'll say as they toss my life into the trash can. Where the hell are those buses anyway?
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Post by SirGuido on Apr 27, 2017 16:03:39 GMT -8
Masks Ep 2:
Ok so having a half day off of school does have its merits. I was able to get a lot of work done on a rebuild of my instant polymer thread device. Its not finished by any means, but I got a really good start on it. I'm going to need to see if I can get into the old chemistry lab and salvage anything from the old one. I could order a new carbon fiber shanked extruder head online but it wouldn't get here on time. I could 3d print one, but the machine at the hackerspace has a huge wait list. Nowhere in town has one, I checked the last time I needed one. My only hope is that it survived the damage. I'm going to see if I can get Mrs. Forresst to let me into the lab to go through the wreckage.
Life at home is just about the same as always. I was distracted by thinking about ways to optimize extrusion and I forgot to put detergent in the dishwasher. Mom was upset and came in to yell at me, which is fine I'm used to that, but then Tony my mom's boyfriend decided he needed to add his 2 cents. He's so pathetic and unoriginal, you can probably guess what he said. Yep, his old standby "You're about the dumbest smart kid I ever met." Real clever there Tony, real clever. It's no wonder he's a manual laborer, barely has two brain cells to rub together to create a spark in that neanderthal brain of his. Its ok though, because by now he's had a few beers and is passed out on the couch watching Gunsmoke or some other dumb old show. I have the entire season 3 of TNG that I found and torrented to keep me occupied tonight.
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Post by jazzisblues on Apr 28, 2017 11:56:38 GMT -8
Those are awesome Guido ...
Cheers,
JiB
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Post by SirGuido on Apr 28, 2017 17:58:33 GMT -8
Those are awesome Guido ... Cheers, JiB Thanks! I plan to keep them up after each session. Like the point of view of the average student when their fellow students have powers.
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Post by gina on Apr 30, 2017 12:53:46 GMT -8
Those are awesome Guido ... Cheers, JiB Thanks! I plan to keep them up after each session. Like the point of view of the average student when their fellow students have powers. I love, love, love, love these! Thanks SirGuido !
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Post by SirGuido on May 2, 2017 17:33:28 GMT -8
Session 3:
My god, I can't get away from all these damn heroes! First it happens at school. then we get sent home. I get home and start working on my computer, getting some things done, when everything goes wrong. First I hear some sort of van come screeching to a halt outside of the apartment building, then something happens next door at Zeke's place. I put my headphones on and cranked up my Fear the Boot podcast episode to drown out the noise. But even that wasn't enough when something starts booming outside. I look and its that damn roller skate girl from school fighting some other roller skate girl. Of course there are two, why wouldn't there be? They trade blows and then some bald guy comes out of the bodega and blasts some sort of beam out of his eyes, missing everyone and it goes crashing into the building. Sounds like it hit Mrs. Jorgensen's place downstairs. I'll stop by and see if she's ok once these freaks clear out. Oh the joys of living in Halcyon city...
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Post by SirGuido on May 19, 2017 18:38:52 GMT -8
Episode 5
Well, glad THAT'S over. After those so called heroes fought in the street they just flew away(literally) and left their villain in the street. Someone needs to stop those people, they are a downright menace. Police picked up the roller skater lady... person and took their sweet time asking me and Mrs. Jorgensen a bunch of questions. What did you see? What did you hear? Who was here? Blah blah blah. They only want to know so they be the first to hand the story over the the Halcyon Gazette and get a payoff. They aren't interested in actually helping anyone. They sure didn't care about what happened to Mrs' Jorgensen's place. Speaking of, Mrs. Jorgensen is ok, her and her place are very.... white now though. She said something about the "nice boy" who came by and protected her and who said he'd come back to fix the damage. Old lady must have cracked her head during the fight, she's clearly delusional.
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Post by SirGuido on Jun 1, 2017 8:20:01 GMT -8
Episode 6
So thankfully the rest of the day so far has been quiet. I got a chance to watch a few episodes of this season of The Expanse. Avasarala is a little crass but she doesn't take crap from anyone. I think she's my favorite character. Bold, brash, likeable. She reminds me of myself, except the likeable part. The new character Bobbie is pretty damn badass too. Space Marine Oo-Ra! Something about strong badass women really starts my engine. Maybe that's why I've always been so into Wonder Woman? Maybe I'll discuss that with my therapist in this week's session.
Anyway, something is going on with Zeke's mom. I went down to check the mail a few minutes ago and ran into her in the hallway. I asked her what all the commotion was about in their apartment earlier and she just looked me straight in the eye and said "Whatever do you mean, dear? It's been quiet as a mouse all day!" I mean, I may only be 16, but I have an IQ of 186. I know I heard a bunch of noise. She's lying for some reason. No idea why. That's weird, Zeke's mom is usually pretty cool.
Well, I think I might go do some prep for this weekend's Pathinder game with the guys. If anything else comes up I'll come back and make another entry.
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Post by SirGuido on Jun 10, 2017 18:32:24 GMT -8
Episode 7:
Ok, so... I like football. I'm a nerd and a geek and I know I'm not SUPPOSED to like sports, but I like football. Its fun. I've been watching since I was a kid. My mom and I used to watch it together before she started going out with that dirtbag she calls a fiance. Now we don't watch together, but I still watch it by myself. So, that basically means I got a front row seat to what went down today. And it was epic. That is the only word I can think of for what I saw.
You see, some villain took over the stadium and enthralled everyone. Like, they were completely under her control. It was like Odysseus and the Sirens in the Odyssey. They were powerless against her ability. I watched horrified as she used those people like puppets. Then, out of nowhere these four heroes show up. It was seriously like they materialized out of thin air. I bet one of them is a teleporter. Matter transference is so cool. Anyway, they showed up and they took her on. None of them were enthralled either. They were totally prepared. They studied. Heroes actually studied! They didn't just show up and destroy stuff and hurt people. They knew exactly how to protect themselves and to take her down. And that one guy looked exactly like Mr. Clean. I guess he's back?
Wow, I am so completely off kilter right now. My world is turned upside down. I used to hate all heroes. They all seemed like such self involved debutantes. Complete disregard for the world around them. But these guys, the Just Us 4 I think they said? The Just Us 4 are kids my age, and they saved the day without causing millions of dollars in damage or hurting anyone, not even the villain. And they all look so cool! Mr Clean of course, then that cybernetic organism kid with all the tech everywhere(I mean his eye was all electronic!), the girl with the roller skates and the short skirt was cute and pretty bad ass too really. The way she whipped out that bat of energy was way cool. That other girl though, holy shit she's hot. I wonder if she goes to our school? Would she go to the dance with me? No, who are you kidding, you're the weirdo nerd kid. The closest thing you've ever gotten to a date is when your childhood friend Angela invited you to go see Wreck It Ralph with her and her mom. And you were 10.
Sigh. She was a dancer too, you could tell in her moves, just like Zoe. Yeah, Zoe Hernandez, another girl who has never really noticed you. She's nice and says hi in the hallways and sometimes she smiles. And when she smiles you get all flush and warm in your face, and you fall all over your words like an imbecile. Like that one time she asked if she could borrow a pencil, and you thought you'd be slick and say "Absolutely, gorgeous." but it came out as "Heavenly gorgeface". Remember that? That's what happens when you talk to girls. Stick to science Walton, its what you're good at.
But she's just so pretty...
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Post by SirGuido on Jun 25, 2017 9:14:19 GMT -8
Vol 1 Issue 7:
I don't know what's going on with Zeke lately. Its not like him to not do his part of a project or skip his homework. I can't believe he skipped out on this, it drives me crazy. Why is he suddenly hanging out with all those other kids? I mean I didn't even know he knew Zoe and now she's staying at his house? Then there's James and Tess. What a weird group of friends. And what the hell was that with Tess Hughes anyway? What does she think I'm a moron? Squeeze out a few tears and the nerdy kid is just going to let the pretty girl do whatever she wants? I'm a nerd and I'm awkward with girls, but I'm not gullible. Even I can see when I'm being manipulated. You're not even my type. I don't go for the bad girl type. Smoking is gross by the way. It makes even the hottest girls look bad. Somebody should tell you that. You could be really pretty if you cleaned up your act and stopped going around acting like you don't care about anything.
Of course. Jason Mott, what an asshole. Slapped my books out of my hands and laughed with all his jock friends. Like its some sort of hilarious joke. That's the way people like him work too, they would never step in and do that sort of thing when they're alone. Its always in front of a crowd. In search of validation, and so that they have backup in case someone like me snaps and fights back. Then, I don't even get a chance to fight back because Zoe steps in and gives him hell. Zoe. Of all people, Zoe Hernandez stepped in and stood up for me. As if I weren't already feeling horrible because I was embarrassed in front of everyone, but now I realize I was embarrassed in front of her and she is the one who had to stop him. Then Zeke stepped in and Tess and James back them both up. It was like a scene from some crappy teen angsty comic book. The hero kids step in and save the freak geeky kid from the school bully.
I freaked out for a minute there because I couldn't find my notebook. Thought that I had lost it and maybe someone had seen that it had a chapter on Zoe. I mean I'm not embarrassed that I like her, but other people wouldn't understand and would think I was some sort of stalker or something. Not to mention, if Zoe found out, I would die. I can't even bring myself to ask her to the dance, I would never be able to explain that I... love her. I've always loved her. Ever since first grade when she rubbed my back after I got sick in gym class. Everyone else wouldn't come near me because I was the "puke kid", but she came and asked me if I was ok, and rubbed my back while she walked me to the nurse's office. One day I'll be able to tell her how I feel, but that was not the time I wanted to do it.
Oh well, enough about that. I need to go see if I can borrow some clothes for the dance. Mom won't buy me anything and I spent all my money on parts for the device that I've been trying to rebuild. I honestly don't even want to go. I heard that Zoe is going to the dance with James and I can't bring myself to see that, but Amanda and the guys want to go in a group thing. Basically all of us freaks who can't find actual people to go with us, we're all going together to make it seem like we're not losers. Oh well, at least I have something to do on a Saturday that involves something other than dice and miniatures.
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Post by SirGuido on Jul 11, 2017 18:11:24 GMT -8
Vol 1 Issue 8
Oh wow, I'm having a hard time writing this because my hands are shaking. That was an intense night.
I went to the dance with the guys because they wanted to go. As usual we sat off to the side talking Star Wars and gaming while everyone else danced and kissed. I caught myself more than once staring at Zoe. She looked fantastic in her dress. When it came time to crown a King and Queen, instead of the normal popular kids winning... there was a dance off! Zoe and Zeke took it to the floor and absolutely killed it and got crowned. That's where the awesome ended though.
(At this point, Walton clicks and button and leans back in his chair.)
Ok, I think this one will have to be done by voice, not sure I can trust my fingers to do it justice.
This slime thing came rolling into the gym growling out "Cleeeeaaaannnnnn" like some sad 50's black and white movie monster. Then, before I really even knew what was happening, she was there. The hero from the football game. I think she's therealRumbleGirl on Twitter. Rumble Girl showed up and she was ready to rumble indeed. She took on the nasty slime creature one on one. They fought by themselves for a bit when the others showed up, that Mr. Clean lookalike, the cyborg kid, and the roller girl. It was something to see. Everyone around me was recording the fight, and I didn't blame them. I only had eyes for her though. Those moves looked so familiar.
That's when the building shook and an entire wall of bleachers started to fall. The roller girl threw up a tunnel out of her psychic energy and I started yelling for people to get out. Clean yelled "Run for your lives!" and he didn't have to tell me twice. I started moving, and the other kids just shoved past me and I fell to the ground. I covered my head and hoped they wouldn't trample me. Finally they stopped and I looked up. Right behind me was a girl from my AP Government class, she was still recording.
"Dammit Courtney, don't be stupid get the hell out of here!" I yelled at her and shoved her down the tunnel to the exit. That's when the tunnel started to collapse. I ran as fast as my legs could take me but I wasn't fast enough, the tunnel collapsed and rubble blocked the exit. Then I saw Amanda, she was huddled under a table, her eyes squeezed tight. I ran for her and tripped, sliding right beside her under the table.
"Amanda, come on, we've got to go this whole place is going to come down on us, that creature is intent on destroying this place. He tried it before." I took her hand in mine and tugged, she didn't move.
"I-I- I can't Walton. I can't move. My leg is broken, something fell on it and I'm stuck." She looked terrified, her tears had already left marks down her face where her mascara had run.
"Ok, give me a second." I looked around, my mind running as fast as it ever had. A plan formulated in my head and I whipped the table cloth from the table and shoved the table to the side. Laying the tablecloth down next to her, I asked Amanda to roll onto her side. She rolled and I laid the cloth under her, and helped her roll back. "Lay down, but keep your eyes open, yell if you see anything coming."
Good lord, that was pretty much everywhere. I found a janitor's closet and snapped the handle from a mop. I ran the handle back to her and lashed it to her broken leg to immobilize it.
"Alright, we're going for a ride, hang on." I grabbed the edge of the tablecloth and pulled, sliding her across the gym floor like a sled on well packed snow. Once I got her there I got her into a chair that I'd placed in the closet and pulled the door shut. "This is an interior closet, the framing will make it much sturdier than the exterior walls. It will hold if anything happens to the gym." Amanda jumped every time there was a noise outside. Then suddenly a loud roar came through the door and dust curled up under the threshold. Then, silence.
I tried opening the door, put I couldn't get it to budge. So we waited. It seemed like hours when the door was wrenched open and I saw The Hoplite standing there, he helped us out and delivered us to the paramedics. When he landed he immediately mugged for the camera and started making comments about how he'd saved yet another pair of poor teenagers from the ravages of an unknown villain. I got so mad I couldn't deal with it anymore.
"Excuse me?" I walked right up to him and looked up at him, he's way taller than he look on tv. "You didn't save anyone, the JustUs4 did." The Hoplite chuckled and grabbed me by the shoulder, pulling me in close.
"This one must have hit his head!" He ruffled Walton's hair and beamed again for more photos. "The Hoplite saves the day again!"
"The Hypocrite you mean. You're a damned liar. I saw the JustUs4 taking on that greaseball monster thing in there. You didn't show up until after they'd already taken him out. You got here just in time to parade yourself in front of the cameras. How convenient." His grip tightened on my shoulder and he pulled me in again. Then said in a harsh whisper.
"Shut your mouth kid. Your ruining my spotlight." He waved again and said to the cameras "He must have been reading comic books again!" The reporters laughed again. Walton pulled away.
"No, because in comics the heroes are real heroes not media whores. They actual save people and do so while trying to protect the world around them from harm." He turns to the cameraman and pulls the camera toward himself. "I believe in you guys, I believe in what you are doing. I am a RumbleGirl fan, if you need my help let me know. My name is Walton.." And that's when the cameras cut to a commercial featuring the King. I have no idea if she'll see it, but I hope she does. I hope they all do.
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Post by SirGuido on Aug 19, 2017 16:51:06 GMT -8
Vol 1 Issue 9
Ok so I spent the night at the hospital, making sure Amanda was ok and checking in on as many people as I could. Most people are fine, it seems like Amanda got it the worst. On top of having a broken leg, she was also in shock and was in a ton of pain. I sat next to her for what seemed like hours. Just watching the news play the Hoplite and Madam Mystery over and over again. I couldn't stand it so I did what kids my age always do, I took to the internet. I started a twitter handle @halcyontruther and started tweeting out all the great things the JustUs4 did in the last week or so. Saving our school from the Victorian, twice saving us from that sludge thing, freeing powered people from that crazy building they were trapped in, and more.
About halfway through the night I fell asleep and woke up when I felt something cold touch my hand. When I opened my eyes, Amanda had put her hand in mine and laced her fingers between mine. I looked at her, but she was sound asleep. I squeezed her hand lightly in mine and pulled out my phone to start tweeting again. The Twitterverse was exploding with news the #heroes was going wild and every post using it was talking about the JustUs4. I smiled and went back to one of my old favorite heroes, RumbleGirl. I noticed she hadn't posted in a long time and was wondering what ever happened to her. Then I started to think that from her old posts it sort of sounded like she had the same powers as this new hero. The strong one with the dance moves. Wait, dance moves? I hurriedly Googled videos and found one from the football game and watched as that girl pulled a few dance moves in the fight. Then I pulled up the video I took on my phone of the Homecoming Dance. That's when I saw it. The same moves, the same body type, the same attitude. Holy shit, this new hero was Zoe Hernandez. How had I never noticed it before?
I spent the night going over every bit of video I could find and before the night was over I knew everything I needed to know. The JustUs4 were all kids he knew. Zoe, James, Tess, and Zeke. He wouldn't tell anyone, of course, that would be stupid. But they had to know about how easily he'd figured it out. All it took was a few minutes of time and some brain processing power. Granted, he had more of that than most, but even the dumbest kid in school would figure it out eventually if they wanted to try. Just then I heard a rustling noise beside me. Amanda was awake.
"Hey Walt, what are you still doing here?" She looked down at her hand then and blushed and pulled it away shyly.
"I wanted to make sure you were ok, they said you took quite a hit and were in shock. They also pumped with all kinds of pain killers. You doing ok? You need anything?" He stood as if to bolt as quickly as possible.
"I am a little thirsty, but I can just buzz the nurse." She looks around for the button to do just that.
"No, its ok, I could use the exercise anyway. I'll be right back."
I needed to be out of that room for a minute to think, to decide what to do about what I knew and I couldn't think with all that beeping and Amanda always kept him from thinking for some reason. All he could do was pay attention to her when she was around, she'd always been like that. Always took up all of his attention. The only other person that had ever done that to him was Zoe. Zoe the superhero.
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Post by SirGuido on Aug 19, 2017 17:20:08 GMT -8
Vol 1 Issue 10
By the time I got back to her room, Amanda had already fallen asleep again so I just put the water by her bed and sat back down in the chair and slept myself for a bit. The next morning her parents were there and she told them I was some sort of hero because I'd dragged her into that closet. I told them I was just helping out a friend and that anyone else would have done the same. Then her dad said something really stupid. He said to her.
"Well I'm glad that The Hoplite and Madam Mystery were there to save the day." And he smiled at his daughter and patted her hand.
"The Hypocrite and Madam Useless didn't do anything. The new Mr Clean and his crew are the ones who saved us." Mr. Hixon just chuckled and patted him on the shoulder.
"Ok, Walton. I doubt they'd lie. They're real heroes in this city, everyone knows it." I pulled away from him and walked out into the hallway, my blood was boiling. I'd seen these guys with my own eyes do everything they could to protect us, to protect our school from the Sludge. Mr. Clean almost died until that cyber guy pulled him to safety. They put it all on the line, for us. The least people could do is recognize it.
I took to Twitter again in my anger.
"Listen Halcyon City, the JustUs4 are the real deal. Tweet, email, Facebook, Instagram, or Snapchat all your videos of them if you have them. The world must know."
"I am the @halcyontruther. I will not stand by and watch real heroes be set aside by pretenders. The JustUs4 are #heroes."
"Calling all heroes. @theking @theclown, @wendy, @snap, @crackle, @pop, @tonythetiger recognize the JustUs4"
"Calling all heroes. @thepepboys, @elsiethecow, @joecamel, @marlboroman, @greengiant recognize the JustUs4"
"Calling all heroes. @silversheen, @thecrusader, @ferociousfox, @helix, @thepopper, recognize the JustUs4"
"Calling all heroes. @stonegirl, @eagleman, @micromike, @elastoman, @savagesheila recognize the JustUs4"
I just tweeted non-stop for over an hour. Tweet after Tweet, calling the world to action. I'd had enough of the hospital for a while so I decided to head home to take a shower and change and get something to eat. I was standing out in front of the hospital waiting for my Uber when I smelled it long before I saw it. The Sludge was back.
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Post by SirGuido on Aug 19, 2017 17:44:32 GMT -8
Vol 1 Issue 11
The Sludge was attacking the city, he was just a few blocks from the hospital. I immediately grabbed the closest security guard and told him to do whatever they do to protect the hospital from super villains. He just looked at me like I was crazy and said to me
"The heroes will take care of it man, just go about your day sir." I was dumbfounded, had people gotten so used to having heroes around that major incidents no longer bothered them? They just expected a hero to swoop in and fix it all for them? I stood there in front of the hospital for a long time, just staring at the Sludge wreaking havoc on my city. I was transfixed by it, completely rooted to the spot. I had no idea what to do, no idea how to help, but I didn't want to just stand there doing nothing. That's when I saw a huge chunk of asphalt go flying through the air, right toward the front of the hospital building.
"Run, everybody run! Incoming!" I saw someone in a wheelchair and I shoved it out of the way as hard as I could and then pushed the people behind it to the other side as the chunk of asphalt hit the revolving doors and the glass in them shattered all around us. I looked back up just in time to see her come bounding in, Zoe Hernandez burst through the corner of a building from the sky and started laying waste to the monster. A gleaming white car zoomed up and the other three heroes jumped out and joined in the fighting. They yelled at each other for some reason but then they came together as a team and took out the Sludge. Completely. Some guy fell out of the goo and they took him into custody. Then the Hypocrite and Madam Useless showed up and the Hypocrite tried to take credit again but the crowd around him just shook their heads and started cheering on the people I knew from school.
I jumped up and punched my fist into the air "Hell yeah! You go guys! Real heroes, just like I said!" Then it happened.
I was frozen as I saw Mr. Clean, the boy I knew as James Dodson, kiss Zoe Hernandez right in front of me. My face fell and my heart stopped or so it seemed. I stared at them kissing and my heart felt like it was dying in my chest. I felt hands on me, turning me. I heard my name being called and people clapping me on the back. I heard the word hero. I heard so many things but nothing would process. All I kept seeing in my mind's eye was that kiss. I felt dizzy and I fell to the ground and the world went black.
When I opened my eyes again, Mr. Hizon was leaning over me and I was on a hospital bed.
"What happened?" I was able to mumble.
"You saved my daughter, myself, and my wife. That asphalt was headed right for us and you pushed us all out of the way. You must have hit your head though because you passed out. The doctors wanted to know when you woke up, I'll go get them." He left and I looked around the room. Sitting in the chair next to me was Amanda, asleep. The opposite of the way it had just looked last night. I grunted because the world swam in front of my vision and I thought I would be sick. Amanda woke up then and jumped up with crutches in hand.
"You're awake! Thank god you're awake." She limped over to the side of the bed.
"Be careful, you have a broken l-" I couldn't finish saying the word leg before her lips were pressed to mine. How had I never noticed how soft her lips were?
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