A Real Daughter_Superpower_To Live Upon a Wish_Secret Power
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A Real Daughter
I have been called by many names, but never had a name www.onedoor.ccto call my own. Instead I’d always known myself as my father’s daughter. The details have long escaped me, but in a blurry, distant way I can remember being born. Being pushed forward and tumbling out onto a white hospital bed. The feeling of stretching my small limbs and blinking open my bright, shining eyes; bright, white light and hot breath fanning across my tiny face. Being greeted into the world by a cold, analytical face and a violent, never-ceasing tapping that could’ve been a pen tapping against his clipboard or the grinding of te...
Superpower
“Gotta know how to save people.” “And fight evil!” “You need special superpowers.” “A cape and tights!” I stood before an easel and chart paper, rapidly recording the eager responses of my third-grade students as they generated a growing list of answers to the question, “What does a superhero need to be successful?” It was our weekly Say Something Do Something meeting, and there was energy in the air. Spring had finally arrived, and I was pleased to recognize that, for the most part, the third-graders in my class had become a strong community of learners. The idea of creating their own superhe...
To Live Upon a Wish
Well, here's another crazy, Jarrod thought, as the pretty, drunk blonde leaned into his face. He turned his head to escape the fumes, but she stubbornly followed him, clinging to the subway strap and swaying opposite the rocking of the train. She overcompensated and almost fell over, glaring at Jarrod like it was his fault."I ast you a quession." she slurred. Her green eyes glittered and Jarrod felt the knife point of panic in his belly. He decided to placate her, to stall her from getting violent until he could get off at the next stop."Ok... If I could have any superpower, what would it be, ...
Secret Power
“Can you control fire?”“No.”“Can you breathe underwater?”“No.”“Can you become invisible? Now that’d be cool. You could sneak into a girl’s public bath–““Geez! No!” Lester looked at his friend in utter disgust. And he wonders why none of the girls want to hang out with him. “When are you gonna stop asking stupid questions?”“When you tell me what the heck your superpower is!” Tim casually put his arm around Lester as they walked on the way to their favorite fast food restaurant. “Dude, your 16th birthday was last week. It’s been four years. The virus should activate now.”Oh yeah, the virus. Some...