Must Read: HERO (A Violence, Mind Control And sex Story) - Season 1 - Episode 48

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Must Read: HERO (A Violence, Mind Control And sex Story) - Season 1 - Episode 48

Today seems like any other day, except for the
whispers I receive as I walk around
campus. In one way it’s an improvement, no one
calling me a dweeb, or nerd, but it’s also a little
disturbing.

Did someone discover my ability? Did Tina tell
someone? I remember Linda saying that I’m
the talk of the campus, and that had been before
I’d told Tina, so I doubt she’d told anyone. I walk
towards a couple guys talking, to see what’s up,
but when they see me coming, they flee. In
consternation, I stare after them, wondering what
in the world is going on.

No one seems willing to talk to me about it, and
those that are willing to talk to me, don’t know anything.

The whole thing is starting to give me a
headache. The headache makes me remember
old Mrs. Stiles. I walk into her office, and find
her sitting behind her desk, a faint smile on her
face.
I tell her my head hurts, and just need some
Paracetamol. I examine her as she moves around. It
seems like she is moving faster, but that may be
hopeful thinking. I’m certain the roots of her hair
are darker, not gray, but there isn’t enough there
to tell what color yet. Her cheeks sag a little on
her face, but there looks to be fewer wrinkles and
better coloring to her skin tone.

Checking her switches, I turn up the elasticity of
her skin, as well as her metabolism, but leave her
other two switches alone for now. I thank her for
the pain reliever, and leave her office. I’ll try to
remind myself to check up on her after Winter
Break and see the progress she makes.
Standing right outside Mrs Stile’s office, is Richard
Dice. By the look he gives me, I know he’s
been waiting for me. I decide that running isn’t an
option, and besides, I should be able to handle
him, as I’m feeling well rested.

As I walk up to the big jock, I notice his eyes
looked haggard and sad. He looks like a man
that’s been to hell and back, only he’d brought
hell with him. For a moment I feel sorry for the
role I’d played in that, until I remember all the
bullying I’d received at his hands.
“What’s up, Richard?” I ask, trying to sound
unconcerned.
The big man examines me for a bit, arms folded
across his large chest, and his brow furrowed.
“You been working out?”
I almost laugh. Can THAT have been what all the
stares are about? I still can’t see a difference in
myself, though I do notice things seem lighter
than they used to be. As I think about it, even my
shirt seems a bit smaller when I’d put it on this
morning. Despite this, all I says to Richard is,
“Maybe.”
“I don’t know why I’m doing this. Maybe I feel
sorry about what I’ve done to you, but you don’t
seem to be hurting from it.” He looks me over
some more, and I know he is looking for the
bruises. Bruises Vage had healed for me.
“For
some reason I feel like I owe you though, so I’m
warning you.” He takes a deep breath, and I
tense. What is he going to do, threaten me some
more? Try to beat me up?
“Dan means to pay
you back, and make you hurt. It’s all over the
campus. He seems to have it in for you.”
Before I
can say anything in response, he turns and walks
away.

THAT must be why everyone is looking at me.
They don’t want to get caught up in whatever
Dan has planned for me. I wonder if they’re
also supposed to keep me in the dark or if that is
just an unintended side effect. Did Richard just
cross some clique boundary to help me out? I
resolve to keep my ability in reserve, so that I can
use it if I need to, on a moment’s notice. I don’t
want to get caught unawares, or weak.
An idea occurs to me, and I recall that I can sense
my switches. I walk to a quiet spot, and cast my
mind out, feeling for the switches that I know are
Dan’s. If he is anywhere close, I will know. I’m
shocked to find him on the other side of campus.

Not shocked because he is far from me, but
because I can feel his switches from so far away.
My ability truly is growing. I also find Tina off to
my left, not as far, and Richard moving further
away. I feel others too, but concentrate on Dan.

If he is over there, I’m safe.

My phone rings then, and my mind comes back
to here and now. Stephanie is on the other end.
“I just heard something, you should know,” she
says without preamble.
“About Dan? Yeah, I just heard. I’ll be fine
though, don’t worry.”
“Oh, okay. Hey, are you working tonight?” She
asks, sounding hopeful.
“Yeah, I tried to get this week off so I could study
for finals, but Mikel wouldn’t hear it.”
“Great! About you working, that is. Not about
Mikel. I’m working too, I’ll see you there.”
Shortly after I hang up, I get a text from Tina,
warning me of the same thing, but she’s not
worried either. She knows what I’m capable of,
now.

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