TELL TALE

BLINDING THE DARK

My life has always been full of darkness.....

I grew up hating myself , I grew up with my family embarrassed at me , with my parents ashamed at my very existence . When people look at me , they see someone to pity . 

Do they not understand that I don't want to be pitied ? Do they not understand that I didn't ask to be born into the most powrful superhero family in the world ? That I DIDN"T CHOSE to be born with a disease that rendered me powerless ? 

All my life , I have felt stuck , stuck in a single place while the world around me moves ahead . The only place I love visitng , I feel even slightly at home , is  the undergound subway . Being devoid of commuters , on most days , its just me and my music and I have no problem with that . There is however , another reason I like trains and that is because there is truly light at the end of the tunnel and not just another false promise . I lean against a pillar , plug in my earphones , blare music and let the world fade away . 

A shrill scream pierces the soft melody . I snap back into the world , only to see a small boy standing right in the middle of the tracks . A woman , quite possibly his mother wails at him . 

I don't think . I jump . 

I push the boy off the tracks , but I can't get out of the way ....not in time . The train hits . 

At first there is only pain , blinding , explosive pain . My head pounds , my ears ring and my body feels like its been run over . But soon , everything vanishes , and there is only eerie silence . I feel hands touching my face . It's the woman , the boy's mother . Thank you . She says . Thank you .    I tilt my head slightly . It is then that realization strikes ....it is when dark threatens to engul me one last time that I see light at the end of the tunnel . I reach out to grasp it and it talks to me ...

I saved that kid , I think . There is more to being a superhero than you know . There is more to being human than you know . You didn't need superpowers to save a life ....you just needed the will to save one . You need to be willing to make that ultimate sacrifice . You don't require powers to make a difference . 

A smile tugs at my lips . I close my eyes . I feel death's soft feathery touch and I give into oblivion. 

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Notes 

Hey there everyone !!! This is just a little smthng I wanted to start .....and if u could comment and vote it would encourage me sm !!! 

To all of u reading this , I love y'all and thanks for the support <3

Love,

Safyre ❤