The White Widow (A Superhero novel)

Chapter 8- And then Lennie found out.

Chapter 8

When I got home later that day, I realised I was home alone as it was only 2:30 my parents wouldn't be home until half three. I smiled upwards, looking up to the long spiral staircase, then I made a dash for it up the stairs I was alone and it was the perfect opportunity to use my powers after so long.

I stopped halfway up the stairs, and realised 'I can use my webbing, since my parents aren't here' I thought. I smiled and held my right arm out, with my hand positioned outwards I turned it half way around and pushed it. The webbing shot out of my hand, and it had hit the top floor "Up we go" I said to myself.

Then I start to climb up the web, I gripped hold of the long web and pushed my feet upwards as well as my hands. I smiled and kept going, I reached halfway and looked down, the whole world below me, the ground was so far from me and yet I could jump off and leave my powers behind. I climbed up again, until I reached my top floor, I let go of the web.

I opened my door and looked to the ceiling, I turned round to face the wall and started to climb up the wall. I climbed all around the room, my hands and feet sticking to everything. I then jumped off 'I can be so much more' I thought 'I can be a hero, something that can protect people'

I took my ipod and earphones from my drawer and a small notepad, I then put them in and climbed up into a small corner above the door the music was on the lowest level and felt like a person was talking right next to me.

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I didn't know how long I was there for, until my door opened, I hadn't realised until I looked down to see Lennie.

She screamed, and so did I. I took my ear phones out and dropped my notebook and jumped into a crab like form with my hands positioned behind my back and my legs the same.

She screamed again, I put my right hand out and shot a web over a mouth "Shut up and I will explain everything, I don't have a choice now anyway" I say.

I pull the webbing off her mouth and she breathes heavily "What are you?" She asks.

"Sit down and I will explain everything" I say, and guide her to my bed and begin to explain "It happened on my 13th birthday, before I disappeared from the public eye. When we lived back in Kansas where my parents old lab was, my parents had just created their new spider Aranea. My mom had taken me to the lab for my birthday present, I begged her to let me biggest mistake of my life,

"When we saw the 6 spiders, Mom disappeared as Aranea was gone she wanted to check if he was around. But when I sat down and watched the spiders Aranea was on my hand, he bit into my skin and wouldn't let go. Mom found me again she told me to let go, but I wouldn't let myself. After that I passed out, woke up in a hospital and discovered my powers. My parents thought that keeping me out of the public eye and making it look like I disappeared was the best idea. I've been like this since"

Lennie breathed out "So you're like a human spider thingy?"

I laughed "Yes. I have Aranea's genetics are mixed up with mine. Some of its DNA has bonded with mine"

"What were you doing up there then?" Lennie said gesturing to the corner.

I laughed "This is going to sound stupid. But I was just messing around with a few sketches, I wanted to see if I could create a kind-of outfit. Because with my powers I realised I could save people, be a hero or for woman terms a heroine"

"What are you waiting for?" She asked.

"The moment"

"Well honey the moment is now" She said "Get your big girl skirt on and save people. Because you know what they say Sierra, hero's are made not born"

She got up from where she sat on the bed and hugged me "And I will be your little sidekick, I may not have powers but I will have your back"

I smiled, and picked up my notepad "Well lets get to work"

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OMG

WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?

This chapter is quite emotional for me towards the end and its so cuuutttteeee.

I find this chapter to be like Relationship Goals (smirk face).

Its quite a short chapter and I do apologise but I find that this has a sentimental value that you will always need your best friend. Even in other stories where the crush always finds out first, I have made the best friend find out as what she says will come back to us.

So I wanted to point something out

'Heroes are made, not born'

<Bliss>