The Pessimists Guide: On Being A Hero

Chapter 3

"YOU WHAT?"

Jill looked and sounded waay more excited than she should've been about it, this was my very existence on the line!

"Shut up!! Jill I don't need everyone knowing about this before I've even figured all my powers! "

"Yeah, well I don't see what the problem is. You have superpowers Zac! Finally our town can have a superhero of its own!"

"What if I don't wanna be one?"

"Whaaaa?"

That's the problem with Jill, sometimes she does all the thinking for someone, and plans out their entire life, then gets really confused when they want to do something else with their life.

"What do you mean you don't wanna be a superhero?"

"Just because! I don't ok?? Look I'll see you tomorrow yeah? I have to figure out exactly what powers I've got. In private."

"Oh I'm sure as hell you're not!"

"You whaa... "

"I'm phoning Jack, and you're both coming to mine in an hour, no arguments!"

"No, I'm going home!"

"Zac?"

"Yes?"

"Do you remember the whole lasagne situation?"

Jill had her sweetest smile on for any passers by but I knew that behind that smile, there was an evil smirk. I gulped, no one who was there would ever forget the lasagne situation for a loooong time. Long story short, she wanted my lasagne, I said no, she stood on the table and asked again, I said no, she stomped my lasagne to death. And then slowly leaned in and threatened to do the same to my nuts if I ever refused her anything again. That's was three years ago, I thought she was joking, turns out she wasn't, and now she's basically the leader of the group.

I sighed, and looked up at her.

"One hour, but that's it."

"Thanks Zac! See you in a bit!"

She flashed me her evil smirk and waltzed off. I rolled my eyes and headed home, wondering what dreadful ideas she had in store for me...........