Superhero Gone Bad

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

            I woke up with a strange feeling. Everything was black, white, and gray. I blinked a couple of times, but colors just weren't forming. I noticed my bed was made, when I thought I was sleeping in it. The door burst open and I looked up. That's when I realized I was dreaming. I was at the door, but I wasn't alone. Oh, no. Not by a long shot. I was in a heavy makeout session with Dustin. I stuck my tongue out and pointed at it, making gagging noises.

           Dustin broke the kiss off and said, "Selena, I love you, you know that right?" I stiffened, but the dream me smiled softly. Dream me nodded and said, "As I love you." I cringed. What is this? He stepped back and looked at me. Dream me got suspicious and she asked, "What now, Dus?" Since when does he have a nickname? He took me in his arms and asked, "Can you take me for a fly?" I gasped, but they paid no attention to me. How does he know I have powers. What day is this? Dream me smiled and said, "Will you get me ice cream?"

          He nodded and laughed. "You're a strange girl, Selena," he said. "I knew that ever since I first met you." Dream me looked at him skeptically. "Which me?" He laughed again and kissed dream me's forehead. "Both of yous'," he said. "now, c'mon, let's go." Dream me smiled and slipped on my mask, and Dustin slipped one on, too. He climbed on dream me's back and she climbed out the window. He kissed dream me's hair and they took off. I ran to the window to see them.

         People were looking up at them and saying, "Look! It's Jamie Night! She has her boyfriend, Tyler Light!" I looked down at them skeptically. They didn't seem to hate me anymore. They seemed to adore me. Then I started to feel dizzy. I fell on the floor with a moan.

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      I woke up with a startled scream. Oh, my God! Were Dustin and me dating? I shook my head and got out of bed. I looked at my clock. It was almost two in the afternoon. I yawned and stretched. i walked to the bathroom and splashed cold water on my face. I looked up at my reflection. Whatever that dream was, I probably just made it up. I nodded. Yeah, that's what it was. I walked out of the bathroom to find Dad waiting for me."Ready?" he asked.

    I nodded. "Can I get something to eat first?" I asked. He nodded. I went into the kitchen and got an apple, biting into its pinky-red skin. "Let's go," he said. I nodded. I ran to my room and grabbed my mask before running back downstairs and out the door. His car was idling on the curb, waiting for me. "Where to this time?" I asked. He smiled. "You'll see," he said. 

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    Fifteen minutes later, Daddy pulled up at the lake. I turned to him. "Here?" I asked. He nodded. "I made sure no one was going to be here today," he said. "It we get a few stragglers, we'll have to deal." I nodded, clipping my mask to my face. He climbed out the car, as did I. We walked to the lake in silence, the crunching of our shoes the only thing we could hear. Once we were right next to the lake, he turned to me.

    "Okay, this is something new I want you to practice," he said. "Don't worry if you don't get it on the first try. God knows I didn't." I laughed and he said, "Get on your knees, head down." I did as he said. "Once I pull your arms up, I want you to flip on me, put your legs around my neck, and make it so I'm the one on my knees." I nodded, processing this. I don't think I ever did something like this before.

    He used the element of surprise and grabbed my arms. I flipped and kicked him in the face on instinct. He rubbed his face. "Sweetie, that wasn't right," he said. "Sorry," I said sheepishly. "Instinct kicked in." He nodded. "Let's try this again," he said. After trying to get it right four times, I huffed and said, "I'm never going to get it. I'm a lost cause!" He laughed, shaking his head. "Now, now, sweetie," he said. "You'll get it this time. Try again."