Short Stories

u/HereNowHappy

[WP] You are a low-level intern for the local supervillain. The job pays well, but you have to keep it a secret. One day, your lover asks you to meet her parents. Reluctantly, you agree to have dinner with them. Turns out they are the city's greatest superheroes.

Walking with my girlfriend to her parents house was very nerve wracking, considering that she has mentioned them in such high regard that I feel a tad bit obligated to impress them. "Hey, don't worry about them, I'm sure they'll love you!"

I turn around to look at her, knowing that my next choice of words need to be careful. "It's very complicated for me Amanda. My internship, although pays well, is only for a limited amount of time. My parents excluded me from their house, only because i mentioned I was bi. What I'm trying to say is that I don't have a high chance of impressing your parents, which is going to be a stab to my heart once again."

My tears were threatening to come out, but I held on to the poker face that I had learned so hard to master.

"I know Felix, but you have to understand that not everything is a shit show for you. At the end of the tunnel, there has to be some sort of light for you, and I'm willing to bet that meeting my parents will be the first step to a finer life."

Then she smiled that damn smile that captivated me the first day we meet.

"We're here now, do you need a few seconds to breathe?"

I looked up ahead, and when I was about to respond, the last person in my mind came out of the lovely household.

"Honey, Amanda is finally here!"

It was Jira, and her husband Julio, the superhero's of the city.

"Amanda sweety! I'm so glad you had the courage to show us your boyfriend! I know you were worried that he was going to leave you once he saw us, but I'm so glad that you finally found the one that you are willing to put all your faith in!"

Each word that came out of her mouth stabbed me in the gut. And for multiple reasons as well. One, my internship was controlled by the Fasha, the all time enemy of the superhero's, so I'm already betraying them all by working with the enemy. And two, Julio and Jira are the main reasons as to why I have no more family, so I have a bitter hatred toward them.

The family dinner was about to get real interesting.

Eating the pork with rice was probably the highlight of dinner, for I had finally learned a bit more of how they handled the situation.

It all started when I was introduced to Julio and Jira.

"Hello, the names Felix, I'm assuming that I'm about to get a stern lecture from both of you, so if you have any bitter words toward me, please get them out of your system."

Everyone looked at me stunned.

"Well, we can always appreciate a man who's direct with what's noticeable."

I looked at Julio, and it took so much for me to not just draw out my dagger and avenge my parents for what these so called hero's did.

"Hurt my daughter, and I'll make sure that you disappear from the face of the earth."

I chuckled, knowing that they've done it before, and said "don't worry, I'm here now, so you at least have a face to pin to your disappearing list."

I said that with so much malice in my mind that I was worried that my malice showed off with my words.

Before he could continue with his line, someone suddenly said behind me "I approve of him, he at least has a spine to talk smack to people who flirt with Amanda."

I turned around, and what I saw made my face fall so quickly.

"Is there something you'd like to tell me!"