I was sitting in my car while my father drove to the movie theater. My sister Piper was ranting and raving about some guy leaving some band, while my mother was trying to get her to quiet down.
My phone started to ring so I picked it up. It was Charlotte. "Hello."
"Henry, how rude." My mother said.
"Henry, hey where are you?" Charlotte asked, I could sense panic in her tone.
"In the car with my family, why?" I asked.
"That's what I was afraid of. Listen to me Henry, the villain you and Ray were tracking ended up tracking you! He's got a bomb Henry!" Charlotte screamed into the phone.
"What is wrong with your friends?" Piper said annoyed.
"Bye Bye Kid Danger." A voice said into the phone and then there was a loud crash. I heard my sister scream and my father shout and then I felt a pair of arms wrap around me.
They lifted me up and I felt like I was flying for a few moments until I hit the cement. Not hard, just enough to wake me up. Then I heard a female voice. "I'm sorry I couldn't save them."
And then there was Ray. He picked me up and brushed me off. "Henry, are you okay?"
"My family." I reacted instantly.
I watched as my father's car drove right into a large semi and I ran for it. Ray followed me grabbing me and pulling me into his chest. And then the explosion. They were gone. My family was dead.
"No!" I screamed and fell to my knees. Ray still held on to me, not letting go for one second no matter how loud I screamed and how hard I struggled. Finally I gave up, turning around my screams changed into heavy sobs in the man's chest.
I don't remember falling asleep but I remember waking up. In a hospital full of busy people and a million nurses asking me how I felt if I needed anything. What I really needed was my family, but I knew that I couldn't have them so I waited for the next nurse to come in.
"Hi Henry, my name is Anna." She said. She seemed nice and all.
"Hi Anna." I said.
"Do you need anything Henry? You really should eat." Anna said.
"Actually I need my best friend. Ray, has he come to check on me at all?" I asked.
"Well honey, Ray has been doing some paperwork. When you get released tomorrow he's going to take you home. But it's okay because I'm going to check in on you every week." Anna said.
"Oh so you're a psychologist?" I asked.
"You're clever." Anna said.
"So when do I get to see Ray?" I asked.
"Whenever you want." Anna said.
"Right now please?" I asked.
"Of course, honey, I'll get him right now." Anna got up and left the room. Within minutes, I could hear Ray bursting the down the hall and I smiled when the older man stopped himself at the doorway.
"Henry." Ray said as if my name would break him.
"Ray." I said sitting up.
What I really need right now was for the superhero to come across the room and pull me into his arms and never let go. As if reading my thoughts he did just that. I sobbed in his chest as all of the images from the night before were haunting me. After a little while I pulled away and noticed Ray had a couple tears in his eyes as well.
"Why are you crying?" I laughed.
"I thought you would hate me." Ray said.
"Why?" I asked as the older man took his thumbs and wiped the tears from my eyes.
"Because its all my fault." Ray said looking into my eyes.
"No its' not." I said shaking my head.
"I should of gotten there faster. I should of never taken you with me to track that guy, I should of never made you Kid Danger." Ray said rambling.
"Kid Danger is the greatest thing that's happened to me." I said over him.
"Henry, you're really important to me and I don't want anyone to hurt you." Ray said practically crying.
"Ray, you're stuck with me." I said with a wink.