The series Heroes is owned by Tim Kring. The characters here are of my creation
Heroes: The Not-So-Blind Man
Cairo Egypt
September 29th, 1993
11:47 AM
"Now, the Human genome is often thought to be the one with the highest potential, the one more likely to evolve and…"
"So he's supposed to be blind?" I asked.
"He is blind," my classmate answered.
"But how does he teach?"
"He's teaching now isn't he?"
"You know what I mean."
He shrugged. "I don't know, but he does."
It was pretty hard to believe that a blind man could be a college professor. Sure the guy could talk and there are books to help him read, but how could he grade tests or read our essays? Well, if he's blind…
"…Do you think it's true?"
"What is?"
"That blind people have heightened senses."
"I don't know. Why?"
I grinned as I pulled out a sheet of notebook paper and began to fold it.
"What are you doing?"
By the time he finished the question I had a crude but effective paper airplane.
"Don't do it, man."
I threw the miniature aircraft toward the board. The angle was perfect and it was headed right for the back of his head…
…And before I knew what happened the paper airplane was suddenly in the professor's hand.
"Mr. Hoque, might I see you after class?" he asked without turning his head.
Oh, shit!
Just then the bell rang. As everyone cleared out I slowly approached the front of the class.
"Y-Yes sir?"
He turned around and slowly removed his sunglasses, showing his grey and colorless eyes. He was blind, all right.
"This, young man," he said as he held up the projectile, "is exactly the kind of thing that causes grades to drop and lives to get ruined!"
I gulped.
Nice job, dumb ass. You're in for it now.
Suddenly, he smiled.
"That's what I would be saying if I was one of those up-tight teachers around here. You, my friend, are lucky."
I just stared.
"Unfortunately, I can't completely let you off the hook. I'm going to have to assign you an essay project. Ten pages, typed in twelve-point font and double-spaced, all on the human genome."
"But sir! Please, I promise I won't-!"
"I'm sorry, but that's the way things work. If I let you off without a hitch the other students are going to walk all over me."
"Yes sir," I sighed. "What book should I look up."
"That's entirely up to you. Although this may be a bit hard for you, I encourage you to find a book you like."
I nodded.
"Besides, I think I'm being more than generous for asking for this by the end of next month."
"That is generous," I agreed.
"Now go one and get out of here, and don't tell anyone I'm going easy on you."
"Yes sir."
I turned and headed for the door, the stopped for a moment.
"Um… sir?"
"Yes? What is it?"
"Uh, during your lecture, you said that many scientists believe that the humane genome is the one with the most potential."
"Ah, you were listening. Yes?"
"Do you agree with that statement?"
He smirked.
"I believe it's the most adaptable. By the way..."
He pulled out a sheet of notebook paper and began to fold it. Before long he had an extremely complex paper airplane. He threw it at me and I caught it.
"That design flies better."
I just stared.
"Well, go on. You don't want to be late for lunch, do you?"
