I Could Touch the Sky – challenge reply 2
by Chastity
197 words
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Dick was the first one to introduce us, a long, long time ago. Back then, neither of us knew the person behind the superhero. Then things changed, lives changed, we changed. He got stronger, but I… I got weaker. I lost the one thing that mattered most to me – the ability to fly.
I fell in love with him because he gave it back, as best as
anyone could.
He showed up one day with no warning; just rang my bell, told me that he had a surprise, and whisked me away on the T-Jet to somewhere with a beach. Then he introduced me to his element.
He was patient as I got used once more to the tides, but as soon as I was comfortable, a huge grin split his face and he dunked me underwater. And he made me fly.
Magically he allowed me to experience his world, and we soared through the currents together. We flirted with sharks and chased blowfish.
All too soon it was time to go home, to leave the ocean for the land.
But for one day, Garth gave me back my wings, and I'll
always love him for that.