Chapter 2: Goodbye Invisigirl
Violet slowly approached from behind. Adrenaline rushed through her blood as she kicked the gun from the man's hand. She let herself reappear, then threw a punch at the guy. He avoided the blow easily, and Violet was thrown off-balance and she fell near a pile of trash. When the man saw this, he quickly dove for his gun and pointed it at the old lady, who appeared to be frozen on the spot. "Help!" she screamed, but still remained on her place. Violet's heart pounded in her chest as she saw the man slowly pull the trigger.
Bang!
The loud shot rang in the air and the old lady squeezed her eyes shut. When she opened them, she expected to see blood, but Violet was just in time and threw her forcefield at the lady. The bullets bounced off her forcefield harmlessly.
The man kept shooting until he had no more bullets. Violet smiled, let her forcefield down and went invisible. "Run," she told the lady. Violet slowly advanced towards the man, careful not to make any sound. She then picked up a rock, and threw it on the opposite direction. And just as expected, the man whirled around to see where it came from.
"Where are you?" he stammered, "Show yourself, or I'll shoot!"
"Then shoot," Violet answered. The man turned to the direction where the voice came from, but Violet was no longer there. "Chicken?" she said, and the man turned to the right, "I thought you were gonna shoot," and the man turned to the left, "Come and get me," said Violet.
The man was obviously panicking now, turning to every direction, trying to find out where Violet was. Her voice seemed to come from everywhere, but he tried his best not to show that he was getting scared.
"I'm tired of this game," said Violet, and she kicked the man hard on the balls.
…….
Rain was pouring hard and thunder rolled, there were flashes of lightning and Violet was getting drenched. Great, she thought, what perfect timing for a storm! She opened the door to her house, soaking the rug.
"Violet, honey," said her mother as she appeared from the kitchen, "What happened? I thought you were going to the mall with Bryan?"
"Ugh, don't ask mom."
"By the way Vi, your mask is peeking out of your pocket," said her mom, "Why? Did you do some super work today?"
"Yes mom. I saved this old lady from a mugger and because of that I was late for our date with Bri!"
"Ah, I know Vi, but that's the life we lead. What great power comes great responsibility," said her mother, as Dash came running from upstairs.
"Isn't that from Spiderman?"
"Stay out of this Dash," said his mom.
"I know mom," said Violet, "But these powers are totally ruining my life!"
"I know it may be hard, but we have a duty to help the people."
"Duty? Let the people
help themselves!" cried Violet, getting annoyed, "Because of
these stupid powers I flunk at school! I lose some time for friends,
don't you think I have enough to deal with?!"
"Stop shouting
Vi," said her mom, "I know the pressure is tough, but—"
"Mom, I'm only in high school! Don't you think I'm a little young to get killed by some crazy moron out there?!"
"Hey I'm younger than you," Dash chimed in, "I can handle it!"
"Shut UP Dash!" shouted Violet.
"Violet, Dash, cut it out this instant," said her mom, " Violet, I know this responsibility may be a little too much to handle but—"
"I'm sick of this
mom. I didn't want to be a super! Why can't I just be a normal
kid?!"
"Because you're not just any normal kid!
Violet, you have powers and you have to use them for good."
"No! I don't have to mom! And that's the point! I won't use them if I don't want to! I'm done being a super!"
……
Up in her room, Violet lay in her bed, thinking. She thought about what had just happened, her sudden outburst and what she said to her mom. What the hell did I say that for? Do I really mean it?
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on her door.
"Vi, are you ok?"
It was her mom, of course. "Yes, I'm…I'm fine mom."
"Well, your dad and I gave it some thought, and we think that maybe the pressure and stress were a little bit too much for you.
Violet looked away, she didn't make nay eye contact.
"Vi, I know that it might be tough at your age," her mom continued, "And we'll let you think about it for a while."
Violet still didn't say anything, "But Vi, please remember, your powers should only be used for good."
She kissed Violet on the forehead and headed outside.
When she was gone, Violet got her costume out. She can't help but think all the things that had happened in only a few months. It all happened so fast, she could barely keep track of it. All she wanted to do was to fit in, to be normal, but as her mother said, she can't be normal, and that's because she isn't normal. She just had to accept that.
Still, she made up her mind, opening her closet door, she tucked away her costume and locked it—for good.
Goodbye Invisigirl.
Autor's note: Keep reading and see if Violet completely shuns her superhero responsibilities and tries hard to be normal. But what if she gets tempted to use her powers for evil?
P.S.
I have a really bad cold…so sorry if I haven't written for a while, I think the colds went up to my brain…
