7. I'm the same age as these guys!
There was something I needed to do, outside of saving the day (gasp!). In February, I was invited to speak at the Danville Middle graduation ceremony. DMS was where I had gone to school... For some reason, I accepted. The funny thing was, I am the same age as these guys. Nobody knew about the guest speaker. Unless they were on the staff. So I had to sneak in, and sit behind the curtain. After a speech about the year, I was called to the podium. A large amount of cheering took place. It was surreal.
I began. "I've never done this before, so I hope you'll forgive me if I slip up."
"A while ago, I went to DMS myself." Oh the irony. It was tempting to remove the mask, show who I really was. "Many of you will go, and get jobs, and remain relatively unknown. There is something to be said about that. When you become a superhero, you may have to distance yourself from friends, family, and possibly even your past life. There isn't a moment in which I wish I could go back and be a kid again. But enough about me, this about the kids in front of me. Middle school is a bridge between the freedom of Elementary School and the work of High School. To get through Middle School is to prepare for High school." With that, I left the podium.
There was a student luncheon afterwards. The teachers and speaker were allowed to attend. I saw Ferb and Isabella laughing with a large group of people. Then in the corner, I saw Baljeet, Gretchen, Buford and Django. The 4 of them were no longer the happy, energetic kids I knew. I deided to sit and chat with them. I became vaguely aware of camera pictures being taken, but I didn't care. Let the Media have its field day. Although....
Outside
"Arrgh!" A guy holding his camera dropped it, clutching his hands.
"What happened?"
"It just sparked! I mean, it just shocked me!"
Both looked in towards me. I smiled. They ran off.