A Superhero Receives Special Invitation

“You little sh—“ I started under my breath as another sniffling child clutched onto my legs.

“I always wanted to hear what it was like from your point of view when Erin took the mayor hostage. It was the start of his career,” a woman continued on. I snapped to attention as a dozen eyes moved to me. “He was so happy that you showed up! He never thought he was good enough to get a real hero’s attention.”

“Only because it was a government official,” I muttered.

“What, dear?”

I gave a nervous chuckle and scratched the back of my head. “Nothing. I, uh, I didn’t realize who—“

“It will mean so much to him that you showed up.”

“Will?” My eyebrows furrowed, then shot up. “You—You set me up? You’re so…*old.”*

A cackle sounded behind me. I spun on my heels, tearing through the mud and grass, to come face to face with *him.*

“I really wasn’t expecting this. You’re always so busy.” Kaleb grinned, placing a hand on my shoulder. I glanced back, noticing his grandma was aiming something at my head, then turned to see the rest of his ‘family’ following suit. “My name is going to go down in history, all thanks to you! You meant so much to me, really. I just wanted you to—“

“Oh, so this is my funeral,” I mumbled before refocusing my attention on him. My fist shot out. Erin fell back with a gasp, clutching a bloody nose. “Alright. Maybe you really can be my arch-nemesis now.”