First Superhero 1: The Second Super by Logan Rutherford Read Free Book Online Page A

the nerve of Brian. He was certifiably insane if he though that this was how you got a girl.
    “No, Brian,” I told him, looking him in his eyes. “ You’re going to leave her alone.”
    Brian looked at me confused. “The hell you say?”
    “I said,” I began, standing up a little straighter. “You’re going to leave her alone.”
    Brian punched me again in my face, doing nothing but making me even angrier. I put both hands on his shoulders, and pushed him, sending him flying into the brick wall just a few feet behind him. The wall cracked and caved in a little on impact, and Brian fell in a heap on the ground, unconscious. Blood began to pool around him as I’d realized what I’d done.
    “Oh shit,” I breathed. “Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!”
    I pulled out my phone and called 911, trying to think of the story I was going to tell the authorities whenever they reached me.
    M ACY , Drew, Michael, and I all sat in our own corner of the waiting room. We hadn’t been sitting there for long, but it’d been a couple of hours since my and Brian’s encounter in the alleyway. I convinced everyone that we should wait for some news in the waiting room. I said it was because we had nothing better to do, but really, I just wanted to know he was okay as soon as possible.
    “It’s such a good thing you walked by when you did,” Macy said for probably the millionth time, which annoyed me to no end. I didn’t understand why she was so happy Brian was okay. I mean, yeah, I’m glad he’s not dead, but she just wouldn’t shut up about it.
    I shrugged and made an mmhmm noise with my lips.
    “You could’ve not been, quote, so shocked I dropped the food and drinks I was holding, end quote. This hospital food has nothing on Burger Shack,” Drew said, his face twisting in disgust at just the mention of the hospital food.
    “I’m really sorry about that, guys. I’ll buy everybody’s food tomorrow,” I said.
    “Oh, you’d better!” Michael said.
    I heard a door open and turned to look, as did everyone else in the waiting room. A nurse walked in, and made a beeline for Brian’s parents.
    The room was big and filled with people, and his parents were across the room, so I couldn’t hear what she was saying. I wanted to so badly, though. I strained my ears and leaned forward, wishing as hard as I could that I could just hear whether or not he’d be okay. Suddenly, I could hear her voice as clear as day.
    “…broken ribs, punctured lungs, and internal bleeding. The doctors are working as hard as they can, and they are very confident that your son will be okay.”
    Brian’s mother burst into tears and hugged the nurse as tight as she could. The nurse smiled and patted her on the back.
    I sank back into my chair and smiled, flooded with relief. I felt so good. Brian would be okay, and he wasn’t going to mess with me again. Everything was turning out to work in my favor. Plus I’d just found out I had superhearing! I was flying on cloud nine.
    “It looks like everything’s going to be okay,” Michael said as he watched the scene.
    I nodded my head. “Yep, Michael. Everything’s turning out perfectly.”

10

A TERRIBLE MISTAKE
    I WALKED INTO MY HOUSE , and quietly closed the door behind me. It was late, well past midnight. I began to sneak quietly to my room, but there was a figure sitting on the couch. I stopped in my tracks and turned to face it, but then I saw that it was just my dad.
    “Kinda late, huh?” he asked.
    I felt my body fill with fear at the trouble I might be in. Not that I did anything wrong, since my curfew isn’t until one, but there was something about the way Dad had waited up for me and spoke to me that had me worried. “Yeah I guess. Been a long day.”
    “So I’ve heard.”
    A moment of silence passed between us before he continued.
    “Kane, I heard about what you did to Brian.”
    I gulped. “Yeah, well, he’ll be okay. I didn’t hurt him too bad.”
    Dad scoffed and raised a