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who you were and stuff. Plus I’d seen you all over the news 24/7. I didn’t know what you looked like or who you were, obviously, but I had a pretty clear mental image.”
“Be honest,” I said, unable to pass up asking her my next question. “When you saw me for the first time, did I live up to your mental image, or were you disappointed?”
Samantha sighed and shook her head, trying not to laugh. She pressed her hand on my back, and with a good shove, pushed me off the roof of the building.
I fell down a few feet before stopping myself mid-air. I floated back up to the roof and sat down next to her, trying to hold back a laugh.
“I’m going to push you off every time you interrupt my serious story with a dumb question,” she said, pointing a finger at me with a goofy, adorable smile on her face.
I raised my hands in defense. “Alright, alright. Continue.”
She cleared her throat. “Anyway, I had a pretty clear mental image. But…hope is a powerful thing. I mean, there wasn’t a lot of hope before you were around, when it was just Richter. We weren’t sure if it was the end of the world or not, but it was looking like that was our new reality. And then you showed up, and you brought us—brought me— hope. That’s a pretty powerful connection.”
I wasn’t sure exactly what to say, afraid that whatever was going to come out of my mouth next would ruin the moment. “I don’t really know what to say. Thanks for believing in me, I guess.”
“No problem, Tempest.”
“I’m sorry I let you down,” I said, and I wasn’t sure why.
“What do you mean?” Samantha asked, furrowing her brow.
“You have to admit, things are much worse now than they were when it was just me and Richter. If you weren’t sure it was the end of the world before, it definitely seems that way now. At least, the end of the world as we know it.”
“Kane, it was the end of the world as we knew it the second Richter showed up. And, yeah, things are much different now, but you couldn’t have done anything about that. You don’t know what you’re going to find on your trip. You gotta remember, we’re just a bunch of teenagers. If you can get the help of the most powerful and smartest people in the world? We’ll be able to figure something out. I’m sure.”
“You really think so?” I asked, leaning back on my hands. “They saw what happened to our government. I’m not so sure they’d be eager to help us.”
“You heard Doug, England has Supers working for the government. They’re obviously open to the idea.” Samantha paused for a moment. “I still believe in you, Kane. I still have hope. You can do this.”
I took in her words, believing every one of them. “Alright. If you do, then I guess I do too.”
Samantha smiled and leaned back on her hands like me. “Good. Besides, like I said, I’ll be right there with you.”
“Front row seats,” I said with a chuckle.
“That’s right. Although hopefully you won’t be so far away that I can’t get a clear connection with you,” she said nervously.
“Why wouldn’t you be?” I asked.
“You’re going to be on the other side of the planet. I’ve never connected to someone that far away. What if there’s something with the Earth that blocks my signals, or whatever it is that allows my powers to work?”
I shook my head. “Samantha, you’ve connected with me while I was in space.”
“Yeah, but low orbit isn’t that far away, miles-wise. The other side of the Earth is thousands of miles,” she said, her voice picking up speed as she let out her anxieties.
“Don’t worry about it,” I said. “If for some reason you’re not able to connect, I’ll come right back and we’ll figure something out. It’ll be fine.”
“I sure hope you’re right.”
“Hey,” I said, looking right at her. “Believe in me.”
Samantha rolled her eyes, and I couldn’t help but laugh. “God, you’re really going to make me regret telling you
“Be honest,” I said, unable to pass up asking her my next question. “When you saw me for the first time, did I live up to your mental image, or were you disappointed?”
Samantha sighed and shook her head, trying not to laugh. She pressed her hand on my back, and with a good shove, pushed me off the roof of the building.
I fell down a few feet before stopping myself mid-air. I floated back up to the roof and sat down next to her, trying to hold back a laugh.
“I’m going to push you off every time you interrupt my serious story with a dumb question,” she said, pointing a finger at me with a goofy, adorable smile on her face.
I raised my hands in defense. “Alright, alright. Continue.”
She cleared her throat. “Anyway, I had a pretty clear mental image. But…hope is a powerful thing. I mean, there wasn’t a lot of hope before you were around, when it was just Richter. We weren’t sure if it was the end of the world or not, but it was looking like that was our new reality. And then you showed up, and you brought us—brought me— hope. That’s a pretty powerful connection.”
I wasn’t sure exactly what to say, afraid that whatever was going to come out of my mouth next would ruin the moment. “I don’t really know what to say. Thanks for believing in me, I guess.”
“No problem, Tempest.”
“I’m sorry I let you down,” I said, and I wasn’t sure why.
“What do you mean?” Samantha asked, furrowing her brow.
“You have to admit, things are much worse now than they were when it was just me and Richter. If you weren’t sure it was the end of the world before, it definitely seems that way now. At least, the end of the world as we know it.”
“Kane, it was the end of the world as we knew it the second Richter showed up. And, yeah, things are much different now, but you couldn’t have done anything about that. You don’t know what you’re going to find on your trip. You gotta remember, we’re just a bunch of teenagers. If you can get the help of the most powerful and smartest people in the world? We’ll be able to figure something out. I’m sure.”
“You really think so?” I asked, leaning back on my hands. “They saw what happened to our government. I’m not so sure they’d be eager to help us.”
“You heard Doug, England has Supers working for the government. They’re obviously open to the idea.” Samantha paused for a moment. “I still believe in you, Kane. I still have hope. You can do this.”
I took in her words, believing every one of them. “Alright. If you do, then I guess I do too.”
Samantha smiled and leaned back on her hands like me. “Good. Besides, like I said, I’ll be right there with you.”
“Front row seats,” I said with a chuckle.
“That’s right. Although hopefully you won’t be so far away that I can’t get a clear connection with you,” she said nervously.
“Why wouldn’t you be?” I asked.
“You’re going to be on the other side of the planet. I’ve never connected to someone that far away. What if there’s something with the Earth that blocks my signals, or whatever it is that allows my powers to work?”
I shook my head. “Samantha, you’ve connected with me while I was in space.”
“Yeah, but low orbit isn’t that far away, miles-wise. The other side of the Earth is thousands of miles,” she said, her voice picking up speed as she let out her anxieties.
“Don’t worry about it,” I said. “If for some reason you’re not able to connect, I’ll come right back and we’ll figure something out. It’ll be fine.”
“I sure hope you’re right.”
“Hey,” I said, looking right at her. “Believe in me.”
Samantha rolled her eyes, and I couldn’t help but laugh. “God, you’re really going to make me regret telling you
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