Protecting or Deceiving?

    I was bitten by a radioactive spider that gave me superhuman abilities I never could have imagined. I have decided to use them for the greater good as Spider-man. What’s it like to have powers? It’s like that feeling you get deep in your chest as you breathe in crisp cold air that overlays most camping trip mornings. At the same time, it’s like that feeling of dread you get when the wind starts picking up, you haven’t set up your tent yet, and you feel a raindrop fall on your cheek. Having powers is feeling liberated yet shackled down by the harsh reality that a storm could be approaching at any time. This is why I keep my secret, even from those I love most. Especially from them.

  


  Sometimes I wonder if I should tell them the truth about everything I’ve done to keep them and others safe. I wonder if I am doing more harm than good. At what point does protection become lying, and is it worth it in the end? I will die one day, I don’t know when, but it will happen, and won’t they find out then? On the other hand, what if they try to help me and something goes wrong? What if they get targeted? My aunt worries constantly about my whereabouts. I extend after-school activities and make up excuses, so she doesn’t go out looking for me, but in the end, those are different ways to say I lie to her. I have to. The less she knows the safer she is. It’s decided. No one can know.

Signing off- P.P. (Earth 12131)

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  1. Sarah NSeptember 10, 2023 at 12:20 PM

    I really liked how your post was in first person view, illustrating Spider-Man's fears and worries. Very unique and engrossing!

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