1. THE RELUCTANT HERO...Chapter 1


    Date: 7/18/2024, Categories: Science-Fiction, Author: Jay Marvel 

    ... muster a big word like 'insurance'."

Back and forth they went, hurling words at each other till he seemed to run out of words to throw back at her. Which made him more angry and He starts pushing her with his meaty hands. by now passersby had started gathering to see what was going on, but no one was stepping in to help in any way.

"watch your tone little girl, nobody talks to me like that!!! Especially not some snobby schoolgirl driving a tiny tin-car her daddy got her last week"

Her sharp words only seems to incite him more. I don't think she even noticed his rising temper. A cop should be here any moment now, to diffuse the situation.

While pondering this, a sudden spike caught my attention. Something about the angry dude. Something deep inside, something you can't see with the ordinary eyes. A burst of color.

I blinked a couple of times to be sure, but it was still there. It wasn't a trick of the light.

It was a reddish hue. But more yellow in some areas. It spread slowly all over his body, but more concentrated in certain areas. Like his chest, arms, and thighs. But more concentrated around his chest.

I looked around to see if anyone else was seeing the same thing, but no one looked unusually alarmed or surprised like I was, so I guess it was just me.

Out of curiosity I took a few step closer, to have a better look. That's when I got the feeling that it was spiking. Dangerously. I don't know how I knew, but I was sure.

Again I looked around ...
    ... and everyone was still looking unpeturbed. How were they not seeing that something horrible was about to happen?

I didn't really know what it meant, or why it bothered me so much, but Somebody needed to do something before this got really bad.

I noticed another man from one side of the crowd walking closer to the arguing pair. He was of average height, dressed in white shirt tucked in shirt and black tie, with nice office shoes. At his mid section you could see the early stages of a beer belly. He looked to be in his late 40's.

He was gently approaching them with hands raised in a peaceful gesture, though they hadn't noticed him yet.

"Alright alright, c'mon guys, how bout we all just calm down. I'm sure we can settle this amicably" he said.

"Well nobody asked you, schoolboy!! Why don't you run along now, before you miss your bus?!!"

Replied the brutish bloke, who now turned to address the newcomer.

The spike rose higher. The red was swallowing the other colors now. It felt like it was almost at breaking point. I kept wondering what that meant, or what would happen next.

The lady laughs shaking her head slowly from side to side..."Now I can finally see what the problem is, you're just too blind to see anything beyond that big nose of yours; that's why you bashed my car, and that's why you can't see that this kind gentleman is just trying to hel...."

Her words were abruptly cut off by a sudden backhand slap to the side of her face. Making her crumble to ...
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