Michael could not believe the joy he felt. He never expected such happiness to be possible. In the deepest darkest corner of his heart, he had truly expected not to see his little brothers again.
But he would.
The Energetic Avenger would make sure of that because he was not dead. He actually was the superhero everyone believed him to be.
Hargrave didn’t offer any further comments beyond, “I am happy for you, Michael. I am sorry you have to wait until he gets to your turn.”
Michael wasn’t.
Excused to return home, Michael left the office, thinking about what he was going to do with the rest of the day. He still couldn’t run.
Once outside, he was awash with voices of celebration. The whole school was ecstatic about the Energetic Avenger’s return, and since the broadcast had coincided wi
