You don't deserve to be a hero!

It was the last days of elementary school, Jess was now going to start writing her future, within two months she and all the other students were supposed to choose the direction their lives would take, she of course, wanted to be a superhero.

Which child with superhuman gifts would not want it? Even after the fateful Icy Massacre, with society afraid for the safety of the next generation, the position of superhero was more coveted than ever by young people, even by Jess who has something that differs her from all other children: No matter the difficulty, she always keeps her smile. Sorry if her differential is not something as glorious as a hidden superpower, an intellect of more than two hundred IQ's or that it comes from a pre-destined line of greatness, even your lineage could be extinct if the doctors had not acted in time, but this is a story that should stay for another moment, reader, we now focus on our star in this story: Jessica.

The sun was burning over her head, while she walked to school, even with the temperature nearing 113° F, she did not remove her heavy black coat and touch it on her head. Maybe if they took longer to recognize her, it would take longer to start "playing" with her.

She firmly believed that they were just jokes, that if they knew how much it hurt her, they would stop, because they were good people deep down, but she didn’t want to be a spoiler, she didn’t want to cut everyone’s fun just because she didn’t she could take harder games, on the contrary, she only smiled when she wanted to cry, and apologized when she wanted to run, after all, that was what the teachers said when she was younger and complained, "Be strong, Jessica", " Do you want to be a superhero and can't take any games? ", and the adults were always right, always.

It had been ten years since she had completely lost her hearing in her right ear, and partially in her left, with the help of a device, she could hear sounds loud and enough to read lips, so they always came from behind and picked her up. Surprised no matter how cautious she was, Marie, the girl with the gift of invisibility, always greeted her with a shove in the back, strong enough for her to fall and this time was no different. She smiled apologetically and gathered her things together, the other girls laughing past her. She sat in front of the school, always hidden, after all, there would be no reason to tease her if she were not seen, she could not hear the signal, but she was always attentive. When the students started to head towards the classrooms, she knew that the signal was only a few minutes away.

She sat in the first desk, some people always "greeted" her with a little slap on the head, when she once asked why they did it, they laughed and said it was because she didn't hear the "good morning" they were giving, and this was the best way to get her attention, she thought that a nudge in the arm would be more practical, but she didn’t want to argue, after all, they were just wishing her a good day, but that didn’t happen when Rainbow was in the room, she he wouldn't let anyone "play" with Jess.

She had this nickname because her hair was colored, like a rainbow, she was extremely beautiful and got along with almost everyone, except Aiko and Marie, she was also the most highly regarded in the school, if she doesn't have a city, to become a superhero, they even said she would have a guaranteed place at Brave Heart Academy, the best superhero training institution, one of the few that prevailed without changes in the faculty after the Icy Massacre, and of course, Jess secretly venerated this girl, she always dreamed of being like her, especially because she didn’t keep silent in the face of injustice, unlike herself, Rainbow wasn’t a coward. Although her gift is only to project light, Jess had signed up for several different gyms and institutions and would receive their answers this holiday, as this would be the first step towards becoming a great heroine, as she wishes to be.

The break was a terror, sometimes she waited for Rainbow to pass behind her, feeling "protected", but it was not always that she managed to escape her shadow, fortunately in her silent world, she did not hear what was said about her as she passed, all she heard was an extremely low humming conversation, but the bumps "unintentionally", that she felt and felt more than just physically.

Today was not the case, she managed to follow Rainbow, the one who always noticed Jess surrounding her, like a shy little animal, she just looked and smiled, she had a certain liking for that fragile little girl, she hated those who hurt her, because she was a very busy and in-demand girl in high school affairs, she couldn't keep an eye on Jess, even if from afar.

She didn't want to see Jess as a weak, helpless girl, avoided approaching her so they wouldn't think she was begging for protection, felt an intense agony when she saw that girl just smile and apologize after hitting and making fun of her, Rainbow, deep down, wanted to be as good as Jess, but she felt that her purity was nowhere near that Jess purity.

After passing the corridors, it was easier to avoid people, she was behind the parking lot, where only the teachers went to smoke from time to time, there she would sit and always watch the clock, so as not to be late for classes, something that happened to a frequency that made her ashamed, the teachers didn't care about her, so if she was late, nobody said anything and that irritated the others, they believed that she had certain actions on purpose to take advantage of her condition.

Today was different, Jess was so focused on her watch that she didn't notice the two girls coming, Marie and Aiko. She looked up at them, she saw their lips moving, but she couldn't make out what they were talking about because of the sun, Aiko took her by the collar and lifted her up, she was now screaming for Jess to hear.

— I'm talking to you, freak!

She released the girl after several shakes, Jessica almost fell, almost kept her balance, she apologized to both of them and said that she had not been able to read her lips, they both laughed and said something else that Jess was unable to decipher. Marie pushed her hard against the wall by the shoulder, keeping her mouth in front of her eyes.

— So why do you use that crap on your ear if you don't hear anything?

After saying this, Aiko violently ripped his hearing aid out of his ear, Jess knew how expensive it was, so he tried to get it back, Aiko threw it away with a laugh. Jess tried to run after her device, but was held by her arm by Aiko, who was speaking very slowly in front of her eyes for her to understand.

— I hate weak people. You disgust me, you spoiled. You tell adults that you want to be a hero, but you act like a scared little mouse, just to get their support. You don't deserve to be a hero!

She was almost screaming now, Aiko was different from the other kids, even though they were mean, Jess felt that they weren't bad, but there was something in Aiko's eyes, her eyes were as black as her hair, and Jess wondered if that was also the case. her soul, the only person she could feel real malice in. She raised her hand to slap Jess in the face, when her hand was held by a blue colored hand. It was Rainbow, who was projecting an energy that was able to take the form she wanted and became solid, just one of her gifts. She squeezed Aiko's wrist with that projection while looking hard at her.

— Enough. Look at your attitudes, who really doesn't deserve to be a heroine here, between you two?

Everything was quiet, many children were now watching all the confusion in the parking lot. As much as Aiko and Marie hated Rainbow, they also feared her, Marie pulled Aiko's arm out of there, and she allowed herself to be guided, without taking her eyes off Rainbow, who returned her penetrating gaze. She walked over to Jess's hearing aid, picking it up from the floor and taking it to her, when she got close to her, she saw that her ear was oozing blood, due to the tug Aiko gave, she ended up hurting Jess's ear, all around her it was now spinning, she wanted to vomit, Rainbow almost despaired, but she sighed and thought quickly, taking Jess to the infirmary.

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