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           "WhatifI’mnotasuperhero?WhatifI’mthebadguy?"Hesmiledplayfully,buthiseyeswereimpenetrable.

           "Oh,"Isaid,asseveralthingshe’dhintedfellsuddenlyintoplace."Isee."

           "Doyou?"Hisfacewasabruptlysevere,asifhewereafraidthathe’daccidentallysaidtoomuch.

           "You’redangerous?"Iguessed,mypulsequickeningasIintuitivelyrealizedthetruthofmyownwords.Hewasdangerous.He’dbeentryingtotellmethatallalong.

           Hejustlookedatme,eyesfullofsomeemotionIcouldn’tcomprehend.

           "Butnotbad,"Iwhispered,shakingmyhead."No,Idon’tbelievethatyou’rebad."

           "You’rewrong."Hisvoicewasalmostinaudible.Helookeddown,stealingmybottlelidandthenspinningitonitssidebetweenhisfingers.Istaredathim,wonderingwhyIdidn’tfeelafraid.Hemeantwhathewassaying-thatwasobvious.ButIjustfeltanxious,onedge...and,morethananythingelse,fascinated.ThesamewayIalwaysfeltwhenIwasnearhim.

           ThesilencelasteduntilInoticedthatthecafeteriawasalmostempty.

           Ijumpedtomyfeet."We’regoingtobelate."

           "I’mnotgoingtoclasstoday,"hesaid,twirlingthelidsofastitwasjustablur.

           "Whynot?"

           "It’shealthytoditchclassnowandthen."Hesmiledupatme,buthiseyeswerestilltroubled.

           "Well,I’mgoing,"Itoldhim.Iwasfartoobigacowardtoriskgettingcaught.

           Heturnedhisattentionbacktohismakeshifttop."I’llseeyoulater,then."