They Said I Was Crazy

Noah woke in a hospital corridor the next morning and the first thing he saw was a news screen. The footage looped the port disaster from the night before. The camera was shaky, but it clearly showed a young man in a delivery uniform and a face full of ash pushing aside a steel plate that should have killed three people. The headline was enormous. "Briar Harbor Port Reveals 'Blue-Light Freak,' Possible Dangerous Ability User." The comments were worse. "Fake stunt." "Another clout chaser." "Everyone wants to be a hero now." "Look at his face. Definitely unstable." Noah stared at the screen with a tight throat. He wanted to explain, but he couldn't even explain it to himself. The night before had felt like an overreal nightmare.