Chapter 17 - The Hero's PromiseLeo eventually returned to school full-time.
Before his first day, Elaine found him standing nervously in front of the mirror.
“What if they stare?”
She knelt beside him.
“Let them.”
“What if they laugh?”
“Then you remind yourself who you are.”
Leo looked at his reflection.
“Who am I?”
Elaine smiled.
“You're Leo.”
He considered that.
Then he nodded.
“That's enough.”
He walked through the school doors carrying his backpack.
No cape.
No costume.
May you like
Just scars.
And courage.
