Kira's Secret (10 page)

“Hah! Superhero. That's me. Right now I'm worried about this Janet person, Vic's girlfriend. What if she corners me somewhere? I can't fly off, I can't take out a wand and turn her into a rat. I might be able to outrun her if I get a chance.” Kira pouted.

Cody grinned at her. “You can tell her you already have a boyfriend. Then make a run for it.”

“Ha ha, very funny.” Kira smiled in spite of her worry. She wondered if Cody considered himself her boyfriend. She turned her head away to hide her blush.

“Anyway,” he continued, “you managed to outmanoeuvre the finfolk and I doubt many merrows or humans have ever been able to do that. And, you actually saw Hildaland and survived to talk about it. That sounds like superhero stuff to me.”

They had arrived at Cody's street corner and stopped. “Thanks for the pep talk, Cody. You're the best,” Kira said, and turned to go before she really did start to cry.

“No, you are!” Cody called out to her as she walked away.

Kira shook her head and gave him a dismissive wave. He was right about a couple of things. She had outfoxed the finfolk, and she had seen the mythical Hildaland. Super
powers or not, she had the strong sense that she would see it again someday soon.

Acknowledgements

 

As always, my husband David Sims deserves my deepest gratitude for standing by me and acknowledging that for me, writing is not a choice. In that endeavour, my wonderful Wild Women Writing group, Beth, Dianne, Kathleen, Laurie, Liza, Margie and Yvette are always ready with their encouragement and support. I wish to thank Sheri Hodds and Laurie Brinklow for their thoughtful editing.

 

And most important, a special call out to my lovely, lively niece Kira Dawydiak. She provided the inspiration, and planted the story seeds that blossomed into a full adventure.