More Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron

Author:Ann Cameron [Cameron, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-80184-5
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2011-07-20T04:00:00+00:00

Superboy and Me

I could hardly see Huey. Huey could hardly see.

He had a Kleenex under his nose. He had a washcloth full of ice against his face. Every now and then he moved the washcloth and an ice cube fell to the floor, rattling like a marble.

We were standing in front of my father and mother.

“So, what did you do, Huey?” my father asked, sounding like a judge.

“I—I wanted to be strong,” Huey said. “I—I wanted to be Superboy. So I was getting strong. I did sit-ups. I did push-ups. I ate broccoli. I thought I would get tough if I practiced falling out of bed. First I practiced falling out of the bottom bunk. Then I practiced falling out of the top bunk. Once.”

“And you’re all banged up and you didn’t even cry,” my mother said.

“Superboy doesn’t cry,” Huey said. “I am never ever going to cry again.”

And right then he started crying.

My mother put her arms around him.

“Huey,” my mother said, “everybody cries sometimes. Even Superboy.”

“Superboy cries?” Huey said. He stopped crying.

“Huey,” my mother said, “why did you want to be Superboy?”

“Julian called me a scaredy-cat,” Huey said.

His ice pack slipped. I could see his face turning purple.

“Huey,” I said. “I really didn’t mean it. I was wrong. You’re brave.”

And then I cried too.

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