The Hero Without A Cool Name by Stan Hendriks

Author:Stan Hendriks [Hendriks, Stan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-21T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven This Is Not What A Hero Does

Once again with a face full of bruises and cuts, Roy’s eyes slowly open. Lying in his bed in his apartment, he slowly sits up and slightly dazed, he rubs in his eyes and looks around. It’s dark and rainy outside and as he lets out a deep sigh, he all of a sudden realizes what happened! Immediately he jumps out of the bed and runs into the living room where to his surprise, are Henry and Julian seated, watching the news. Julian, with a bandage around his leg, says, “Roy, that took longer than expected but I couldn’t be gladder that you’re fine. Well, apart from your face.”

“How are you feeling?” Henry asks.

“Fine but… what happened with Toogaan? And my sister! Oh no, she must have woken up by now!”

As Julian carefully gets up and walks closer to Roy, he lies his hand on Roy’s shoulder and says, “Your sister is doing well, very well to be exact. She woke up about two hours after we left the hospital and she is making a speedy recovery, just as Tom. Not only is the hospital still being protected by the police as they are investigated what happened, but your sister and Tom are now both lying in the same room. But she did ask where you were, at least, that’s what the doctor told us when he called. But I told that you must have eaten some rotten food since you were puking all over the place and as soon as you would feel better that you would come immediately. But don’t worry, they are fine. And before you ask, you have been asleep for quite some time, as you can probably already tell by looking outside.”

Roy takes a deep relieving breath but then asks, “But what about Toogaan? Did I kill him?”

“Nope, somehow that bastard got away,” Henry replies.

“Oh, thank God.”

“Thank God? What is that supposed to mean? Are you telling me that you are glad that, that monster is still alive?” Julian asks.

“I… no… well, kind of, yes. What I mean is that I’m happy that I didn’t kill him.”

“Dude, he tried to kill both of you. How can you possibly be happy, man?” Henry asks.

“I must admit that you make me feel rather confused as well.”

“Listen I… a hero doesn’t kill, nor does he intentionally hurt people. Even if those people are pure evil. And what I did to Toogaan yesterday was far from okay. Not only did I try to kill him with a gun, but I also made him go through a whole bunch of razor blades to cut him up before he would hit the asphalt. I mean… that’s just… far from what a hero does. In fact, this not what a hero does at all, and I don’t know what to feel or think right now, all I know is that I’m ashamed of myself and of my actions.”

“Roy, listen to me. Yes, yesterday you

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