She’d been able to fly for quite some time now. She no longer needed to run before take off and didn’t require props like capes either. Still, she kept this secret to herself. Her boyfriend was already insecure that she made more money than he. This certainly wouldn’t help matters.

Ran Walker is the author of 26 books, the most recent of which is BLACK MARKER: A Novel in 100-Word Stories. He teaches at Hampton University in Virginia.