Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #14 May 2015 | Seite 68

The Heroes Guild
Part One: Simon
Johnson

I have to hurry. I can’t be late again! Simon thought,
as he ran down the street. The clock read almost eight
in the morning; school was starting in a few minutes.
He turned around the corner, and the school was within eyesight. I’m going to make it! He thought, smiling
at himself as he looked across the street and no cars
were driving down the street. “Nothing,” he mumbled,
crossing the street. He entered the schoolyard as the
bell rang, signaling that classes would start now. No
no no! Simon thought as he sprinted across the yard
and pulled the door open, and if he had been just a
bit more cautious, he wouldn’t have bumped into the
principal, spilling his coffee over his usual suit. He
looked up at the elder man who was about to scream,
but instead groane