#neverusingthesepowersagain

Power Diary Entry 17 - March 5

After pretty much showing Shay not one power, but two. I bolt it out of the house and down the street before she could question me anymore. Because i am one of the only seniors in my high school without a car, i had to take the bus home. Instead of taking two different busses I decided to walk from Dea’s house to downtown Cleveland and just take the train. 

While downtown I went to grab some food. My cousin had been telling me about this gyro place in the Arcade so I walked over there. Now the Arcade isn’t an arcade with like games and stuff. It is a fancier place with shops and a small food court. It’s connected to a lot of offices and apartments so its a place that men in suits frequent a lot. 

I guess this hardest decided that it would be a great place to rob someone. I know what you’re thinking, oh this is a perfect opportunity for Julian to use his powers to be a hero. I thought the same thing, but remember this is the weekend where bad goes to worse. 

There were three guess in hoodies and thee weird face mask that just covered the mouth and like like dinosaur teeth or something as painted on it. Two guy pulled out knifes and started harassing the tables in the center of the foodcourt. Another idiot stood on the balcony above them and addressed the crowd. He told them no one would get hurt if they just gave the goons in the food court their money. 

Well, like i said, these guys were idiots and didn’t take into account that security guards were posted on one end of the arcade. Someone must have told the security, because they came running into the room (obviously stupid security as well.) The cops were unprepared, because little did they know the lead hordes idiot had a gun. When the cops came storming in. He grabbed a little old lady (she couldn’t be more than an inch over 5 feet) and held the gun to her head. 

So, now you’re probably wondering why i didn’t kick some ass with my telekinesis powers. Wel...

1. I hadn’t practiced with the power yet and didn’t know if i could use it properly.

2. I didn’t want to expose myself - to the civilians or the guy with the gun. 

3. What was i supposed to do too the guys with my telekinesis and chance throwing the old lady??

Either way, anything would have been better than sitting there and doing nothing. I froze as there was a bit more yelling from both the goon and the cops. The situation was getting worse and the old woman looked like she was going to faint from the pressure the goon with the gun was putting on her neck to hold her steady.

Well, thats when I got the bright idea to use my powers. You see, there was a giant poster of Lebron James hanging in the middle of the Arcade. I thought if i pulled the poster down I could use it to capture the guy and save the day. 

I pulled the poster off the wall easy, but having it both fall on the hoodlum and tie him in it proved difficult. I only managed for it to fall over the balcony. There was a lot of yelling from everyone around and then there was a gunshot. The entire place got quiet and it was clear it came from under the poster. Moments later, the idiot goon came darting out from under the poster and booked it to the back of the arcade - his friend close behind him.

When the old woman never came out from under the poster it was clear what had happened, but I decided to check anyway. The cops had darted after the gangsters and I was the nearest to the poster. Why did I look?! Why did I do that to myself? I had to pull that stupid poster away and see that poor bloody woman lying there. 

It was my fault. Why didn’t I let the cops do some negotiating? Why didn’t i let the situation resolve itself? No one would have been killed. Who cares if those gangsters stole everyones money, at least then they could all go home to their family, but that little old woman would never go home.