![]() ![]() It will be the truest story I have ever told. Heck sustains himself and the reader with his wit, imagination, and optimism as he navigates through many risky encounters, while ultimately realizing he’s not a real superhero, but a kid.Ī story of magic and love, of daring and death, and one to comfort your heart. ![]() Heck unwisely participates in Marion’s lunatic fantasy, even to the extent of assuring him that he will protect him. Heck is aware that Marion is definitely on the other side of sane but can’t help himself from getting involved. Eventually Heck encounters Marion, a homeless man. ![]() There he does a very stupid thing: he accepts a drug from a girl. At first he spends his time in a relatively safe public place, the mall. For the next few days he experiences a harsher reality than he anticipated he’s hungry, has no money, and doesn’t have a home. Heck, confident in his own ability to get by and wanting to protect his mother from any criticism, decides not to ask for help. When he and his mother are evicted, she carelessly assumes he’s staying with his friend. Life with his mother has been hand to mouth but not catastrophic. ![]() Thirteen year old Heck is a pretty normal kid with some artistic talent and a distinctive, hyperactive imagination. ![]()
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