Two New Superheroes

I'm going to tell you a story about two superheroes . . . DeafBoy and BurnGirl.


Once upon a time there was a girl named Kristin and a boy named Todd. Todd was once a mild-mannered man who enjoyed hanging out in the pool drinking cold beer. One May weekend he played in the pool, diving underwater, sitting on floats, throwing children into the pool, entertaining by splashing "cannonballs", and drinking his drinks. He spent too much time in the pool and with one too many underwater submersions, he filled his left ear with water. Strong as he was, his ear became plugged and much of his hearing went away. He became frustrated and tried many things to clear his ear and restore his hearing - but to no avail. This is the weekend he became DeafBoy.

Kristin was once a fair maiden who enjoyed hanging out on a float in the pool with a tasty beverage in hand. She couldn't swim, so she preferred her float to drowning and spilling her drink. One May weekend, she relaxed on a float for four hours while enjoying her Malibu and Limeade. Knowing the fair maiden she was, she applied sunscreen at the beginning of her afternoon and naively thought it would protect her. After much time and many beverages, she realized that her lips were hurting and the sun felt much too hot on her lovely, delicate skin. She learned later that night that the skin on her chest, arms, face, lips, scalp, and back were a purplish-red. This is the day she became BurnGirl.

So DeafBoy and BurnGirl helped each other. She put drops in DeafBoy's ears, gave him a heating pad, aspirated his ear, spoke a little louder than usual, fed him and loved him. In return he rubbed aloe gel and lotion on BurnGirl's skin. They began crusading the Earth together by sharing the stories so others don't have to join them in the world difficult of Super Herodom. We don't yet know the end of this story, but we do know they live happily ever after . . .