Extract A:

"Hey! Do you guys know? I have superpowers!" I shouted .

No one entertained me .

"You don't believe me?" I asked .

"You are the worst in the whole school, superpowers . What a braggart," Kid A ridiculed .

The other four started whispering in each other's ears .

"You don't believe me, eh? I can predict the future . Look at that road juncture . Xiaohong will pa.s.s by, carrying a bag of apples and even give one to me . Wait and see," I said before quickening my pace .

Indeed, at the aforementioned road juncture, Xiaohong appeared, struggling with a basket of apples .

I waved to her and she put her basket down . She took an apple out and handed it to me before continuing on her way .

"See? I can predict the future," I boasted, holding the apple up proudly .

"Wow! How did you do it?" Kid B asked, amazed .

"I have superpowers . Each night, when I go to bed, I'll dream about the things that will happen the next day . 100% accuracy . "

"But earlier you said a bag of apples . She was carrying a basket?" Kid B asked, puzzled .

"Do you think I'm a fool? Xiaohong is from your cla.s.s and her family sells fruits . She'd bring some home every day, see you on her way home, and give you one when you wave to her . It's all been calculated, hasn't it, braggart king?" Kid A asked .

"Pfffft . Braggart King," the rest chimed in before scattering away .

I stood on the spot, mumbling, "I really do have superpowers, why won't you guys believe me?"

Extract B: 

"Ahh . . . "

I was startled awake .

Xiaoming committed suicide!

That was the first response that appeared in my mind .

Yes, I dreamt it .  

I dreamed that Xiaoming had jumped . My superpower couldn't be wrong .

The next day .

I rushed to cla.s.s and Xiaohong was sitting in front of me .

I hadn't expected her to be that early . There were only the two of us in the cla.s.sroom at that point .

"Hey, Xiaohong . Follow me, will you? I dreamed of something last night," I said . I stood up and walked out of the cla.s.sroom and toward the stairs .

Xiaohong followed behind me as I went up to the roof .

"Someone will jump off from here . " I pointed at the edge where a warning sign stood .

At a loss, she asked, "How do you know?"

"I saw it in my dream," I answered nervously before going over to look down .

"What a joke . How can you take your dream seriously?" she asked before joining me and looking down .

Eight stories high .

"Right, I forgot who's going to do it . It could be you, Xiaohong . I think I dreamed of you jumping down," I mentioned before giving her a little push .

She instinctively grabbed onto the railing and screamed, "What are you doing?"

Without a word, I gathered all my strength and pushed her over the edge .

Not daring to look down, I rushed off, intending to go home through the back gate .  

I repeated in my head: I have superpowers .

Extract C:

I skipped school the next day .

Mom and Dad called my teacher .

I figured it shouldn't matter since I was performing poorly in school, but they insisted that I attended cla.s.ses .

I sat in the back row, trembling as I stared at the empty seat in front of me .

I asked my deskmate fearfully, "Xiaohong isn't in school today?"

"Who's Xiaohong? You're the only one who hasn't been in school," he answered, confused .

"Just me? No, Xiaohong, the girl sitting in front of me . Where's she?" I asked, trembling .

"What trick are you playing? There's no Xiaohong in this cla.s.s!" 

"Then why is the seat in front of me empty? How do you explain that?" I asked, surprised .

"Is your brain fried from studying? It's been empty for half a semester now! Don't you remember? You kept tugging the ponytail of the girl in front of you and the teacher sent you here . You then started jabbing the male student in front of you with your pencil, causing great disturbance . Frustrated, the teacher reallocated him and kept the seat empty since then," he explained .

"Impossible . There's no way . Then why are you still sitting with me? Am I not disturbing you?" I asked, cold sweat drenching my uniform .

"I think you've really turned silly! You're the last in cla.s.s and I'm the second last . I'm afraid I'll have to take over the bottom spot again if you stop coming to school . "

"Why's this happening?" I asked .

"I can relax now that you're back . " He grinned .

Extract D:

"I really have superpowers," I shouted from the rooftop .

I remembered that this was the place where Xiaoming had jumped off from .

It was also the place where I had pushed Xiaohong down .

Could it be that I have no superpowers? 

"I have it for sure . "

I jumped up .

I've succeeded .

I floated in the air .

See?

I have superpowers .

I feel my power advancing .

I could fly .

I kicked hard and flew out of the planet .

There was no oxygen but I could breathe .

I have superpowers .

"What sound is that?" Kid A asked .

"Did you see? Someone jumped!" Kid B shouted excitedly .

"Who? Playing suicide in school?" Kid A dragged Kid B out of the cla.s.sroom to join in the commotion .

"What? Isn't this the braggart king? He was just boasting about his superpowers a few days back!" Kid A commented .

"He's from cla.s.s 3 right?" Kid B added .

"Do you remember his name?" Kid A asked .

"I think he's from grade 6, name's Xiaoming," Kid B answered .

Three minutes ago . . .

I jumped up . I've succeeded .

I floated in the air . There was nothing beneath my feet .

Gravity and acceleration pulled me downward .

Guess I can't fly after all .

As I plunged from the eighth story, I thought about something .

I was the person in my dream .

I have superpowers .