"This is so surreal," she quietly said. "You - Anthony, the kid I tried to avoid at all costs for some time but, more important, a very good friend before that." I smiled and nodded gently. "To think that you ... you got, like, superpowers. ... I feel like I'm in a movie or something where I should probably be way more panicky or jumpy about this ... but I look at you and you're so relaxed, so ... casual about it. It makes me not freak.""I've had a good amount of time to come to terms with it and get used to it.""Maybe you're part of a government experiment, you know?""I thought the very same thing," I replied with an upbeat voice, causing her to laugh. "Who knows, maybe there's a microchip in my brain or something.""That's some incredible technology!""Yeah," I agreed with a nod. "So, how have you been?""Good, actually. Been spending time with friends, working on my swimming, getting swamped with homework.""Replace 'working on swimming' with 'managing mind-boggling superpower'
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