[ WP ] In a world where everyone has super-abilities , one boy is born without powers . Show me how he can be a hero .

Jared awoke slowly, fighting the urge to simply ignore his buzzing alarm. He stretched out an arm lazily, swatting at the off switch. Others could have easily turned off the alarm without even touching it, but not Jared. Everyday tasks such as this were constant reminders. Reminders that Jared was ordinary. Absolutely unremarkable. 
 
 After going through his morning routine, Jared set off toward Ridgeway High, the only school for miles. Ridgeway was the type of backwoods town where everybody knew everyone, and few ever chose to leave. The town was essentially populated by the very families who founded it. While this was favorable for some, it also meant that nearly everybody knew Jared's story. They all knew how ordinary he was. 
 
 He walked through the same dirty streets he had his whole life, seeing his nosy neighbors peering out their stained windows. Occasionally, one would send a pitying gaze in his direction. Jared would look away and keep on walking, seemingly unfazed. Yet an observant onlooker might notice the way his knuckles tightened or his steps became heavier after each of these incidents. 
 
 He reached the school fairly quickly on this particular morning, and headed straight toward Room 405, Special Needs. As he shuffled through the halls, people would look away awkwardly, or even snicker. No one ever made eye contact with him. No one ever showed him respect. Well, no one but Mr. Silton. 
 
 He entered Room 405 and let out a sigh of relief. In all of Ridgeway, this was his haven. The only place he could go to escape the abuse of his classmates, of his neighbors, of his father. Mr. Silton would always look upon him kindly, noticing what was there, rather than what was n't. His whole life, none had ever shown him such affection. This was quite possibly the only person in the world who did n't blame him or tease him for his lack of abilities. 
 
 What Jared did n't know, was that Mr. Silton was perhaps the only person who believed Jared did have a power. For in his opinion, it took a special kind of bravery to face a society which hates you and despises you. He saw that Jared could remain a bright youth despite the horrors he'd faced. Jared would never save lives, or bring criminals to justice, but he was one of the most remarkable heroes that Mr. Silton had met. 
 
 Jared fought against evil everyday of his life, the evil of a heartless society.
