JACOB

It takes less than thirty seconds to make a decision. It takes one decision to change the course of history forever. One change could branch of into any infinite number of possibilities that could affect the lives of millions of people. When you think about it, the choices we make are really important.

I mean, with one decision we could become the hero or the villain.

Mr. Boothe made a decision in his life that made him the villain. Will I do the same? Even though he's the me from the future, does that mean I'm destined to turn into him, to make the same choices he made? His presence before my birth could've altered my life in a subtle but very drastic way. Or it could've been the action that will send me down his path and ultimately turn me into him anyway.

I don't know.

One thing is for sure: he was convinced that he could help me along a different road than the one he took.

You still have a choice, he said. Don't be the villain.

Does that mean, in the end, after all is said and done, it's my choice? Is the future written in stone? I guess that's the point. There's really no way of knowing. You have to act in order to find out.

I guess, I can't be afraid to move forward. If I have people who love me, someone to help me along, like Amber, I have to look to the future with hope. And it's my hope that I don't become a villain.

I hope to become a hero. An extraordinary hero.

The End

26 November 2010

Well, that's my story. I hope you enjoyed it. This basically concludes the Trilogy I was writing. I don't know if you noticed, but in chronological order it goes: Dear Haley, Extraordinary Heroes, and then Ordinary People. I want to especially thank Inspector Brown and MegalegU for the loyal reviews, I really appreciate it. And I also appreciate everybody else who reviewed. Thank you.

This one was definitely different than Ordinary People (come to think of it, this was really different than Dear Haley too) but I'm really proud of it. It really stretched me as a writer and it had everything I like in a story: perspective, characters, and choices. I haven't quite decided, but I think this is the last multi-chapter story I'm going to write for Heroes. It's been fun these last four years, and I appreciate everyone who's followed me during that time, but I think it's time to move on to other things. I'm not opposed to writing another one, but it takes a lot of time (I mean, Extraordinary Heroes took almost 3 years to finish). And, if I do, I want it to be awesome. I want it to be epic. Different than the sentimental dramas I've written like Dear Haley and Extraordinary Heroes. I want it to be something big... If I do end up writing another :)

Thanks again everyone!

-bob