Butterfly Girl

                (1) To get in trouble for being late is one of the things I’ve been having problems with. Saving the world and trying to make a living is tough most of the time. I barely have time for schoolwork or even friends anymore. (2) Picking up my pace, I try to hurry to be on time for most things. However, trouble is always lurking around every corner. Who am I? I’m Butterflygirl.
         It all started when I went to the Costa Rican Rainforest to study insects. On the tour through the rainforest, I wandered off. I didn’t mean to, I was so fascinated I got lost. (3) I found a mysterious place by tripping over my own feet. It was a complete accident. I fell into the pit and found myself in a tunnel. I walked a little ways through the tunnel into this cave. There were butterflies all over the place. I entered fast, excited that I found what I had. (4) The butterflies, surprised by my entrance, flew up and started swarming all over the place. I didn’t know what to do because I couldn’t see.
         Then I felt something on my hand. I looked down and I saw a red and black butterfly. All the other butterflies were orange and blue. (5) Bringing it slowly toward me was the only way I could examine it more closely. As I was trying to examine the butterfly, it bit me on the hand. I didn’t know a bite from a butterfly could hurt so much. I got scared, so I ran out of the room, into the tunnel, and out the opening, swatting the butterflies as I ran.
         When I got out of the pit, I felt so dizzy. (6) I wanted to faint. I hurried back to the group of people so they wouldn’t suspect anything. I didn’t mention anything about the butterflies.
         I flew home on a plane that night. When I got home, I went straight upstairs and slept. I woke up the next day and reached for my glasses. When I put them on, I almost fell over. I couldn’t see anything. (7) After I realized I didn’t need them, I went into the bathroom to wash my face. I was freaked out when I found that my skinny arms now grew twice as big with muscle. My whole body gained twice as much muscle!
         I thought about the night before in Costa Rico. I thought that maybe it was a reaction to the bite. However, when I touched it, I felt something in my back. I was too afraid to look. When I looked in the mirror, I saw wings behind my head. (8) The wings, which were red and black like the butterfly, were all jagged around the edges. I touched my hand where the butterfly bit me again, and they disappeared. There was only one thing left to do.
         I went to the top of a building. I touched the bite and my wings came out of my back. I flexed the muscles in my back and I felt my wings flapping rapidly. I jumped off the edge of the building and soared over the top of five buildings. When I landed on the fifth, I couldn’t believe it. I knew that I was bitten for a purpose, so I could save the city from evil. I even designed an outfit for myself.
         (9) My life, changing right before me, would never be the same again. I knew I had to be devoted to fighting crime from now on. I went into action; fighting off trouble anywhere I saw it. People don’t know who I am. I didn’t tell anyone of my secret identity. I cover it by acting like a normal human being. (10) I love saving innocent people from the bad guys. I am a hero. It may get tough now and then, but I’m Butterflygirl. Nothing will bring me down!