Word count:\u00a0 118<\/p>\n

I\u2019m fast. Can catch hummingbirds zipping by in my hands. Snap their necks in under three seconds. Watch the ruby-throat feathers catch the light of the sun.<\/p>\n

I can outrun the cats who howl in the night in our alley behind the back yard. They\u2019re wild and they\u2019re mean and I grab them by only their tail. Swing them around till I\u2019m dizzy. Let go and watch as they fly.<\/p>\n

I once caught a wasp in my fist. Squished it before it could sting me. Straightened its legs and spread out its wings, then blew it into the sky.<\/p>\n

But I can\u2019t run faster than Daddy. Someday I will when I’m big and I\u2019ll run and I\u2019ll run far far away and I\u2019ll hide in a place where I know he\u2019ll never find me.<\/p>\n

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