It’s getting dark .A guy is sitting on a log in the park. There are others around him. But he doesn’t notice them staring at him or he doesn’t care.He is busy in listening to his favorite song in his Walkman. Eyes closed. Singing .Not a magnificent voice.But it’s okay.Its dark so his face is not clearly been seen. He sings an unfamiliar song. “ Hello sir, are you Streak? ” says a small voice. Well, to be clear, she is a teeny tiny girl.

Our guy continues singing. Maybe he didn’t hear her. Well, people around him notice him because he is not even looking at the girl who called him. “Huh.. Freak jerk” grumbles a man who is one of those people watching him.

The guy continues singing. You know what, let’s continue with calling the ‘guy’ a streak.

Now the girl realises he didn’t hear her. And she notices his earplugs. Now she touches his arm and says, “Are you ‘the streak’ ? “

Now streak notices someone is touching him and he opens his eyes. He turns and sees a blonde girl. The kid looks like she is from a commercial for baby products. She is so damn cute. Now streak smiles and says, “Hey, kiddo, what are you doing here ? Where are your parents? “.Looking at her favorite hero smiling at her, she giggles and says, “ My mommy and daddy are sitting on that bench with Ben . “ And she points her hand towards a bench. There sitting on it are 3 people. A man roughly around 30,a woman around 25-29 maybe, and a kid barely a year old in the woman’s hands. When the man or the kid’s dad feels someone is staring at his back. He turns around and sees streak. It is dark where streak is sitting. His face could not be seen. But his costume made everyone realise that he indeed was ‘The Streak’.The man waves towards him. The woman with him is confused. She turns back. Then her mouth forms an ‘ O ‘. And she waves enthusiastically. Streak waves back awkwardly.Yeah, not his strong suit. Now those kid’s parents get up from the bench and start walking towards him.

“Can you tell me the story about you and The Magician ? “ asks the kid. Streak looks towards the kid and says, “Well..... Sure. “

Now the kid’s parent reaches there and the dad of the kid says, “Sorry sir, I know you are busy. I’m sorry about Lily. She is your number one fan. She has those big posters of yours in the house. The ones in which you are fighting. ..” Streak interjects him by saying, “ Nah.. it’s alright. When I was a kid. I was the same. “ Streak ruffles the kid’s hair. To which she again giggles. Now more parents and their kids come to see him. Maybe they became courageous. Or they might have heard the kid asking Streak about the magician. So everyone knows he will tell the story.

“Ok... I guess. “ said Streak.

Everyone formed a semicircle around him and sat on the ground. Streak took lily in his arms and she sat on his lap. He starts.

“Well, it starts when I was 20 . After my birthday in a city called New York City on a place called Earth. “