Marvelous Melinda

Sarika Bhattacharyya

Sarika Bhattacharyya

Honorable Mention | Age 0-9 Category | Fall into Fiction Short Story Contest 2024 | San José Public Library

Once Upon A Time...there was a girl called Melody. She wasn't one of those normal every-day girls. She had a secret. Whenever she sucked a peppermint, she turned into a 20 foot tall superhero – MARVELOUS MELINDA! This is the first battle between her, and her to-be-nemesis!! It all started one Monday morning. She knew all about her superpowers, and kept them a secret. Suddenly a huge explosion happened, and she pulled out a peppermint from her bag and sucked it. She turned into Marvelous Melinda! Since she was so tall she saw exactly what was happening. A heist was taking place at a bank in Robert Street! She reached there in two giant steps. She looked everywhere for the robbers, but she couldn't see them. Then, she noticed a trail of coins leading out of the bank. She immediately followed it, and when the trail stopped, she was in a deserted moor. There was a cottage there, so Marvelous Melinda headed there. Before she went inside, she drank water, and became small again. There was a huge underground mansion! She crept along the corridor, and saw the robbers type 23367 into the combination lock. She sprinted to alert the police in Marvelous Melinda form. The police caught the robbers and retrieved the stolen money from the bank. Melody told her family that she had gotten scared and took a very long way home. She tried to fight crime when she was her normal self, but it didn't work, so she decided Marvelous Melinda would be for another day.
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