My heart stopped when my bedroom door began to open.

My computer had frozen, now of all times, and my mother was going to see all the dirty pictures I’d been looking up for the last hour!

But just as she stepped into the room, my screen suddenly shut off.

I turned around to see my cat standing on the computer plug, staring back at me with a look in his eyes that read: You owe me.

He’s going to feast on cat treats for the rest of his life.

Based on a superhero-themed writing prompt from Writer’s Carnival: Unlikely Hero.

You are saved from an embarrassing situation by the unlikeliest of heroes. Write a quick scene, no more than five sentences, describing this.

I hope you enjoy what I’ve written. Thanks for reading!