becoming friends with superheroes

On the way out of Ikea yesterday, Leo whispered in my ear that he had saved all of the other kids from drowning in the balls because he was a superhero. I asked him who he was playing with.

"I had special names for them." He said.

"I called them Night Serana and Princess Gihalla."

"Oh." I said. "That must have been fun."

"Not really." He whispered.

"They didn't like their names so they pushed me away because sometimes, Mum, sometimes people don't even know that they need to be saved."