Ch: 13 [Awakening]

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Ch: 13 [Awakening]

[Peter's first person POV]

Slowly, I open my eyes. The snow is falling pretty heavily, and it looks like I'm lying on a cart. That guy even covered me with his blanket and is pushing this cart in this fucking snow. He is a homeless man, but he seems so kind and considerate. I doubt if it were any of the students or even some random stranger passing by, they might not have shown this kind of kindness. I am grateful.

But oh my God, my body hurts so badly. I can feel my ribs ache and my eye is throbbing.

"Hey, what's your name?" I ask the man softly.

"Joshua. Everyone calls me Josh," He smiles and lifts a corner of the blanket over me, covering my face from the snow.

"Thank you, Joshua. You didn't have to do this," I reply.

"Don't worry, son. I can understand what you are going through. You kept mumbling about some Flash or Jake... Did they beat you up?" He asked gently.

"Yeah," I sigh in defeat, "Yeah, they did. I almost died. I guess I was lucky you were there."

"So, they beat you up and no one did nothing?" He asked with a hint of curiosity in his voice.

"They are school bullies, got money, pays donations and all, and my school isn't so strict about such things. And frankly, I can't really afford to go to another school or quit my side jobs," I replied, wincing at my aching bones. "Money is tight at home... I guess, I am just... I was just trying to get by quietly until something snapped and I decided to speak up, and... Haha!" I chuckle bitterly.

"And this is the result, huh?" He whispers, shaking his head, "Hey, have faith. There is a saying, no matter how deep a river of troubles you're stuck in, there are always a million bridges out there."

"Well, I haven't reached the millionth yet," I respond, grimacing. "But one thing I know for certain, I'm gonna have the last laugh someday."

He pulled the cart under a closed shop as the snow fell heavier. He then crouched beside me, "Revenge doesn't solve anything, son. It makes you do some dumbest shit, and then when the high wears off, you'll feel like shit."

"You sound like you're talking from experience," I ask, glancing at his eyes.

"Ha! You can say that." His smile is sad, and the scars on his face stand out in the glow of the lamplight, "It was a long time ago. I did some stupid shit and baam! I lost everything I had, including the love of my life and my family. Been homeless ever since."

"Oh..." I sat up with great difficulty, "Sorry for what happened."

"Eh," He shrugged, "It is what it is. Besides, it was my fault."

Humm... The cuts in my mouth were no more. The pain is subsiding slowly, and the feeling in my arms and legs is returning. Was the serum doing this? Was it healing me? Or, Spiderpower?

"Well, since we ain't going anywhere in this heavy snow. Mind telling me what happened to you?" I asked.

"It's not the greatest bedtime story," Joshua sighs, rubbing his neck.

"Trust me. I'm a good listener."

And for a moment, he just stood there, looking at me before taking a seat. "Before all of this happened, I was a software engineer at Oscorp. My wife, Alice, and I had just found out we were gonna be parents." He smiled bitterly, "We were very excited."

"The dirty cops, who let that fucker go. You remember their face, right? In a month... I won't promise anything, but I will try my best to help you. Think of it as thanks for saving my sorry ass," I walked away leaving the baffled homeless man, who mumbled to himself.

"Who the hell was that weird kid? First, he fights with the school bullies, then gets beaten up to a pulp... Wait! How the hell did he recover so fast?" He paused for a moment before yelling, "I will wait for you, kid. Don't forget. Don't you fucking forget it!"

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I can feel it. My body feels light as a feather. I can see clearly in this dark snowstorm and I am not feeling any cold or anything. My head is clear. The pain is no more. I walked up to a nearby wall and touched a poster that someone had spray-painted on. As I pulled my hand away, the poster got stuck to my palm.

Holy shit!

It's just like that Spider-Man movie. It took a few tries to get that poster away from my hand. Then, I looked around. Well, there isn't anyone in the area. I gritted my teeth and punched the wall hard. A bit too hard.

Booom!

Crack!

A chunk of bricks flew off in the sky.

I clenched my fist with a grin, "Fuck yeah! I am coming for you Flash... Huh?" I felt a weird sensation around my wrists. It was as if something was moving, trying to come out. Web?! Organic Web, maybe? I did the sign of Spiderman to fire a web and hit a tree on the other side.

I gave a long whistle in awe.

That's it. That is the power of being Spider-Man!

But this weird sensation. I released the web and checked my wrists. Something hard is...

Sprut!

"FUCKING HELL!!!"

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