Reaching out|Spider-Man|Peter Parker

Chapter Eight (End)

2 weeks later

3rd person

He has been in a coma for 2 weeks, or that's what they told them. Peter had yet to wake up. Tony gave up hope. it didn't look like he was going to be waking up anytime soon, which scared everyone on the team. That was their little spider. They don't want him to be dead, no one did. 

Not even hours later, with Tony laying on the couch where Peter had previously been spending all of his days,  got a call. But it wasn't just any call, it was the one that they were all waiting for, the one from the hospital, telling them what had happened to their little angel. So Tony reluctantly picked up the phone bringing it up to his ear waiting for the terrible news. "hello, is this Mr. Stark?" 

Tony took in a sharp breath afraid to answer the question, scared that once he did then his whole world would come crashing down, and he wasn't ready for that. He was already spending most of his nights on the couch trying to remember the smell of his child. Trying to comfort himself, he knew it wasn't healthy, spending all of his time trying to remember the boy that he had just started to raise. But he couldn't bring himself to go back to the hospital, he couldn't bring himself to look at the damaged boy, that he knew he was going to lose. 

But he decided to push through anyway, pulling himself together he spoke, "This is he..." His voice was quiet and raspy, he hadn't really talked to anyone. Whenever someone did he would just nod or shake his head. He couldn't bring himself to. He should have gotten him help... It was all he could think about. Think about how badly he had fucked up, how it was his fault that his boy was gone. 

"Were sorry to say, but there was a brain bleed in Peter's brain. We weren't able to catch it in time. We're sorry to say, but he's brain dead." You could hear the disappointment in the doctor's voice. Tears started to cascade down his face, he felt like he had just gotten punched in the gut. He saw this coming, he kept telling himself that this was eventually going to come and that he needed to brace himself, but it still hurt. It hurt to know the only person that you cared for was dead. 

"I'll be there shortly...." Tony's voice cracked. His voice never cracked, but this, this was all too painful. He quickly hung up the phone not wanting to talk any longer than he had to.  He let out a loud sob. This couldn't be really happening... He really succeeded in his suicide attempt. No... This couldn't be happening, it had to be some type of nightmare and he had to wake up. 

But he didn't, no matter how much he fought he couldn't get himself to wake up. He knew this was real and that he was now officially going to have to say goodbye. Goodbye to the only true family that he had left. Peter may not have been blood,  but he was still his son. One that he adopted and treated like his own. 

Nat walked into the room, she heard the noise of Tony's sobs from inside her room and wanted to know what was going on. So she walked into the living room and saw Tony sobbing into his hands. She knew exactly what that meant, it all clicked to her. Why he was crying. It was like a brick was thrown at her. She loved that boy, everyone did. She didn't understand why he took the route he did. Why didn't he get help? Why didn't he come to any of them? They were all there and were more than happy to just sit there and give the boy company. 

Nat sat down on the couch and gave Tony a tight hug. Showing him that she was there and that she will always be there no matter what.  

"He's brain dead Nat. He's dead..." Tony's voice was broken up. Barely able to get his words without breaking down again. Tears were slipping down both of their faces. 

"Do you wan't to say goodbye... We have to let him go... He's never going to wake up..." Tony quickly nodded his head.

They both got up and made their way to the hospital. 

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Tony sat there holding Peter's hand while doctors were standing around ready to pull the plug on the teen boy.  "I love you kid... I hope to find you in another life..." Tony said while sobbing. He couldn't believe that this was it. This is all the time he got to spend with Peter. 

He was only 15 he still had a whole life ahead of him, he wasn't ready to let that go... But he knew he had to. He knew it was the right thing to do, rather than to let him suffer in this state. 

"Goodbye kid..." That's when the doctors pulled the plug and he started to flatline. Tony sobbed into Nat as she hugged him. This was the most heartbreaking thing that anyone would have to go through. Losing a child is like losing a part of you, something you will never get back and nothing will be able to fill that gap, no matter how hard you try. And you can try to forget but it will still be there lingering. Tony would have to feel that for the rest of his life... This void in his stomach as he has his troublemaker kid no more. No more projects together, no more pranks... Nothing, it's all gone... And to think it will all be gone in a flash... 

So now he's going to cherish the time he does have left with the people that are still in his life and are still there for him. He will forever love and cherish them, make sure there okay. Everything. 

He couldn't stand losing anyone else close to him. He wouldn't be able to live anymore if that happened. 

So he was going to live a life with them forever and always..

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This is the end. I know it wasn't a long book but I did what I could do. .

Not all stories have a happy ending...

I hope you enjoyed this book! Thank you for reading...