Half a heart (Peter Parker)

Chapter 2: Hello New Friends

Sydney's POV

     As the months pass by I slowly get to know Peter plus Ned and MJ!!! They're all so cool and so chill....actually it's just mj that's chill, the other two are crackheads. I start sitting with them on breaks as we try to figure out why flash is suddenly harassing me but we don't really come up with a solution other than he probably thought I was an easy target. I mean come on, I'm short af, quiet, black, and have no friends, I might as well have put a target on my back. 

     Though even after we figure out what flash's deal is they still invite me to sit with them at lunch which is......wild. Not only cause that hasn't happened in years for me but also because MJ was extremely skeptical of me at first. Which I completely understand I mean I'm some random girl coming up outta nowhere and invading your inner circle....I'd be skeptical too. She's just very protective of her boys even though she pretends she isn't. But I think I broke through with her because I didn't show fear (kind of like a bear hahaha). Plus once I'm comfortable I'm a pretty affectionate person so she couldn't escape my hugs and cheek kisses!!! That surprised all of them at first but they're used to it now. They expect them now, especially after flash has tried something. Peter usually knows when something happened and will pull me into him when he sees me (which is not good for my heart but I'm not turning it down hehe).

     Also, Peter and MJ are not dating!!! MJ actually has a beautiful girlfriend (who looks extremely familiar....) that lives far away and they're very happy together!!! I also learned that they all work at SI which soooo awesome. They don't tell me much about their jobs but they seem to really enjoy it. Other than that everything is pretty good!!! We've all gotten pretty close and we've spent time outside of school together. Sometimes I feel like there's a disconnect between me and them but I try not to let it get to me. We've only been friends for less than a year and I'm sure they have lots of little group secrets that they aren't ready to share. I can't blame them, they still don't know about my powers or nighttime excursions. They are aware of my parental situation though. Gosh they were so mad at my parents when they found out. It kind of made me feel happy when I saw them being angry for me and not at me (is that selfish? Whatever). Anyways I need to stop drifting off down memory lane.

     Today has been.......off. Nothing is different or anything and classes are as boring as usual but...I haven't seen flash or his crew today once and I have a weird feeling in my gut that it's a bad thing. Peter seemed put off too. He keeps looking around and staring at me, Ned, and mj as if we're about to disappear and he's not keen on letting us go too far today. I asked him if he was getting a weird vibe too and he said yes but didn't wanna go into it further. Right now it's the end of the day, I don't have my last class with any of them so I'm walking to meet them. As I'm walking past the empty locker rooms near the gym, a hand reaches out and drags me in. The door slams behind me and I'm dragged a little farther into the room before I'm slammed against the lockers and my bag is dropped to the floor. Jolting from the pain in my back from the lock digging in my spine I groan as I look up to see who the fuck is tryin me. Of fucking course, Flash. Two of his goons are holding my arms against the wall while flash is standing in front of me like a movie villain.
     "Hey baby" flash smirks.
     "What the fuck do you want this time creep" I spit back. Flash's jaw tightens a bit before he grins.
     "You've teased and avoided me long enough whore. This time you're not getting past me." He says. I start to panic a little, realizing that fuck he might be right. No one is in the school anymore and it's 3 versus 1. Plus I can't use my powers against him and hurt him, I'll get kicked outta school since his dad is a fucking benefactor. 

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     "Flash listen to me, I haven't been teasing you at all, there is nothing between us, let me go please you don't have to do this." I try to calmly tell him but it's hard to hide the shake in my voice.
     "No you HAVE been teasing me" he starts to get loud. "With your slutty clothes and the way you've started hanging out with Penis fucking Parker and his nerd squad just to get under my skin!" He's starting to look a little unhinged as he rants. I start trying to yank my arms away from these dudes attempting to use the shock to escape. They recover quickly and start slamming my back into the wall multiple times. I can feel my back start to bleed from where the locks dig in and my head starts to feels dizzy as it richoctes off the wall.
     Flash stomps over to me and wraps one hand around my hip and the other around my neck slowly putting more and more pressure. I try to thrash more at first but as I realize the more I struggle the more his grip tightens I freeze. Trying to breath, I look at flash and attempt to kick him in the nuts. One of his goons sees it coming and pins my leg against the wall, the other follows suit.
     "Struggling will only make this more satisfying when you finally give in." He chuckles as he moves closer to my face. He kisses my cheek and I squeeze my eyes shut in disgust. His kisses slowly move down to where his hand is still wrapped around my neck and then he bites down, hard. I cry out as I try to move away from the feeling but the hand on me just get tighter, flash finally moves his head away from mine to stare at my neck and he smirks
     "I've been wanting to do that for a while." He says. He looks so proud of himself.
     "I've been wanting to do this for awhile too." I reply back as I spit directly in his face. He freezes as my spit rolls down his face. I knew it was a bad idea but it was worth it. He backhands me and his ring catches on my cheek cutting it.
     "You fucking slut" he growls as he starts wailing on me. He punches my face and stomach. He kicks me in the legs and I would've crumbled to the ground if his goons weren't holding me up. He lifts my head up by my hair and then wraps his hand back around my neck and lifts me two or three inches in the air. My eyes grow wide as I really start to freak out, I try to kick him and take his hand off my neck but it's not working. Then, of course because it's just my luck, the absolute worst thing happens. My pocket knife falls out of my pocket.
     "Well what do we have here" he drawls as one his goons pick up my knife. He drops me to the floor and I land on my knees coughing trying to get my breath back. The other goon kicks me to lie on my back and restrains me as flash takes the knife to examine.
     "You know what," flash smirks. "I think you need a more permanent reminder of what you are."
     He flip my knife open and starts to close in on me. At this point im fighting with all I have left in me but it's useless as the other goon comes to help hold me down. I thrash as flash kneels down and starts cutting open my shirt. He tears it all the way off and throws it to the side. He then starts cutting off my leggings. I knee him in the chest while he's doing this and he puts the knife to my neck.
     "Don't make this more difficult than it has to be babe, just give in" he says as he grazes the knife on my neck. I shake as I say nothing and look away. He finishes getting my pants off and leans back to inspect my body. I feel everywhere his eyes land and it feels like bugs crawling all over me.
     "You know I didn't wanna do this but you left me no choice. This is a lesson to you to remind you of what you are and that you shouldn't fight me." He tuts as if he's disappointed and leans closer. I try to hold in my tears as I try one more plea.
     "Flash please don't do this STOP YOU DONT HAVE TO DO THIS" I cry as I attempt to relieve my arms from their captive place.
     "Bad girls need to learn their lessons" he chuckles as he starts to carve the word 'Slut' into my stomach. I try to keep my mouth shut as to not give him the satisfaction of hearing me scream but I screech a bit as he digs deep into the last letter. By the time he's finished I've gone limp as I try to process what just happened. He sees me stop struggling and takes the opportunity to grasp my right boob in one hand and start to shove his other hand in my underwear.
     "See" he mocks. "That wasn't so bad was it, all it takes for the slut to calm down was a bit of pain." He laughs as he shoves his finger in my vagina. At this point I'm in and out of consciousness mumbling for him to please stop though I'm not sure I'm making any sense. He lets go of my boob to unbutton his pants and push them down to his knees. As I finally begin to try and succumb to the darkness around the edges of my eyes, I hear that beautiful, familiar voice.
     "Hello 911, yea there's three guys in my schools bathroom about to rape this girl."
Apparently the others hear it too because they freeze. I see them look at each other as they stand up quickly and bolt for the door not even glancing at Peter. I breathe a sigh of relief as a tear finally falls down my face. I hear hurried footsteps come towards me as Peters face finally comes into my vision.