The Best Widows

Chapter 19 ~ I Think I Just Died

"Maybe I am. What do you mean by easy to kill?" I asked. 

I felt myself getting weaker. I could barely stay conscious. I just wanted the pain to stop. My vision was getting blurry and I could feel myself drifting away.

"He'll die soon." Tyler said and walked away.

'Peter can't die. He just can't.'

"Prep her." Tyler said, talking to one of his workers.

Someone walked up and stabbed a needle into my neck. I felt dizzy. The liquid was cold as it was injected into my neck. I blinked a few times before regaining consciousness. My vision was blurry and my head was killing me. I could feel myself slipping away again. I needed to stay awake. I had so much more to say.

"What is it?" I asked Tyler as he reached the door.

"Something that removes powers."

Peter's POV

"Fury asked me to come up here and see how you were doing. He just- he felt bad about snapping at ya." Mysterio said.

"Really?" I asked.

"You guys do have sarcasm on this Earth, right?" I chuckled, "how you feeling?"

"Uh, I didn't think I was gonna have to save the world this summer. I know that makes me sound like such a jerk. I just ...I had this plan with this girl that I really like and... now it's all ruined and she's missing." I said.

"You're not a jerk for wanting a normal life, kid. It's a hard path. You see things. You do things. You make choices. People look up to you and even if you win a battle, sometimes they die. I like you, Peter. You're a good kid. There's a part of me that wants me to tell you, just turn around, run away from all this. And then there's another part of me that knows what we're about to fight, what's at stake, and I'm glad you're here."

"Me too."

"But you're worried about your friends."

"Yeah. Just always feel like I'm putting them in danger." I said.

"Look, just get them inside and keep them in a safe place for just a few hours. They'll be all right. We'll find Allison."

"It's really nice to have somebody to talk to about superhero stuff, you know? I always had Alli but she is either gone or dealing with her own problems." I missed her.

"Anytime. And, hey, we survive this, you'll have all summer to kill Tyler and we'll have time to find Allison."

"See you out there." I said.

"All right." Mysterio left and I pulled out the glasses. 

"EDITH?"'

Hello, Peter.'

"Hey, uuuh... I need a way to keep my friends inside the next few hours."

'Let's see what we can do.'

Allison's POV

There was a mirror hanging across from where I was. I looked at myself in the mirror. I was so pale. My eyes were bloodshot and my pupils were dilated. I looked like I was on something.

The room was dark. Water dripped from the ceiling. Drip, drip, drip. I counted how many until the guard left. I pulled a pocket knife from my weapon strap on my waist. I did my best to cut the zip tie but it's hard when your wrists are tied. I felt the knife pierce my skin and the little dribble of blood that came from my wrist. 

"Shit." 

I couldn't let the pain or blood stop me from breaking free. As blood dripped from my wrist I got dizzy. I remembered things everyone used to say about the Red Room because frankly I feel like I'm there. 

'Russia has been training young women to be undercover operatives.'

'The Red Room is your home now.'

'Women are often overlooked, taken for granted. They can slip easily through a man's defenses.'

Things kept running through my head as I cut the zip ties. I counted how many times the knife pierced my skin. 32...33...34.. The knife fell from my hands right when they were seperated. I used all my strength to move my body towards my legs untying them. I didn't expect what happened next. 

"FUCK!" I screamed as my feet fell and I fell.

I landed on my back and hit my head. Pain shot through my body. I knew I was bleeding. I tried to move but my body wouldn't allow me. I felt myself fading in and out of consciousness.

'I think I just died.'