𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄 || ( endgame )

↳ chapter two

↳ the time machine

"now eat up fast, we're gonna go visit nat" steve exclaimed and brought evi back to reality

natasha sat on a stool, her legs on the table and her face hidden in her hands, while she let out a shaky breath

"you know i'd offer to cook you dinner, but you seem pretty miserable already" steve said

evi slapped his arm. and walked into the room, setting her hand on nat's shoulder, which she replied too with laying her own hand on top of evis

"you here to do your laundry?"

"and to see a friend"

"i came here because i missed you. and by the way i do our laundry" evi answered, sending steve an evil look

"clearly your friend is fine, and i missed you too, pumpkin"

"you know, i saw a pod of whales, when we were coming over the bridge"

"in the hudson"

"there's fewer ships... cleaner water"

"you know, if you're about to tell me to look on the bright side... um... i'm about to hit you in the head with a peanut butter sandwich"

"sorry, force of habit" steve and evi sat down across from nat

"you know i keep telling everybody they should move on and grow. some do.. but not us"

evi sank her head at that. she had never told him about peter parker, the boy she was waiting for, or that she was even here after sokovia.

he couldn't know. he shouldn't know, if he did.. he'd be angry and maybe he'd also try to tell her out of it.. to move one and forget the boy

evi wished she could. it was like a plaster that was ripped of her skin, slowly, a bit more every day that he didn't come back.

she only could wait for him so long. soon she would be older than him.

now it wasn't a problem, but what if he came back in 5 years, or in 10?

she'd be nearly thirty by then.

there was no other way but to admit it. not matter how hard she would try, evina
certainly couldn't wait for forever

"if i move on, who does this?" nat asked

"maybe it doesn't need to be done" it wasn't the first time, steve tried to give a bit peace to nat and it certainly wouldn't be the last, judging by the stare she gave him at that.

"i used to have nothing, and then i got this, this job, this family.. and i was better because of it" tears slipped down her cheeks and evi swore that she could cry too "and even though they're gone.. i'm still trying to be better"

it were moments like these that made evi understand, why she and nat had build up such a close relationship over time.

she could relate to so much nat said and felt and she had always time for when evi would fall back into depression again.