Penny Parker

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Warning: Referenced suicide attempt

Bruce left the room, shortly after our talk. I assumed he was looking for Mr. Stark to tell him what I said. I wish they wouldn't talk behind my back. Suddenly the door flys open.
"Tony! Come here."
Mr. Stark gave me a conflicted look before turning to Bruce and walking away with him.
Well that went great, I thought. I wonder if he's mad at me. No. He's more of the type to be like "I'm not mad, just disappointed." And I could argue that it's even worse.

Tony's POV:

"What the hell Tony?"
I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding in. "You can't just barge in there like that. You're going to scare her even more."
"Is it so wrong of me to be concerned for her? I'm her mentor. I was supposed to keep her safe!" I blurted out, suddenly scared that he'll turn this into another therapy session.
Bruce sighs. "I get that Tony. I do. But there are better ways to deal with this."
"She tried to kill herself because she wants to pain to stop. I don't know how to help her. I don't even know what kind of pain that she's talking about!" I was much calmer earlier. Why did my mood switch up so fast? Why do I care about her so much like she's my own daughter?
"I know." Bruce paused. "Why don't you ask her? She may feel more comfortable talking to you than to me. She's closer to you. Looks up to you. I couldn't get much out of her earlier. But maybe you can."
Well that just breaks my heart even more.
"Okay. Your right. I'm going to try to get her to eat something first."
Bruce gives me a small, genuine smile and lightly pats me on the shoulder. I take a deep breath before walking back into the room.

Penny's POV:
"Penny." I wake up, a bit startled by Mr Stark's voice. I had fallen asleep right after they had left the room. I was exhausted.
"Hey it's okay. It's just me." He reassures me.
I glance down at the IV in my arm, I shiver before looking back at him.
"Are you mad at me?" I asked in a tone that was quieter than I had meant. Mr stark looks at me with such concern that just makes me feel more guilty.
"No Penny, I'm not mad at you at all." He says gently before handing me a special protein bar that Bruce had made specifically for me. "You need to eat something."
I was about to object but decided to just eat the damn bar. It's the least I could do after making him worry so much about me. I still don't know why he does. Not many people do.

After I finished eating it, he asked if I needed water or anything else. I just shook my head. He opened his mouth, like he was about to say something before closing it again.
"I'm sorry Mr stark." That's the only thing I could say. I couldn't tell him why I did what I did. It doesn't even matter now. I'm still alive. He shook his head, "Penny you don't have to apologize to me. I just want to know what happened. You don't owe it to me. But I can't help you unless I know what's going on."
I suddenly let the tears fall.
"You-you don't get it!" I shouted, suddenly angry. Angry at him. At myself. At my father. And at the world itself. Mr stark looked a bit startled but didn't speak yet.
"I can't tell you! Theirs not a way to fix my problem!Theirs no way out. I can't get out." I start full on sobbing. He looks around the room, wondering what he should do before asking if he can hug me. I nod, still weeping. I've always been such a crybaby.
"Shhh it's okay Pen, it's going to be okay." He might feel more awkward than I do in this moment. Neither of us are good with emotional moments. I continue crying, trying to let out all of my emotions. He doesn't get it. I wish he did. In the back of my mind, I realize that he definitely won't ever get it if I don't tell him.

"I live just to suffer!" I cry out.
He slightly pulls back and gently asks, "What do you mean?"
I sob even louder.
"My dad. He-he just he's-" I try to explain but I'm shaking even more now and theirs a tightening in my chest.
"Hey hey. It's okay. You don't have to talk about it right now." Theirs a regretful sorrow in his facial expression. He pulls me back into a hug. I continue crying until there are no more tears left in my body. No one has comforted me before. No one besides MJ. I think about her for a minute. How stressed she is feeling right now. She worries too much about me. I need to let her know that I'm okay. Even if I'm not.

I slowly pull away from his embrace, yawning.
"How about you get some sleep and we can talk about this tomorrow."
I nodded before asking him if he can let Mj know that I'm okay. I must have left my phone on the roof. I asked him not to tell her what had happened, just that I'm alright and that I love her. He has her email saved on one of his laptops that I would use at times when I was grounded and wanted to talk to her.
"No problem kid. Now try to get some sleep."
I nod before turning the other way.
"My dad's going to kill me." I whisper to myself, thinking he had left the room already before I fall into a slumber.

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Note: I'm sorry that this is kind of OOC, I'm too tired to rewatch the movies to make this more accurate😭 I also lost most of my motivation for writing so my apologies if theirs a ton of grammar mistakes and such