Torn Between One | P.P.

They Meet: Your Side

 
   Just another day like every other. Spider-man saving the city from The Rhino and I'm stuck here doing nothing to help. I've always wanted to do something that meant something to others like he does. Art is one thing that helps me feel like I can make a difference, but what I really want to do is help someone. Is that so much to ask!?

The Rhino starts destroying the city debris falling all over the place I'm just trying to get to school in peace please!
     I look over to see a little boy about 6 years-old looking lost his mom must be somewhere in all this mess. I look right above the boy and debris is about to fall right on top of him. This is my chance!

I scream to the boy "Hey! Look out!"

Then I dive and grab his collar from this raging rush of adrenaline pumping through my veins and pull him away from the debris.

The little boy started to cry and yells "I want my mommy!"

I try to calm him down.

"Hey-hey look it's gonna be okay." I say as I hug him tight.

He wraps his little arms around me. I see his shirt, red and blue with a Spider-man logo.

" You like Spider-man?" I ask him gently as I rub his back.

"Yeah." He answered while wiping his nose.

"I heard that he's as strong as ten men. Did you know that?" I say

he starts to smile.

      We both look to see Spider-man standing in our midst. I smiled.

Good he can cheer him up even more I thought

"Look it's Spider-man why don't you go say hi?" I told the little boy

he ran over their and hugged him liked he just saved his life. I don't really care to be honest I pretty much wanted to save someone just so I could see for a second what it felt like to be a hero. Spider-man started talking to the little boy about his shirt and now I have no idea what I should do should I stay or what?
     I look to my right to see a lady run to the little boy and

the little boy screamed "Mommy!"

As she grab her son she looked to Spider-man and said "Thank you Spider-man."

And then Spider-man pointed his hand to me and said to the lady

"It wasn't me ma'am you should be thanking her."

I was surprised why didn't he just so no problem and let them walk away, this made me happy.

The mom can over to me and told me thank you while crying happily then they walked away hand in hand.

Spider-man then looked at me and said "Thank you for helping me. If it wasn't for you that kid wouldn't be here right now."

I just couldn't believe Spider-man would thank me and it felt amazing!

I smiled and said "I was just helping out."

We had an awkward silence, but it was okay I mean it's Spider-man!

    Looking at my watch it says 7:45 am I have enough time to get to school on time.

"Well I should be going I can't be late for class...again" I said with a sigh.

He touched my shoulder and asked "Could I walk you their you know for safety."

It was really weird his voice he almost sounded like he was my age.

I laughed and nodded.

Why would Spider-man want to walk me to school. This is one of the best days I've had in awhile.

    He looked at my hat and asked "So you a Yankees fan?"

Wow he actually wants to talk to me this is crazy.

"Yeah my dad takes me to every game."

My dad is so great after mom died we started a new tradition to go to the Yankees game every season.

"That's cool I have the same hat." He replied.

I can't believe that! who would of thought Spider-man a Yankees fan.

I straighten my hat being proud that I actually share something that he has as well. We talked the whole time, well  I talked the whole time because his identity needs to be safe.
As we got to the school

I told him "Well thank you for the escort but I've got to get to class. See you around."
And I tipped my hat to him and walked to class.
   
If I'm late again I'm screwed. I walk in and it's only 7:55 I made pretty good time, so I went to the back and sat down. As soon as I sat down another kid ran into the class and sat down in the front.

I really can't believe I met Spider-man I thought for the last time and then I started working on the stupid math problems.

As I look up the teacher asked "Peter what's the answer?"

He always knows the answer he's like a freaking genius or something.

Then I here his voice saying "I don't know."

I was surprised, but maybe I could answer one this time so I blurted

"x=12"

the teacher and Peter looked at me shocked because I never say anything in class.

"Correct." She says.

As class was over I looked at Peter and smiled. I was so happy that I finally got to answer, but I felt bad for him.
    Walking down the halls Peter stopped me and said

"Hi I-I'm Peter."

He seemed a little nervous so I said in a nice voice

"Hi Peter I'm (y/n)."

He looked at my hat and said

"Nice to meet you (y/n) I like your hat."

Funny, Spider-man kind of said the same thing.

"Thanks a lot of people have been saying today." I smiled.

Well if you count him and Spider-man

"Well I've got to go I'll see you around Peter."

"Bye (y/n)!"He replied as we went are separate ways.

    I wish I could have said more to Peter he seems so sweet but all I could think about was Spider-man and how I might never know who he is or be able to talk to him ever again. I could talk to Peter though.

Me I don't have many friends I just moved here this year and know one seems to want to talk to me, but Peter actually made an effort to talk to me and it made me happy,

but then again so did Spider-man.