Glazed Eyes, Empty Hearts ➳ Spideypool

10➳Youth

My youth is yours
What if, what if we start to drive?
What if, what if we close our eyes?
What if we're speeding through red lights into paradise?
'Cause we've no time for getting old
Mortal body, timeless souls
Cross your fingers, here we go

*

Apparently, Jason's version of punishment for me arguing with him, is literally locking me in my bedroom. Window bolted shut and door locked tight. I knew I could bust through them, but something stopped me. I was just going to get into more trouble if he found out I was still sneaking out. And i can't risk my identity. He'd literally kill me if he found out about Spider-Man.

Tony texts me after about 4 hours of me just laying in my bed, contemplating what I'm doing.

Tony: I can pay you for the internship

Tony: you don't need to get a job if you've got financial issues at home. I'd be glad to pay you for the internship.

Tony: is this why you've been so stressed lately?

Me: Jason's salary is even lower than May's was and May barely had enough to pay for everything. Jason's been hassling me to get a job because he's worried we'll get evicted if we don't

Tony: no worries. I'll talk to Pepper about allowance. I'll be in meetings on friday unfortunately so we'll start paychecks next monday?

Me: sounds great

Me: you're the best thank you

Tony: no problem kiddo you're too young to be worrying about rent already

Me: thank you

I spend the next few hours getting caught up in some of my classes wondering how long Jason will keep this up before letting me out. I wonder if I'll even be going to school tomorrow. As long as I'm out by Friday so I can go patrolling with Wade, that's all that matters to me. Though I'm getting sort of hungry already.

I start coming up with a lie for Jason. I can tell him that I work every night of the week and then I can still do all my regular after school activities. I'll even be able to pick up patrolling after Academic Decathlon just so I can spend even less time in my house.

I hate that I'm trying to plan my life so I don't have to be home, but I can barely sleep in my apartment and Jason rarely ever feeds me. Maybe I can ask Mister Stark to split my cheque in half. Half for Jason and half for me for things like food and new clothing because Jason would never buy anything for me and I'm running out of clothing to wear with how often they're bloodstained thanks to Jason.

I can even spend my weekends at the library or at Wade's or at Gwen's. Just so I don't have to be home whenever Jason's home. If I can avoid him at all costs, maybe I'll be able to walk without being in pain. Maybe people will be able to stop questioning bruises.

I know it'll be tiring, but I've gotta do something to stay away from here. After today, I don't want to be in Jason's vicinity. He's going to be so angry for a very long time because of our fight from earlier. I've never tried to fight back.

My phone rings and I answer without checking the ID.

"What the fuck do you mean you're quitting Academic Decathlon?" Gwen demands.