It's Going To Be Hard ~ Irondad

Chapter 7 - The final Straw

  It had been 3 months since Peter was willingly wrenched from the life that was falling down around him. It had also been 3 months since he had spoken other then to scream and cry in agony. Peter had never regretted a decision so much in his life. He had decided that being a burden would have been 10 million times better then everything that was happening now. Fuck he would have taken death over what he had right now. However there was atleast a small positive. Peter has Cat. Cat was always there for him and no matter what she would always comfort him after another rough night with Miss. See Miss had taken an unnatural disliking to Peter and there was no stopping her when she was on a rampage.

  However this night, 3 months since Peter had entered hell, was the final straw. On a regular night Miss would call Peter from downstairs, disturbing the unnatural silence that settled over the orphanage. This night contrasted regular ones greatly as today Miss came storming up the stairs before ripping open the door to their shared room. Something must have gone wrong tonight. She had a strange glint that flashed in her eyes. Peter took it as a frenzy of anger, little did he know that lust was mixed in with that anger.

I guess I'm putting a trigger warning for sexual abuse here. It will not be in detail at all, just hinting at it. Stay safe!

   Miss gripped Peter's bicep and pulled him out of the room leaving Cat to pray for him as she did every night. However this night Peter did not stumble downstairs to where Miss waited but instead was roughly dragged and pushed into the forbidden room. As Miss locked the door Peter looked around. He realised with a start that it was Miss's bedroom, it contained a simple bed and a book who's title he was unable to read before he was viciously turned around.

  Before Peter could comprehend what was happening Miss's lips were on his and he was fighting back the vomit that crawles up his throat. His skin burned as her hands roamed across every inch of him. He felt himself slip away into a dazed state as his shirt was yanked off of him.

  Late that night Peter stumbled into his room feeling like he had swum through a lake of mud. Instantly Cat knew something wasn't right with Peter. He had lost the mischevious glint his eyes contained even after he had been beaten. She flew out of her bad before throwing her arms around Peter for a hug, just like she did every night. Peter became as stiff as a board before tears slipped out of his eyes and down his face. Cat braved whispering 'what happened Peter?' She got no answer but a small shake of Peter's head before he slipped out of her grasp and climbed into bed and turning his back on her.

  Peter had kept his spiderman suit under his pillow since he arrived at the orphanage in a vague attempt to keep one part of his life the same. Little did he know that Karen had been keeping tabs on him since day one. This night was the final straw for her. She couldn't let Peter suffer anymore.

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'Mr. Stark?' Echoed the strangely human but still robotic voice.

'What is it FRIDAY?' Tony rasped as he looked up from the simple project that he had been working on for way too long now.

'Stay calm sir but Karen has just alerted me to the fact that Peter is being abused at the orphanage'

'WHAT!'

I know it's short and crappy but I have no inspiration today I'm sorry

~M