Chapter 2 Ned's Goodbye

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Peter's POV
All three of us were playing with Ned's switch taking turns handling the controllers back and forth. After Ned's turn and got up and handed his controller to me faster then he would have done normally. I cocked an eyebrow at him, he rolled his eye at me and said "I'm just going to the bathroom jeez" and force a chuckle, that MJ and I saw right through. To explain Ned was under our watch for a while because his parents had been thrown in jail for being abusive and Ned had become severely depressed, so Peter and MJ were told by his therapist to keep him distracted, all this to say that we were fairly worried. "Hey" I began softly "hey man you alright?" He replied to quickly for Peter's liking "yeah!" He flashed a broken smile "I told you I'm just going to the bathroom" "Ned?" I said slowly, MJ just kept looking form me to Ned, for once not saying anything. "I TOLD YOU I'M FINE PETER!!'' He screamed and ran into the bathroom.

Ned's POV
I felt horrible lying to peter but the bathroom was so welcoming and besides it didn't really matter, everything will be over soon. I slid to the ground and began to cry quietly. I heard a soft knock on the door but ignored it, as I got up I heard peter begin to talk but I wasn't listening.

Peter's POV
I looked at MJ and saw the reflection of worry and fear for our friend. We stood up and to the door of the bathroom, MJ knocked quietly but Ned didn't answer. We looked to each other again, we both knew there was a window attached to the fire escape in that bathroom. At this point we were terrified, terror turns to udder horror when we here the window open. Mrs eyes widen and she screams "BREAK DOWN THE DOOR." After the door falls I feel my stomach drop to see the bathroom empty. Running inside we looked to the window and saw Ned smiling sadly at us and he closed and locked the window from the outside with a master lock.

Neds POV
I watched Peter break down the door and rush inside with MJ behind him. I looked at them and smiled softly with a sorrowful look in my eyes, I let the window shut all the way and locked it. I know it wont hold him back for long but it should give me time to do what has to be done. I got up, and started going up the small ladder as fast as I could. Once to the roof I walked to the edge and looked over Queens, it was truly beautiful in the night time.
Maybe there are some reasons to keep living, Pete loves me, MJ loves me, May treats me like her own son...
Ned be smart for once in your life, they don't love you, May just feels bad you and you know it. Your fat, ugly, a dumb nerd, peter probably just hangs out with you because MJ does.
Maybe we could give it another try?
What's the point.
I knew they were right. What is the point? The answer is simple, there isn't one. I decided I didn't want to watch the ground sprint towards me as I fell, I turned around. There was peter no MJ just Peter. He mouthed "please don't Ned" in reality he had spoken relatively loud, but I couldn't hear anything and more. Where is MJ?
She probably ditched you.
I agreed until I heard "NED PLEASE DON'T *sob* I NEED YOU, WE NEED YOU" was MJ.. crying? Ive never seen her cry before.
Look what you have done.

Peter's POV
I cracked a hole in the window and broke off the master lock. I opened the window, clambered up the ladder and found Ned all in one fluid motion. I then realized there was a huge gash up my leg for the glass but I really didn't care. Ned turned and looked at me, I could see the guilt and fear driving him mad, the only thing i could do is say "please don't Ned.'' Then MJ called out but i could here what she said. The fear and guilt I had seen in his eyes just a moment earlier was completely gone, replaced with hollow emptiness. Staring straight at me he took a step back, I shook my head fervently, he gave me one last sad broken smile, took one more step back, and plummeted. I basically punch myself in the chest to trigger my suit. Not bothering to wait until it fully engulfed me I jumped after him.

Neds POV
I bent down and slipped a note I had already written under a rock on the roof, then backed up until I was two steps away from the edge. I took a step back, one step away, I saw peter shake his head, giving one last sad smile I stepped off.

MJ's POV
I watched in horror form the street below as peter plunged after Ned. I took in a huge breath of relief when peter caught Ned's shirt, but screamed as the shirt ripped and Ned fell the rest of the way. The EMT's said he was killed on impact. Looking up I saw peter, even saying his name filled me with hate and anger, his name hade become disgusting, bitter. This was his fault.
No it's not he didn't push Ned or tell him to do it, if anything its his parents fault not peters
On the other hand we weren't up there so he could have and beside he let Ned fall
I new my bad thoughts are completely stupid, but i still couldn't get them to leave. The only thing was that Ned's death is peters fault.

What do y'all think I'm sorry its been so freaking long high school is a thing now ad my life is kinda fecked right now, but I am hoping to get more consistent.

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