[a/n: first day back at school and i'm crying before i even left the house]

lucy was distraught. she couldn't believe she'd let him, that peter parker get into her head like he had. he'd occupied her thoughts every minute of the day since they'd begun their shaky, albeit sweet, friendship.

but she should have known it was too good to be true; once something better comes along, she was always thrown into the background. she'd gotten used to it, so much that it usually didn't bother her when people forgot about her. sometimes she called it a blessing.

he was supposed to be different, she thought bitterly, he was going to be a real friend.

perhaps she'd been too eager, she'd read into the signs more than she should have, and it led her here. feeling sick and lost and utterly forgotten. boring.

she always knew she was as ordinary as one could be, but when she talked to peter, it was like he didn't notice. like she was normal.

well, she thought sadly, it's fitting for him to be caught up in all the glamor of liz allan. someone extraordinary should be with someone equally extraordinary.

her eyes filled with tears as she picked up her phone and sent a text.

[a/n: now it's the second day back and i'm still crying]