Later that day, when he finally calmed down enough to leave his room, Peter walked to the kitchen and made himself some food. It was late at night, so Aunt May had already put away dinner and had gone to bed. He heated something in the microwave and ate it before going back to his room and climbing into bed. He frowned and stared at the ceiling, unable to fall asleep.

Eventually, he must've fallen asleep, because when he opened his eyes, it was morning and he'd been drooling on his pillow.

Immediately, Peter jumped up and quickly got ready. He was running late, having slept through his alarm. He dashed out the door and down the sidewalk to get to school. He, yet again, slid into his seat as the bell rang. Roll call went along and when the teacher got to Evangeline's name, Peter found himself waiting to hear her voice. He was disappointed. Evangeline didn't respond, and when Peter looked over to her seat, she wasn't there. The teacher marked her absent and continued on calling roll.

That morning, his classes were unusually boring. Then, during lunch, Evangeline showed up. Her hair was pulled back in a messy bun and she was frowning. She walked right past the cafeteria and went to the library. Peter abandoned his food and decided to follow her. Evangeline must've heard his foot steps in the empty hall because she froze in her tracks and turned around to face him. As he got closer, he saw that she was close to tears.

"What's wrong?" He asked softly, walking over to her and wrapping his arms around her without a second thought. She immediately hid her face in his chest and continued to cry. As she was settling down, there was a bright flash and the sound of a camera shutter. He groaned, knowing what that meant.

Sure enough, the next day, the picture of 'The Nerd and the New Girl' was all over social media and tacked up on lockers. Peter frowned as he walked through the halls. People were whispering about the both of them, though mainly about Evangeline. Some people weren't even trying to keep their voices down as he passed.

"Did you see what she was wearing? No wonder she got a guy on her second day in class, the slut." Peter couldn't tell who'd said it, but it was definitely a female voice.

"Dude, that girl was wearing hearing aids. What is she, an old lady?" The jock proceeded to mimic an old woman, making all of his friends laugh.

"Oh look, here comes the nerd now. I wonder how much he had to pay Little Miss Whore to keep her around?" A voice said as he passed.
"Probably a lot. Who would want him?" Another voice responded.

Peter simply clenched his jaw and continued to walk to his class. Funny how everyone hates him but loves Spiderman.