Chapter 34: Press conference
(I know the chapter title says Press conference it happens in the next chapter along with some other things that I shall not reveal but I just wanted to avoid confusion hope that helps.)
After Beck outed my identity as Spider-Man, my life started spiraling more and more out of control. The media keeps on following me and my classmates are constantly asking me thousands of questions. Honestly, I don't think I can handle this, I'm just glad to be home and with my sister.
I was sitting in the living room reading when I heard mobs of people who were shouting things about Spiderman and the rest of the Avengers and I could practically feel the flash of their cameras. It was starting to give me a headache and I could see the flash of cameras, it was starting to give me a headache, which could turn into a sensory overload and that was that was the last thing I wanted.
A warm hand on my shoulder brought me back to reality. I looked up from my book to see my sister with a small smile on her face. She plopped down on the seat next to me asking what she already knew the answer to, "You okay?"
I sighed shaking my head admitting, "No. My life is out of control, and I just want to be left alone."
She leaned against me, letting me tuck my head on top of her shoulder and her in turn. O could feel the tears well up in my eyes, I just want a normal life, why can't anyone understand that? I wish Pietro was here, he would know what to do. He'd crack a few jokes and everything would be okay. At least he's in peace. I sighed, "I'm tired of trusting people and then being betrayed. First HYDRA, then Ultron, and now Beck."
Wanda nodded, "I know Mysh. Trust me."
I asked hoping to gain some sort of wisdom, "What do I do? I'm not ready for the world to know who I am."
Right after I asked that I felt the tears pour down my face. Wanda noticed and wrapped her arms around me tight as I sobbed into her chest. I don't want to lose her again. I used to have nothing but a small cell but then after falling to my darkest moments, I gained this family, friends, love. I don't want to lose that, and I don't know how to keep everything together. I don't know, and it hurts. She breathed into the top of my head, "I promise you Peter, we'll help you. You have us, the Avengers, you have Pietro, and you have me."
We sat in silence just holding each other and appreciating each other praying that everything would just be okay.
Wanda broke the silence speaking, "I'll ask Pepper to setup a press conference."
The idea of publicly announcing what they already knew seemed terrifying, but it's Pepper. She's been carrying Tony for like a decade. This would be easy, hopefully.
"O-okay." I replied.
"What do we do until then?" I asked.
"You go to school tomorrow and ignore the stares and hateful words you know they're not true."
Maybe she's right. The people who are standing here with me at my side are the people I can lean on. But that doesn't terrify me any less. I trust my sister, but after all these experiences, I have a hard time trusting people. It's going to be hard putting my trust in more people.
Well I've gotta go to school tomorrow and I'm not excited but I'm only doing it for Wanda, Ned, and Mj nobody else those three people I just mentioned are the only people in the world I care about.
Tomorrow's a new day and I guess I have to prepare myself for the worse.
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The End of Chapter 34
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