Chapter 35

Chapter 35

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It was lunch time, Liz and I took our trays of food and sat down in our usual place and were just about to start eating when Mary Jane stopped by our table.

- Hi guys, do you mind if I sit with you? - She asked me nicely.

- Uh, yeah.

- Uh, no.

Liz and I said the same thing. And if Liz didn't mind, I did. I'd had enough trouble with girls in my life lately, so I didn't want to add another one to the mix.

Mary Jane froze, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Liz gave me a disgruntled look and took matters into her own hands.

- Sure, sit down. He's just kidding.

- Thank you. - Mary Jane quickly took the seat next to Liz and then looked at me again.

- Haven't I seen you before? Let's get acquainted. My name is Mary Jane, but my friends call me MJ. - She held out her hand.

- Peter Parker, you can just call me Peter. - It's hard to be aggressive with someone who smiles at you and hasn't done anything wrong.

- Oh, so you're the Peter everyone's talking about. The smartest guy in school and captain of the soccer team. I heard you were out sick. I hope you're okay. - The girl's eyes were glowing with emotion, which surprised me. But I didn't pay any attention to it.

- MJ, there you are! - An annoyingly familiar voice sounded at that moment, and the next moment the owner of it unapologetically sat down at our table.

Disgust instantly appeared on MJ and Liz's faces, but it was as if the guy didn't see it.

- Why are you sitting here? - Harry Osbourne said a little grudgingly to the girl.

- Well, I saw a new face, so I wanted to get acquainted. - replied the girl calmly.

- Well, now that you've met him, let's get out of here, we're waiting for you. - He glanced at the other table, where the school's trash was collected, and then tried to grab her arm.

- Osborne, are you confused? - I finally raised my voice, for I couldn't stand his behavior any longer.

- I don't know what you mean, Petey. - He deigned to turn his attention to me.

- Petey? Osborne, are you confused or something? I don't remember giving you permission to address me that way.

- What did I ever do to you, Peter? - Harry got a little angry.

- Do what? You sat at my table without asking permission. And you've got a lot of nerve trying to steal away the girl I've been talking to. Do I look like an empty seat to you or what? Get up and get lost while I'm still nice. - I didn't have to be nice to him.

- Peter, don't cross the line! - Harry was really pissed off when he got to his feet.

- Or what, you'll complain to Daddy? Come on, I'm waiting. I just think your father will take my side, because how many times have I heard him say that he wanted a son like me, not a brat like you?

- Shut up! Shut your mouth! - Harry was so furious that his eyes turned red.

- You're our Osborne Junior, cry... - I grinned at how easy it was to piss him off.

- I'll remember that for you, Parker. - Harry said through gritted teeth, realizing he'd already lost, and then ignoring Mary Jane, he finally left our company.

- Uh, thank you so much Peter. I don't know what I would have done without you. - thanked M.J. sincerely.

- Never mind, I didn't do it for you. - I drew a line between us.

- Still. He seemed like a nice guy at first, but it turns out he wasn't. He's really gotten to me a lot these days.... - she said tiredly, digging into her food with her fork.

- My advice to you. If you don't want to get in trouble, don't socialize with him. His so-called friends are criminals without five minutes.

- Yes, thanks for the advice. - Nodded the girl.

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- What was that all about? - Liz asked me when we finally finished lunch and left MJ's.

- What were you talking about? - I honestly didn't know what she meant.

- I mean the way you were rude to MJ. Do you know how rude that was?

- Uh, was I supposed to be nice to her or something? If I did, she would have fallen in love with me soon enough. - I smugly snickered.

- Huh!? Yeah I can see you're very confident, eh Peter? - Liz grinned.

- Yeah, when you have two beautiful girls in love with you, you're going to get cocky. - When I finished, I didn't bother with this topic anymore and hurried to class.

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Night, one of the parks in the city.

- Fuck, goddamn Parker. I swear, someday I'm gonna get revenge on him for everything! For the lost spot on the team, for the girl, and for the month-long house arrest! - Flash Thompson hissed angrily and kicked the beer can with all his might.

- Come on, calm down. We're to blame for our own problems. The captaincy belonged to Peter in the first place. And you got it by cheating. What about Liz? You only dated her for two days, and it was a fake date. So she wasn't really your girlfriend. And the month-long house arrest-- that was our fault, too. We attacked Parker first, and then we filed a false report. - Jacob tried to talk some sense into his friend.

- I don't get it. Whose side are you on, Jacob? Mine or that nerd's?! - Flash was angry.

- I'm not on anyone's side. I'm just stating the facts. Turn on your stupid brain and realize that we can't do anything to him. He's stronger than us.

- Who are you calling stupid!? - Flash was finally angry, and then he grabbed Jacob by the chest.

At that moment, Flash felt something crawl over him. He looked down and saw a black substance that began to cover his body.

- WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?! - he screamed in fear.

In the next moment, Flash realized he was taller, and he was filled with incredible power.

- MONSTER! - He heard Jacob's voice, at whom he was incredibly angry, and the next thing he knew, he had bitten his friend's head off and was chewing on it.

- No! What have I done?! - he realized what had happened.

- Don't worry, I won't hurt you..." came a strange voice.

- Who are you? Where are you talking from? - Flash started to look around.

As soon as the words were out of his mouth, the slime began to separate from his head, and Flash saw a scary black face that was connected to the rest of his body....

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