Chapter 20: Gwen Stacy

"Friendship is a blessing and a curse."

"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival."

― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

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Will Allan Foundre POV

September 5, 2005

About a month has passed since Mom woke up and we finally came home about two weeks ago. Coming home again with our whole family together feels great but I know that everything has changed, we could never go back again to that time.

Mom is going to need someone to guide her anywhere, the doctor said that her eyesight may or may never come back again. Her results shows that she was born with abnormal clusters of nerves near her eyes and her head injury trigged something thus making her blind. It could possibly be hereditary because of that I was checked as well which fortunately resulted in normal, I guess the only thing that I inherited is her golden-colored eyes.

I was the one that was guiding her this whole time but that isn't going to be a permanent solution because I have to go to school. Our roles were reversed, before she was the one taking care of me but now I was the one taking care of her. I volunteered to skip school and be there for her till she got her eyesight back but Mom didn't agree, she said that I need to get out there and make some friends.

Right now Dad is driving me in his car to school. Today is the first day of school and I will be attending as a 7th grade in middle school. I answered some tests and I could've attended as a high school student but Mom and Dad wanted me to have friends at least close to my age so we went back and forth until they relented and let me attend as a 7th grade.

Haaahh... I guess this is good enough, Middle school student doesn't have a lot to do so I guess I could have more freedom.

School is shit anyway... They teach you a lot of useless things that don't have a practical use, for example, mitochondria are the powerhouse of a cell or the pi is 3.14159265358979323846264...

"...ill! Will! Hey, what's wrong? You look dazed." Dad said to me while shaking my shoulders. Then he looked at the road ahead again. "What are you thinking so deeply about?"

"...It's nothing."

"You nervous?'

"No..." I am just going to school, what is there to be nervous about? This will just be the first time that I will be interacting with people... alone, nothing to be nervous about... there shouldn't be anything special that will happen.

"No need to be nervous it is just school, make some friends, and have fun."

No need to be nervous huh? I guess. I just need to be as low-key as possible.

"We're here." Dad then stopped and park in front of a police car just across the school gates.

"Thanks, Dad." I said then took my bag and opened the car door but as I was about to step out Dad hooked his arms around my shoulders and gave me a one-hand hug.

"Be careful out there and you know we love you right?"

"Yeah... I love you too."

Then I got out of the car and closed the door.

'Ok this is it, just be low-key and avoid sticking out.'

As I was looking out across the street at the school gates I saw a girl waving her hand at the police car in front of our car while crossing the street.

"Bye-bye, Dad! I'll see you at home!"

Then in her blindspot, a fast-moving car is approaching...

*Beep**Beep*

"MOVE OUT OF THE WAY! IT WON'T STOP!"

*BEEEPP!*

She turned her head and looked at the approaching car and froze maybe in fear or shock.

"GWENN!"

I did not know what was happening it was just like my body has a mind of its own. I ran fast using the thunder breathing and then carried her out of the way of the car in a princess carry. Then I stopped right in front of the school gate.

Shit... that was close. I then looked at the girl who almost got into an accident and asked,

"Are you hurt..?"

Whoa, she's gorgeous... with long blonde hair and clear blue eyes that look amazing with the sun shining into it. She looks young maybe 13-14 years old but I know for sure that when she grows up she is going to be beautiful.

"...T-thanks" And that voice it's beautiful...

"Please, Marry me!" What! where did that come from?

"Uhm... Thank you?"

*cough**cough* "I-I'm sorry I didn't know what I said ha ha ha... "

*BOOM**CRASHH!*

What's that!? I immediately turned around and saw the car crash into a post. Then I saw a policeman and Dad coming close to us.

"Will! Are you okay?!"

"Gwen!"

The policeman then took the girl out of my arms and looked all over her, Dad is the same he checked if I was injured or not then he hugged me tightly.

"Thank god you're alright..." He said and I can hear his relief from him.

Then the people around started panicking.

"The car is on fire!"

"Someone call 911!"

"The driver is still in the car!"

The front of the car is crushed and the hood is on fire, I can see from here that the driver is unconscious in his seat.

"Stay here alright Gwen? I'll be back." The policeman said to the girl and then he ran and went to the car.

"Be careful Dad!"

"Stay away from the vehicle! it might explode!" He shouted to all the bystanders that is watching.

Then he tried to open the door but I guess it is stuck because he took out his baton and smashed the windows and opened it from the inside. He then took out the driver and carried him away from the burning vehicle.

"Move out of the way!"

Then from the school, the teachers came out carrying fire extinguishers. They quickly put out the fire and we all felt relief because the car may explode and spread the fire.

"Thank god..." The police officer muttered then he shouted. "Is there anyone here that knows first-aid!"

[A/N: A lot of police officers aren't trained with first-aid it is because of the lack of budget in their training so it isn't prioritized. But take my words with a grain of salt I literally just knew this thing about a minute ago when I googled it haha.]

"I do!" Dad shouted from beside me. I just looked at him confused because I never knew that.

"What? I was bored at the hospital. Now come on stay beside me while I help him, maybe you can learn a thing or two." Then we crossed the street towards the police officer and the injured man.

"Dad!" Then the girl ran across the street and hugged him.

"Sweetie, be careful when crossing the street, now wait here I'll call an ambulance." Then he stood up and went to the police car.

"Watch closely son."

Dad Immediately knelt down and perform a first-aid to the man while occasionally talking and telling me what he is doing. He really did learn how to provide first-aid, I guess I should learn that as well it just might save someone because last time I don't know what I was doing we were just lucky.

"There done, he should be fine until an ambulance came here." Dad said.

"Nothing to see here people! Get back to what you were doing before. Move! Move!" The police officer told the people that are still watching us. 'Oh no... I just said I'll stay low-key now I'm near the center of attention haaaahh...'

"Thank you for your help." The police officer said to Dad then he turned to me knelt down and said, "Thank you as well, If it weren't for you I don't know what would have happened. You have my gratitude."

"I-I... it's nothing."

"No-no It is not 'nothing' you saved my daughter's life, Gwen thank him as well."

"T-thank you... and about your question... m-maybe once we grow up." She said while blushing.

What the hell... she looks adorable. no no no she looks like she just became a teenager and I am not a pedo. Wait she looks even taller than me maybe she is the pedo? No stop thinking like that, this is just a suspension bridge effect it will pass soon.

Then I suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder.

"What is this... question?" The police officer said with a serious tone of voice while looking at me intensely. Shit... what happened? He just did a 180, before he looked like he will do anything to repay what I did and now he looked like he'll have me arrested before the day is over.

"Well, why don't we let the kids be? My name is Byrone Foundre nice to meet you." Dad said while extending his hand for a handshake.

'Nice save Dad!'

"Oh, I'm sorry there is a bit of blood in my hands."

"No don't worry about it. My name is George Stacy and this is my daughter Gwen Stacy." He said then shook my Dad's hand.

'Wait Gwen Stacy? as in THE Gwen Stacy? oh no... what did I get involved in?'

*Wee-woo**Wee-woo*

The ambulance came and then they asked what happened to George Stacy while carrying the man at the back of the ambulance.

While that was happening Gwen came next to me and said,

"Thank you again... w-what is your name?"

'What should I say? What do I do? Should I get involved with her? Her life is very dangerous because she is super smart and she will get involved with the Lizard and the Green goblin, both of those guys are super smart people that became insane. I already have to deal with the Kingpin...'

"Hello...?" She said while looking at me with concern.

'It doesn't matter let's just see how it goes, maybe those things will not happen because this is a different universe.'

"Sorry just lost in my thoughts. My name is Will Foundre nice to meet you." Then I smiled just like what Uncle Charles and Mom always said.

"My name is Gwen Stacy. So... do you study at the elementary school in the next building? Did you stop at the wrong gate?" She said while looking at me from top to bottom.

*cough**cough* That's brutal... I know that I am short but to call me an elementary student?

"... I'm actually in seventh grade."

"No way! That is just a year below me but I haven't seen you here before..."

"I just enrolled, I was homeschooled before."

"Really? What's it like?"

"Oh it is pretty basic actually, my parents hired the teachers and they teach me then I will need to do some activity but sometimes if I already knew what they are teaching me I can just answer the activities and tests them I am free for the rest of the day."

"That's nice I also want to be homeschooled because after I'm done I can go and play."

"Heh... you're the one that is calling me a kid but you're the one that still likes to play hahaha who's the kid now? Huh?"

"I did not call you a kid! I just said that you look like an elementary student! Hmmph!"

"That's the same thing! Who is the kid now? You are! because you still likes to play. Should I get your doll for you huh? kid?"

"Stop calling me a kid! And who said the thing that I play with is a doll? It is a guitar! I bet you don't know how to play it because your hands are small!"

"What! They're not small they're average!"

"Whoa-whoa, what is going on here son?" Dad then came next to us with George Stacy following after him.

""She/He called me a kid!""

"*Cough* you are still a kid son." Dad said.

"You're siding with her Dad! She also told me that my hands are small!"

"Haha It is small." George Stacy said while looking at me up and down.

"I am still growing! Not long from now, I'm going to be bigger than you! Then I'll show your daughter!"

"...What did you say about my daughter?" George Stacy said in a serious voice.

'Shit... did I just yell at him? What do I do now?'

"Ahem... why did your hand got involved in the conversation?"

'Nice save Dad!'

"...she said that I can't play the guitar."

"Can you?"

"Of course I can! ...probably."

"Hah! I knew that you can't do it! who is the kid now?"

"We just don't have a guitar! but if we had I knew that I can play better than you can!"

"Yeah...? I have a guitar at home, you can show me if you really can."

'Is she inviting me to her house? But I still need to continue my training after school, I don't have time for this. I am just going to reject her who cares anyw-'

"...Unless you are scared?"

"What! Who is scared? I'll go!"

"Okay! See you later! Bye-bye Dad, I'm going to class!"

Then she ran away towards the school gate.

'...did I just got tricked?'

"Well looks like you made your first friend son." Dad said while ruffling my hair.

"Now that my daughter invited your son to our house I'd like to invite your whole family for dinner as thanks for saving my daughter."

"Thanks for the invitation, we'll come, and no need to be so polite our children are friends now so we should get along together." Then Dad reached for another handshake.

"Haha... you're right. Your family is welcome to our home anytime. I guess I'll be going now, see you guys later." He shook Dad's hand and then walked to his police car.

"You should get going as well son you're going to be late... stay safe."

"Oh! you're right! I'm going to be late bye Dad!"

Then I crossed the street and went inside the school gate. I still haven't set foot inside the school and I already got involved in a car accident, I hope that's the end of it.