Chapter 7

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I am a monster...

how could I do this?

My first friend, the only one who really mattered to me, I ignored him...

what a piece of shit I am...

Shit!

What a fuck!

How would I have reacted in his position? Definitely bad...

the worst thing is that I started to distance myself from him long before his accident...

that's when I started high school and met Liz, Flash, and all...

But luckily I woke up in time, it took a coma for me to understand how much he meant to me!

What a fool I am!

I took him for granted...

I even thought I was indispensable to him, disgusting of me...

Unfortunately, his time on earth had always been limited, which I realized later on, too late...

I wanted to go to him...

but how would I face his mother and father, knowing that I had thrown him out of my life at the slightest new arrival...

No!

It's been 8 months already, I've changed now!

I have become a better person.

Looking to my left I saw Ned and Peter Parker my new neighbor and new friend, but they are too different from him...

Connor had something special, I don't know what but he had this attraction and way of seeing things.

He was like a brother to me and I betrayed him...

"Attention! Please!" the teacher shouted for attention, I immediately straightened up as he continued. ''We have a new student in the class, please welcome him...'' just then a rather tall guy entered the class, he must have been 6.6 easily.

he was definitely my kind of guy!

''Hi, I'm Connor Kent...''

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Earlier in the day...

The smile did not leave my face as I looked at my current body which had grown significantly.

What I had gained was much more than what I had lost when I came to this world!

Connor! You're going to be late for school! My mother shouted, but unlike her usual self, she didn't come into my room to drag me away.

I'm coming, I'm getting dressed!" I shouted back, dressing quickly with my super speed!

I 'rushed' off, not forgetting to get my bag for school...

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''pheww...'' I sighed as I saw that all the students were entering the school just now...

I immediately headed to the administration to register my presence, once done the lady at the front desk told me the number and floor of my classroom.

Navigating through the corridors of the school with small steps, I finally arrived at the door...

A quick look with my x-ray vision and I already knew what I was getting into.

It was only after receiving the teacher's signal that I entered.

''Hi, I'm Connor Kent'' were the only words out of my mouth as I turned to face my new classmates.

A girl with red hair I recognized immediately raised her hand almost shouting. ''He can sit here...''.

However, it was not in my plans to be his friend so...

I started to walk towards her, while she was smiling like an idiot, however, I didn't stop at her level, I kept walking to the back of the classroom and sat at the last set of tables where there was nobody...

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The same Connor Kent I knew, the same weak and fragile boy, he had literally turned into a Greek god that could put any known model to shame!

I immediately raised my hand for him to sit next to me, but as he walked towards me...

He didn't stop...

« What the fuck! He ignored me?! Me?! »

« Connor, hey! It's me Mary Jane remember?

The nicest person you've ever met, and your only friend... »

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DRIIIING!

Packing my class stuff into my bag as fast as I could for a chance to confront Connor face to face, however as I finished and turned to face him...'' where?'' I uttered as I didn't see him leave.

''MJ? Is something wrong?" a voice came from behind me, though it wasn't Connor...

it was just Peter looking at me with a conflicted face...

''no, no it's fine don't worry about me...'' I answered quickly while trying to hide my nervousness.

''oh, okay then,'' Peter replied naively. ''I have to go to the bathroom, I'll be right back, bye." I found the first excuse to run after Connor.

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Walking through the corridors at a fast pace for the last 10 minutes in the hope of finding Connor, all I could see were empty corridors, but suddenly I heard a ruckus in the yard...

though it was far, too distant for me to hear, a word had reached my ears all of a sudden...

"Fight!''

a bad feeling came over me, so I quickly ran to the window overlooking the yard!

« It's Flash... shit! Peter! » as fast as my legs could carry me I sprinted out of the building to help my friend in trouble...

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MJ had been acting weird ever since this new guy named Connor came to class earlier...

I didn't like it...

Flash, then this guy? I'm sure he'll be good friends after all a big guy like him can only be friends with people like them...

Ned was talking to me but I was too focused on looking at my feet.

BAM!

''huh?? sorr...'' I was going to apologize even though I was the one who fell to the ground, unfortunately, it was Flash...

« I'm dead! » I screamed inwardly...

"Oh, who do we have here? Isn't that Penis Parker? Ahahahah!'' Flash laughed, looking down on me as usual though...

he saw that I was looking at his shirt and he looked down at it, then an angry face appeared!

He had spilled his soda on himself as he shoved me...

''You're so dead, Parker!" he shouted as he lifted me up by my jacket collar.

Then he dragged me to the back of the building with his goons...

Ned was already running in the other direction, but I suspected he was going for help, « Thanks Ned... ».

''So four eyes... where do I start? The stomach? Or the legs?'' Flash offered, I swallowed my saliva, clenching my fists, and I looked around to see that no student was going to help me...

in fact, some of them looked happy.

Excited?

There was even one who was laughing!

But the vast majority were already shouting ''fight''...

it wasn't a fight but a beating, you morons!

« You bastards! Wait and see... »

''He's crying! Penis Parker is already crying! And I haven't hit him yet, you wimp!'' The brute that was Flash screamed like a degenerate to entertain his subjects...

I was scared so instinctively I took two steps back...

''Look at him! Isn't he a coward?" one of Flash's goons shouted behind him which had the effect of making the bully laugh.

« Am I a coward? » I asked myself sincerely.

But just as Flash was about to come and hit me, I felt a hand pull me from behind!

« Huh? What? Who!? » I was too surprised to even really react it hadn't happened before!

''Peter? Is that it?'' a deep voice immediately snapped me out of my daze as I answered "ye...yeah." looking at the guy who was already walking past me...

« the... new guy? » the surprise must have been written on my face at this point since he was the last person I expected to see...

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I walked to my new locker to put my stuff away, once done, I wanted to go to the library, but a guy bumped me in the back while running, I immediately pretended to be a little pushed by him...

''excuse me man!'' the boy I immediately identified as Peter's best friend, Ned...

''no problem,'' I said as I held out my hand to help him up on his two feet. ''Thank you... Peter!" he muttered as he ran towards the director's office.

« No! Don't! » I shouted at myself, « fucking morale... ».

''wait!" I shouted after him, and he stopped short. ''ye... yes?'' a frightened face appeared as he looked at me...

I do look rather intimidating, so this reaction was normal...

''where are they? I'll take care of them.'' I asked and said even though I already knew.

''wha... uh in the back courtyard! Follow me!'' The guy's face had lit up with hope in just a second.

I immediately started to run after him, except I passed him as I heard some things about Peter being a coward! And that made me instantly angry, however, I forced myself to be calm...

It took me less than Ten seconds to get to the back of the building with a running speed a bit faster than a trained human, the Flash guy was about to go and hit Peter...

so I quickly found my way through the students and pulled the bespectacled boy back once I got to his level...

Surprise appeared on the future Spidey's face.

Without wasting time I took a step forward and immediately identified the confusion and uncertainty on the local bully's face.

''Back off or you'll regret it,'' I said with a hint of anger in my voice, just to scare him a little, unfortunately, jerks like him aren't afraid of anything...

"You! We'll see about that!'' Flash shouted turning red with annoyance, and through my enhanced vision I could see that he was sputtering, a bit too much, and his eyes were bloodshot and slightly yellow...

I immediately looked at his body with my microscopic vision.

"Is he on drugs?" I sighed inwardly as it was not surprising coming from a guy like him.

But I soon saw other disturbing things about his body...

several of his bones showed signs of old fractures, all over his skeleton...

I immediately concluded that he was being physically abused at home, it looked like it was old and recent in some places...

However, the guy had way too much drug in his bloodstream at the moment, I quickly understood that this is what gave him such a temperament...

and also that's what gave him excessive confidence...

his reason was no more in place...

'' I'm going to fuck you up!'' the guy rushed at me without thinking when he saw that I didn't answer him...

"fuck HIM up Flash!'' his minions shouted.

"Look, Flash, I really don't want to do this...

but if you attack me you'll suffer the consequences, is that clear to you?" I spoke loud enough to be heard by everyone here.

Most of the kids laugh at that...

He smiled and walked towards me even faster saying. ''Look at that everyone! the tall guy is shitting himself!''

''No, I don't think so...'' I said as he came to my level.

He moved into an English boxing stance with a high guard, immediately he feinted a left but swung a right hook toward my face.

I didn't back down, I just dodged, ducking low enough to get a clear view of his right side!

''Sorry...'' I spoke just loud enough for him to understand me.

BAM!

I sighed as I saw Flash clearly fall forward with his chin about to hit the ground, I caught him before he broke his jaw, and gently set him down on the concrete of the courtyard...

All the students had shocked expressions.

Any boxer will tell you, the punch that hurts the most, the punch that paralyzes, the punch that there is no defense against when properly applied, the punch that kills in short is the punch to the liver.

I looked toward Flash's group, I saw them hesitating, I started walking toward them once I was sure Flash had no serious injuries.

The group of bullies reacted as I had expected, they had backed off several steps!

''Who's the coward?'' I say, looking at the bullies. ''You are all cowards!'' I resumed.

"Too cool!" I saw and heard Ned shout as he took Peter's shoulders still in awe. "Peter! Did you see that!?''

''yes...'' he replied with a small smirk.

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don't let it be too late!

I ran as fast as I could, however, the scene I was expecting was totally different from the actual scene!

Peter was standing smiling with Ned shouting something about it being too cool...

looking further I saw Flash's buddies acting weird...

''Peter!'' I shouted running towards him. ''what was that all about?''

Peter scratched the back of his head and started telling me his side of the story with Ned saying how amazing and cool it was.

Connor...

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I went straight to the director's office after dropping Flash off at the nurse's office, the director and I had a conversation about how I caught a dozen students about to hit another student...

I told him that I had intervened, and I told him that I would accept any consequences from the school...

he was very confused and surprised that I was reporting this.

He couldn't have expected me to be prepared to... be sanctioned willingly or simply report myself, let alone intentionally take the bully for treatment...

however the director knew my story, and in view of my honesty his judgment will be in my favor, at least I hope so...

I was sent home, for the time being, the director informed me that he would call my parents later.

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in the school infirmary.

"Aargh!" I groaned in pain as I woke up...

what the fuck happened?

One second I was about to fuck that guy up and then...

Fuck! Fuck it!

What the hell is that monster?!

That strength! Not to mention...

I feel like I got hit by a car...

Even my bastard father doesn't hurt this much!

''Ah, you're awake...'' a voice snapped me out of my thoughts but when I looked up at him...

Fucking bastard!

''Fuck! What the fuck are you doing here?!'' I started to get angry very quickly, fuck!

This guy...

Why doesn't he get pissed off?!

"After I brought you here..." I blinked, what? He's the one who got me treated?!

"Well, I felt guilty, you know..." What is his problem?!

"Stop fucking with me! That's what you're here for, isn't it? Make fun of me! Look at the damage?" then I yelled loudly...

"What? No, why would I do that? Dude I wasn't going to hit you in the first place, I don't like fighting.''

''tchh!'' this guy has a damaged brain or something? ''What? You think I enjoyed doing that?" he replied with sincere eyes...

"Cut the crap! Does a big guy like you?! You kicked me out in one go! Fucking hell! One shot! Everyone's gonna laugh at me now...''

''hm !'' he laughed. ''Does that make you laugh on top?!''

''yeah a little, you're afraid of going through the same thing you did to Peter... except you did it for almost two years!'' My eyes went wide! This guy...

''you don't know anything so shut the fuck up!'' I replied with a venomous...

"'Yes I know, you're jealous of him! It's pretty obvious actually.'' he...

''AHAHAHAHAH! Me jealous of Penis Parker?! Are you kidding?''

''yeah... except you know I'm right, yeah? The guy is smart, he gets good grades, he has a real brother as a friend, and finally, he has a nice happy family... and you're mad at him for Mary JA...''

"Shut the fuck up!" Who the fuck is this guy?! He reads me like a book, that son of a bitch!

"He's got everything you don't have." I'm gonna kill him!

"Shut up I said!" he looked at me strangely for a moment, then took a napkin and handed it to me with a guilty face. ''What?!" I almost screamed but my voice broke.

''You're crying...'' was all he said...

the son of a bitch... " you going to tell the others right? Plea...'' I was about to beg him but his response was immediate.

''Look, I told you, I don't like hurting people, emotionally or physically, you know? even if some time is necessary...'' is he a saint or what?

he got up to leave, but stopped and turned around looking me in the eye. ''Oh, one more thing... don't come to school tomorrow, we're expelled until Monday.''

Damn it! That was all I needed...