waffles
Gwen woke up the next morning with a small headache, most likely from the crying she did last night. She sat up in her bed tensing up remembering what had happened last night before sighing and letting her shoulders drop. She looked around her room squinting, still adjusting to the bright light of the morning. She quickly noticed that her father was no longer next to her and although she wouldn't admit it, a part of her felt disappointed that her father was no longer with her.
She stayed in her room just rolling around on her bed, mindlessly scrolling on her phone for about 30 minutes before deciding to get up and get ready.
As she walked into the kitchen to see her father sitting at the table. He looked tired and she couldn't help the small wave of guilt that passed over her.
"Oh, hey, good morn- I mean good afternoon.." He said looking up from whatever he was looking at his phone.
"Good afternoon" Gwen repeated back with a small forced smile.
It stayed quiet for a few moments and Gwen began to walk towards the bathroom
"I uh.. made us some breakfast, it might be a bit cold though." Gwen looked down at the table to see a plate with eggs, waffles, potatoes and a small cup of fruit.
"Thanks" She said before walking into the bathroom and shutting the door.
It was a nice gesture, it really was but Gwen couldn't help the overwhelming feeling of exhaustion that hovered over her since she woke up. She looked in the mirror and sighed, it's not that she didn't like how she looked, she was just tired of having to take care of herself. It was a small inconvenience, but who doesn't feel like that every once in a while? Right?
After a few more seconds leaning over the sink, she started getting ready, brushing her teeth and hair, washing her face, putting on some lotion and just fixed herself up. She looked at herself in the mirror once more, putting on a smile before shutting off the lights and walking back into the kitchen.
She found that her dad wasn't at the table anymore. She brushed it off, after he had broke apart from the police department he had began working at a small grocery store nearby their apartment and he has been jumping at opportunities to work to keep a roof above their heads and food on their table.
The plate of food was still left on the table, she smiled to herself and headed towards the kitchen laughing at the mess her father had left behind. There was batter on the counter and on the floor as well. She smiled at the thought that went into the meal. Her father knew that she hated the freeze waffles and made the effort to get batter and their old waffle maker out. She kept a smile on her face as she grabbed a fork and knife and walked to the fridge to grab the syrup.
Gwen sat down at the table and pulled her plate over, drizzling syrup on her waffle and picked at the small cup of fruit. Just as she was about to cut her waffles her father walked into the kitchen.
"Oh hey kid, I was about to head out for work." He said sounding slightly disappointed.
"Alright, see you later" Gwen said eating her breakfast without looking up at him.
She was off in her own world, not bothering to look up. She didn't notice that her dad walked up to her and gave her a small hug, holding her for a few seconds.
"I'll be home by 7" He said before letting go and walking towards the door, grabbing his keys and his work nametag before opening the door and leaving to work.
She smiled while eating the rest of her breakfast.
She knew that nothing would never be the same after all that's happened with her secret identity as spider-woman blown and her interdimensional society in the open with her father, she never thought things would be too easy around the house but, she found herself enjoying the way things were going. It brought her a strange peace that she hadn't felt since Peter was still alive.
She found herself with nothing to do, she decided to go for a swing to make sure everything was alright around her neighborhood. Everything seemed normal, nothing was off although she did have to stop someone from stealing some alcohol from a nearby store. After that, there was nothing else to do, it was a nice day outside.
A nice day to be a normal teenager.
She sighed as she crawled through her window and fell down into her bed landing on her back. It wasn't that she hated being spider-woman, she just got... burnt out sometimes. She wished sometimes that things went back to normal...
Would Peter still be alive if I wasn't bitten
She quickly shook her head to distract herself from that thought and continued doing random activities out of boredom.
She wondered around the apartment doing anything to keep her busy, laundry, dishes, sweeping, mopping, anything. After she was done with her busy work, she looked at her phone to check the time.
It was 3:12
She let out a dramatic groan and shoved her head into a pillow. She was so extremely bored, she had no friends in the dimension, no car (not that she could drive anyways) and no money, after being gone for a few months, she was still trying to get settled in back at home.
After a few minutes of scrolling on her phone she got a message from the one and only, Pavitr Prabhakar.
Pavitr>>Gwen
3:29: heyyyy
3:30: yo
3:34: me and hob r about to go over to miles dimension, thought you'd appreciate the invite gwendyanda :3
Gwen let out a laugh at the emoticon and name
3:37: idk pav, it's been a bit awkward with miles and me you know??
3:40: dude just come over it's been a minute since we've all been together!
3:40: we miss you gwen
3:43: fine, fine whatever,
3:34: i'll take that as a yes
Gwen sighed and shut off her phone, contemplating her options here. There was really only pros to come out of it but she still felt hesitant.
She grasped her head rubbing her eyes and groaned pulling out her phone.
Gwen>>George
3:42: Hey, is it alright if I go see my friends today? Pav, Miles, Hobie, the whole group, we'd be going to miles dimension for a bit.
3:50: Yeah, be safe. Let me know if anything happens.
3:51: Thank you, I'll be safe. See you later.
3:51: 👍
Gwen exhaled a small laugh before getting on her suit and throwing a jacket and a pair of pants over it.
Gwen>>Pavitr
3:58: On my way!
3:58: omw*
She smiled at her autocorrect and punched in "EARTH-1610" to the watch Hobie had given her, a bright orange portal opening up.
She jumped through with a second thought with a smile on her face.