“Thank you..?”
Waking up in pain on a Sunday morning was never what you want to do but your soulmate always has other plans. You’ve learned to suppress the pain and screams that used to come with it to make sure you don’t disturb anyone around you. Especially your family, who are definitely asleep right now seen as it is 4:34 AM. You sigh loudly after checking your phone, cursing your soulmate for getting into fights at this time in the morning. You and your family have decided that your soulmate must be some sort of delinquent as for the past 12 months he’s been getting into incredibly violent and painful fights. You’re not even sure how he’s still alive from the pain you’ve felt him go though. You think about getting back to sleep but your soulmate hits you with more pain. Groaning out, you decide going for a run might be a good idea.
After finishing tying your shoe laces, you decide to climb out of your window and onto the fire escape attached to the building you live in. Going down 6 floors of stairs in the freezing cold is never fun but it’s quieter for your family and neighbours. You could have been evicted for the number of complaints they had made about you at the beginning of October when your soulmates decided to start his little fight club. Screaming bloody murder was an understatement.
Finally, your shoes hit the floor and you started your early morning run. Even if you didn’t want to you know it is good for you and that you had too, it was easier on your family that way. You have caused a lot of trouble ever since your soulmate started fighting. Your parents didn’t believe you at first but that soon changed after multiple visits to the doctor. There was never anything wrong with you or your body but you still felt pain and your soulmate was the only explanation.
You turned the corner into another alley that you always take to get to the main road ,which led to the park you always run in, but you stopped seeing 3 men quietly arguing about something, you weren’t close enough to hear then as they were whispering but you definitely could see the knife in the taller man’s hand. You didn’t like the look of them so you decided to hide behind the closets bin and slowly make your way back home. Of course your soulmate had other plans. You didn’t expect the pain and fell over smashing some glass bottled next to you, cutting your leg slightly. One of the men yelled out at you and the other started making his way to you. You weren’t sure of what to do. You froze. Even if you run you won’t get far because of your leg but if you stay you can’t imagine what the men might do to you.
Just as you see the man’s leg come into your peripheral view behind the bin you make up your mind. Impulsively, you quickly stand and push the man into some black bags and decide to start running. This was a terrible idea as your leg cannot take the weight and you collapse yelling out. You take a breathe and the cold air surrounds you. You hear footsteps coming towards you quickly and your mind is filled with the worst scenarios that could happen. As you close your eyes waiting for their footsteps to get to you they disappear. Instead you hear something behind shot out and a grunt from one of the men. Then another grunt and a yell.
“Spider-Man!?” You don’t want to open your eyes but curiosity took over. Spider-Man was here? To save you? Impossible. His red and blue suit flys past you as you sit there in disbelief. All 3 men were hanging from either a sign or a wall by some white string. You were safe and no longer in danger… because of Spider-Man.
“Thank you!” You finally called out after catching him climbing the building next to you. He was fleeing the scene, someone would have heard the scream, police was definitely on their way. Spiderman, behind a vigilante, does not want to be caught so he was running.
“For what?” He questioned.
“For saving me…” you stated confused, “you where saving me.. right?”
”umm.. yes? I was! From those criminals causing trouble again..” he looked slightly uneasy. “How did I not see her there?” he whispered to him self.
“Thank you..?”
“No problem..” he did a little wave and was on his way again as you could hear the sirens from the distance now.
”wait!” You yelled at him realising you had no way to get home. He stopped again turning around to you. “I need to get home.”
“The police will be here soon, they’ll take you.”
“Please no.. could you take me?”
”I need to go.” The sirens were getting closer.
”You’re willing to leave me out here to freeze?” You said batting your eye lashes, “I’m hurt and you’re gonna leave me? That’s not gonna look good for you.” You teased crossing my arms.
He groaned and put his hand on his head. “Okay, okay, fine” he jumped down and grabbed you, “Put your arms around me and please hurry.. I need to go” you do as he says and point him in the direction of your home.
He opens your window and cuts his finger on one of the screws sticking out from the frame. You feel a small prick on your finger.. the same one he just cut. Your mind was flowing with thoughts of Spider-Man being your soulmate. He snaps you out of your trance by siting you down on the window sill. “Make sure you get your leg looked at by a doctor, okay?” His arms were beside my legs, making sure to keep me in place.
”Yeah I will.. thank you again” you said quietly. You were still too confused from what had just happened.
“Okay, its okay.. I’ll um.. see you around then” You watch him swing away onto another building then disappear.
You’re so confused about what you just saw.. about what just happened..
There’s nothing you can do about it now though…
He’s already gone.