PETER'S GIRLS
[3rd Person POV]
Gwen was busy with her usual tinkering with the gadgets, she found in Peter's basement. It's been her daily hobby for the past few months. It keeps her busy when she isn't studying, and helps her get through the trauma of losing the person she loves.
Seeing Peter in that state had a profound impact on her life. Every day she visits the lab where she spends a few hours talking to the man inside a tube. She doesn't even know if he can hear her or not, but she does it anyway. It's like... It's like her heart was still longing for a positive sign that, "He will wake up one day."
Her father knocked on the door.
"Mmm. Dad? What's up?" Gwen turned to greet her father.
She saw him standing with a phone. And as soon as she stood up, he extended it toward his daughter with a happy smile. The old man knew how heartbroken his daughter was ever since that day. She was the most shattered after learning about Peter's accident and that he might never wake up. He saw how his daughter pushed herself every day, studying harder and working harder... Always keeps herself busy, drowning in work to distract herself from thinking too much...
And when she has a break, she always ends up in that lab, staring at the unconscious young lad who is stuck inside the machine.
George heard her cry at night when she thought her father had already gone to sleep. She cries and hides herself away, not wanting her family to see her broken and sad.
But... Even when she was breaking from within, she had faith.
And today, when he received a call from Susan Storm, telling him that Peter woke up just a minute ago, he didn't think much and rushed to her daughter.
"Hear what she's saying..." George's words made Gwen freeze, and a little hope surfaced in her heart.
"Dad... That's..." She spoke hesitantly, as she slowly reached for the phone and clutched it tight against her ear.
"He... How is he ... doing?" Gwen choked on the word and then silently sobbed, closing her eyes as tears started streaming down her cheeks.
Sue's voice came from the other side of the phone, "Peter woke up, Gwen. He fell asleep soon, but... He is alright. He's out of danger."
Gwen covered her mouth with her palm and fell to his knees. She couldn't hold the sobs. "Really...?"
A wave of happiness swept over her as her days of prayers were finally answered.
"I have never been so serious before in my whole life, Gwen. Please come to the lab, now. Peter might wake up a few hours or so," Sue's words further bolstered the girl's faith.
Gwen sniffled and wiped the tears from her cheeks, "I'll be there... I'll tell the others... I'm coming..." She looked at his dad.
"I'll give you a ride," George quickly offered his daughter a hand as the two exited the room.
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[May's Side]
As usual, May woke up early and watered the plants. Then she went to Peter's room and cleaned it up like she does every day. After that, she sat at his bedside and took the photo frame from the desk where both of them were posing together. They took this photo soon after moving into this house.
She sat there, looking at the picture as always, lost in her thoughts. The happy days they spent together in the past... His touch... His voice... The way he made her feel special... But now they're all but memories. She never stopped her prayers for her boy.
"I knew you were hiding something, but to think you were the Spiderman... Haha..." She let out a painful chuckle remembering how Peter used to get angry whenever JJ used to bad mouth Spiderman. She kissed the picture frame, as tears pooled in her eyes. She closed them as tears slid down.
After a minute, she wiped her face and put the picture down.
"..." She walked out of the room and as she stepped into the living room, her phone rang. She walked to the sofa and picked up the phone, "Gwen. This early..."
She answered the call.
"Hi, May. Take MJ and Michelle and come to the lab, right now. Peter... He woke up," Gwen's excited voice echoed out and for a moment May froze... And suddenly all the negative thoughts she has been feeding on suddenly vanished.
"Pete... He woke up?!" The news shocked the woman, her breath came in a ragged gasp.
"Yeah! It's for real. I'm on my way there. Hurry up!" Gwen said in an excited tone and ended the call.
As May stood there for a moment, trying to process the happy news, Maddie, who was about to go to the kitchen to prepare meals, heard everything.
"May," She grabbed May's shoulder, bringing her back to her senses. "Get a hold of yourself. I'll get Michelle, you get MJ."
"Yeah, yeah..." May dashed to MJ's room while Maddie went to wake up her daughter.
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[MJ's room]
May entered MJ's room without knocking and saw the redhead reading a book. From the looks on her face, she haven't slept yet, the worry for her boyfriend keeping her mind occupied. Well, she's been suffering from Insomnia for the past few months, and on top of that now that she made a somewhat successful career in modeling and acting, she had to deal with all the show biz and fans and all that... MJ was on medication, but she sometimes skipped taking it.
"MJ, Peter woke up..." May broke the silence in the room, her voice trembling with happiness.
MJ instantly stood up. This is not what she expected. Her whole body was tingling. Did he really wake up?! She wanted to run, but for some reason, her legs were feeling a bit weak.
May rushed in and hugged her tightly, "Yeah, it isn't a dream. Gwen just called. Pete really woke up. We are going there, right now."
MJ almost melted in her Aunt May's embrace. He's alive, he's really alive! She finally accepted the reality. Her heart was racing as the hope of meeting Peter surged in her.
"Get dressed," May separated from her.
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[Michelle's room]
Maddie knocked on the door of her daughter's room. She expected her to be still sleeping since she went to bed late yesterday, but Michelle opened the door.
"What?" She let out a large yawn as she scratched her messy hair.
"Peter woke up. Get ready. We are going to the lab, right now," Maddie's words made Michelle jolt up from her sleepy self as she blinked a couple of times trying to process her words.
"For real? You better not be joking this early. But you never joke, so he finally decided to get his butt out of that tube, huh?" Michelle's voice was a mix of emotions. Her arms were shaking in excitement.
After Peter's accident, Michelle took it upon herself to maintain Peter's stock accounts and all the financial management of the Women's Spa that the girls opened together. It was Peter's wish to open a Spa, so May helped out. In the present, May, Maddie, and Michelle run that spa resort. It keeps them busy. So, last night Michelle was going through the tax papers and transactions and forgot the time.
"Don't just stand here... Get dressed," Maddie shook her daughter by her shoulders.
"Got it, mom."
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The group of four reached the lab after half an hour of drive, and all four of them stormed in like they were facing an alien invasion, leaving the guard dumbfounded. As they entered the waiting area, they saw Gwen and George anxiously sitting on the chairs and waiting.
Soon, Sue walked into the waiting area. Everyone greeted her. She smiled, "Glad that you could all come so soon."
She then patted May's shoulder, "Ok, I know you all want to rush in there and see Peter, but there are certain rules you are going to follow..."
Sue then told the group the rules that need to be followed in the presence of the patient. The patient was in a vulnerable condition, and any intense emotion might cause another collapse. They could go in a pair. And no hugging or any intense physical activities because Peter will need time to recover his health slowly. The doctors will keep him under their care and check on his condition for the next four days and if everything goes well, he'll be able to go home.
Everyone nodded, eager to go in and see the young man, "Then we will make arrangements accordingly. And be warned... His memory of that day will be a bit off because of the trauma, but it will get better. So, try not to talk about that day, alright?" Sue further informed. "So, sit tight. He'll wake up soon enough."
Everyone sat down patiently on the chairs after the Doctor exited the room. May, MJ, Maddie, Michelle, Gwen, and George waited impatiently. Soon a redhead girl entered the waiting area. She was wearing a red jacket and blue jeans. She walked toward May and sat on the empty chair beside her.
"Hey... Aunt May, right?" Wanda awkwardly greeted.
"You are..." May tried to remember the name and figure out how they became acquainted with each other, but her face didn't ring a bell.
"Wanda Maximoff," the girl introduced herself and shook hands with her, "I read his mind... All this time, he was only thinking about you all... He feels sorry for everything and kinda blames himself for being careless. So, when you meet him, try to go easy on him. Dude suffered too much..."
Wanda decided to lend Peter a hand, diffusing the heat from his back.
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