I turn around to see a cute blonde I haven't seen since last year's tenth grade graduation.

"Hey Liz!" I smile at Liz Allen as she walks behind me onto the bus. We sit next to each other on the bus and start talking. "How have you been?" I ask her remembering all the times we used to talk and how I had a huge crush on her yet she was always taken by the guy who I despise the most, Flash Thompson.

"I've been good. My life has been getting much better since Flash and I broke up. I need someone better than him, he's just a jerk." She says proudly as she slowly but noticibally scooches closer to me. "So how have you been Peter?" She smiles at me as the bus starts moving.

"Uh I've been good" I lie hoping she'll buy it.

"That's great! I know we haven't talked in a long time but I miss that, maybe after the field trip, we can go out and catch up" She offers looking at me with pure joy and I smile uncontrollably.

"Of course." I say not able to say no as she hugs me and stays close to me. 'Is this really happeneing? Is the girl I used to have a crush on for a while actually into me after all this long?' I think to myself wondering if I maybe just fell asleep on the bus and am dreaming or if maybe things are starting to look up for me.

"Okay class! We're here, please don't embarrass yourself and myself in this field trip. You are representing our school so please don't act like hooligans." She says to everyone but is staring intensily at Flash in the back of the bus.

We all stand up and exit the bus. I stay close to Liz or should I say, she stays close to me. I notice another blonde in front of me as we walk towards the entrance but she's with her boyfriend. I'm surprised I didn''t notice Gwen on the bus earlier, I must have been so distracted with Liz to notice her. I decide not to bother her and let her be with Harry, but the thought of the last time all three of us were together depresses me. Liz quickly notices and asks what's up. "Nothing, I promise." I ensure her and smile as I see a group of scientists talking about the upcoming experiment.

The demonstration begins and we all sit down. I get special permission to go up front in order to take pictures for the school newspaper. I focus the lens on the ray as it shoots a radioactive beam. Amazed at the show, I am unaware of a spider which gets struck by the ray and falls straight on my jacket sleeve. It crawls to my hand and before I know it, I feel a sharp sting in my right hand. I shake off the dead spider and grab my hand in agony as pain courses from my hand all throughout my body. My camera drops out of my hand but is caught by my lanyard. The room starts spinning and before I can take one step anywhere, everything goes black and I drop to the floor.