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CHAPTER 14:
"So tell me again why was it that you had to bet with some mafia…and not just any bet, but a bet with 5000$ at stake?" I ask Robbie who is standing at the center while all of us are sitting around him. The seating arrangement wasn't done that way on purpose...now it almost looks like an interrogation.
"And where in the hell did you get that kind of money?" Beck adds, he just finished texting someone on the phone, a grin on his face.
"It was my bar mitzvah money and it wasn't my fault, technically"
"What do you mean it wasn't your fault?" Andre says as he takes a sip of pink lemonade "You placed the bet didn't you?
"Yes I did place the bet and I know I shouldn't have done that" Robbie says "I won. But tank's men couldn't handle loosing so much money so they blamed it all on me and the next thing I know they were chasing my ass in the whole city"
Cat as sweet as she is, takes a hold of his hand and sighs "But you could have told us, we are your friends…we would have helped you"
"I know I was stupid and in the end I got all of us in trouble anyways, especially you Tori" he starts crying again in Cat's arms "Jade was right…I deserve to go to jail"
"It's okay Robbie you don't deserve to go jail more than those bastards who almost killed me" I say as I stand up to get more nuts from the kitchen, what I don't realize that they would be expecting me to be on the bed, injured.
"You know for someone who just got beaten up by a 300 pound wrestler" Andre raises a suspicious eyebrow "You seem to be doing pretty good"
Oh damn
I try to act like I'm limping all of a sudden so that they won't say anything "No I'm still in pain. Just good at hiding it" I wink.
"You really are something else Tor"
"So guys, what are we gonna do about Tank, we can't just let her go like this"
We have to let her go, but Spider girl doesn't. If Robbie didn't do anything the Tank needs to pay.
"What can we do about it Cat? We can't do it alone and we can't take help from the police either…not even the police could track them down with much ease, that's what you said, right Beck?" I say and turn towards Beck who's laughing because of some text he got right now.
"Beck?"
"Yeah Tori"
"Did you even here what I just said" I say "And what the hell is all that texting about? We're having a serious conversation here"
"It's nothing" I want to slap him right now, because I know it's not nothing, I'm sure he's texting some girl.
I scoot over to his side and lean in too see his phone, but he quickly puts it upside down on his lap "Are you sure? Because it doesn't look like nothing when you keep giggling after every 5 seconds"
"What's your problem you're not my girlfriend" he says, the others have now stopped talking and are looking at us.
"I know that, but you do have a girlfriend and just because she's not here doesn't mean you get a free ticket"
"How do you know that it's not Jade I'm talking too?" yeah keep saying that, but I'm sure as hell it isn't Jade.
"Well is it Jade?" I ask.
An awkward silence sweeps across my living room as everyone waits for his answer. But it doesn't come.
"Tell me Beck…is it?" I say it again and he his face is expressionless.
"Who ever it is, it's none of your business" he says as he gets up "You know what, I'm gonna go home…see you later guys and get well soon Tori"
He leaves my house and I now look at the others who are getting all awkward "What was that all about?" Andre says.
"It's nothing just can we please talk about something else" the look on my face must not be pretty pleasant right now so they just start up a new conversation, which I don't feel like joining in so I start day dreaming about Jade.
Just a few hours ago her lips were on mine. I know it was wrong; what I did, but why did it feel so right?
Some things in life just don't make sense sometimes. Like how Jade likes me. She did kiss back so I'm sure there must be some feelings from her side as well. I just don't know how many though.
My other friends spend a little time with me, when ever anyone asks me any question, I reply with a simple yes or a head nod because I am too consumed in my thoughts. Then Robbie and Cat go, leaving me with a staring Andre.
"So are you gonna tell me what was that about?"
"What was what about?" I ask as I break my gaze from the flower pot on the table.
"Don't act like you don't know" he says "Why did you go all mad on Beck, he didn't do anything"
"Yeah right the great almighty Beck doesn't do anything" I roll my eyes "Come on Andre couldn't you tell he was texting some girl"
"Okay so what if he was? Why do you have a problem with it all of a sudden?"
I don't know how to Andre's question. How can I tell him that Beck cheated on Jade, it's not my secret to tell. And on top of that, how can I tell him that I think I've fallen in love with Jade and that we kissed.
"I can't tell you" I sigh and look at the ground "It's bad"
"Why not?" he pouts "Come on Toro, it can't be that bad and we're best friends remember, we tell each other everything…remember when I told you I fell in love with Jade. You were the only person who I could not keep it from" he lets out a chuckle as he recalls the events. At that time I didn't have feelings for Jade and I thought Andre was out of his mind for falling for her.
Guilt rushes through me. Andre and I used to tell each other everything; before this whole spider thing got in the way. I know I can't tell him about spider girl but at least it would be better if I told him about Jade.
The only problem is that he is Beck's friend too and it would suck if he took his side instead of mine "If I tell you, will you get mad?" I say "because your friends with Beck too and-"
"Tori seriously Beck maybe one of my closest friends but you're my best friend remember" he puts a hand on my shoulder and squeezes it slightly "Now tell me what's wrong"
And so I tell him, about everything. How I started seeing Jade in a different light but kept my distance because she was with Beck. Then about me finding out about Beck's unfaithfulness in the janitor's closet, me and Jade almost kissing and then finally today, when she was taking care of me, I kissed her and then freaking left.
He doesn't say anything throughout the whole story which makes me worry "Can you say something because I really can't tell what you're thinking right now"
I could see the surprise in his eyes at first but I think he connected the dots "So that explains all the staring and how you lashed out Beck but satisfy my curiosity" he says "If Beck is cheating on Jade, why doesn't she just leave him?"
"It's complicated" I roll my eyes.
"Wow Tori this is all just really surprising but" he says "if Beck I really cheating on her then I see no reason on why you shouldn't tell her how you really feel, don't let her go then"
"Your right I should do that" I stand up, suddenly getting pumped.
"Hold you horse's girl and let me finish…if you guys do get together I would advise that Jade should break things off with Beck first" he gets up too "because he might be somewhat of an ass but he is our friend" he hugs me.
"Than you so much Andre" seriously it feels like half of the weight from my shoulders has been lifted. I wonder why I was so hesitant on telling Andre about this.
"Just don't do anything stupid Tori" he says "Now I have to go grandma, she will kill me if I don't bring her butter in time"
"Okay" I chuckle.
Out of all the days my parents decide to ground me today. When I had to make it up to Jade and get revenge from Tank.
I know I know they have every right to be mad at me. I didn't tell them I was gonna stay the night at a friends house. But in my defense how would I have known that we would get kidnapped and then beaten by an overly powerful wrestler, who could manage to make me look like shit afterwards.
I told my parents that I fell down the stairs at Jades place, although I could tell they weren't satisfied by my answer, they still didn't say anything.
Except make me stay in the house the whole evening and give me a long lecture about how I should stay safe and tell them where I go. So after a while, I decided to tell them I'm going to bed and then lock my room, suit up, take a two shoulder bag with me, in which I put my normal clothes to wear them after I deal with Tank and go to Jade and leave through the window. This is seriously becoming a habit.
Conveniently blaming my powers for it
On the way to the gorilla club I stop near the back of a dingy restaurant. I put my bag with my clothes behind its dumpster, which I will comeback for as soon as I'm done with Tank.
I would have left Tank if Robbie seriously owed her money but if what if he's saying is true then justice needs to be prevailed.
God sound like a comic book hero.
When I go inside, as expected I find some of Tanks men sitting near the arena, I could tell who they were by the way they dress. I go up to them and both of them look at me.
"What do you want?" the one in front talks, the other one stays behind him.
"Take me to your boss…Tank" I say
"What makes you think we're going to take you to her?"
They seriously don't know who I am, don't they watch the news? Oh right there too busy stealing and beating people "Look, take me too her or else I might have to beat you both in front of everyone in this place…and I don't think you would want that"
As expected, they laugh at me and one of them takes out a gun. The second he points it towards me, I snatch it from him by my web and take out the bullets. They both look at me with wide eyes which make me laugh.
"What do you want from her?"
"We may have some unfinished business that needs to be taken care of"
The front man orders the other one to lead me to Tank. He guy takes me away from the crowd, to a large room, which lead further to a basement through some stairs. He doesn't come inside and goes away. I figure Tank doesn't really need protection.
I expected the place to be filled with her goons, but instead I find her alone sitting on a large arm chair and drinking some shitty beer.
"Aren't you that fucker, who is seen on the TV these days?" she laughs "What was it that they say? The amazing spider girl"
"And aren't you the one who bullies innocent children" I say.
"Cocky aren't we" she gets up and walks over to me "let me take care of that"
Her fist would have connected with my face if I hadn't grabbed it, although my hand is way smaller then her abnormally large one; I still clutch it so hard that crackling noise comes from it. She screams out and punches me with the other hand, it hits the side of my throat and I choke.
God, how is it that she got so strong after our first fight? She sees my choking as an opportunity to yank her hand free and run towards the gun on the table.
"Oh no you don't" it's practically in her hand, but I eject a web and sling her across the room, and she hits the wall, leaving the gun now on the tiled floor just a few inches away from her.
I step toward the fallen weapon, but too quickly, Tank wraps her hands around my leg and pulls them out from under me. My knees slam into the ground, but I am still above her. I punch down; at her rib cage.
She groans but it doesn't stop her. Damn, I seriously thought I was way stronger than her. I still am, but she isn't too far from my strength either. She's gotten stronger since the fight at the gorilla club, that's for sure.
As I'm about to throw a web at the gun with my right hand, she sinks her teeth into my wrist. It's a different kind of pain than any blow, different from the stitches or the bruises. I scream, and tears blur my vision.
She cannot manage to beat me I yank my hand free from between her teeth and with a lurch, smack my hand at the handle of the gun. I twist and point it at Tank.
My hand, Tank's teeth have torn the material from a portion of my arm, which is covered with blood, so is Tank's chin. I ignore the pain and swing the butt of the gun right across her face. She groans and I do it again. I think she's going to go unconscious, so I stop.
I smirk as I take both her hands and then web them both together and then her feet. Now she will be stuck like this until someone comes here "Good luck on managing to get out of this yourself"
It's almost 10:30. I change back into my normal clothes and reach Jade's place. I hide the large bloody bite mark on my hand by wearing the jacket that I bought with the rest of the clothes.
I knock on the door. Once, twice and then the third time, ignoring the fact that her parents might kill me on the fact that I couldn't find a better time than this to talk to there daughter. But this seriously can't wait, I need to see her and tell her I'm sorry.
As I'm about to knock the fourth time, someone opens the door. To my luck, it's Jade in her adorable black night suit with matching flip flops. Even though she looks adorable, the expression on her face scares me "What the fuck do you want?"
"Jade I'm sorry"
"Okay great now bye" she tries to close the door on me but I swiftly put my hand on it, so it won't.
"I'm not done yet, look Jade Beck doesn't deserve you okay" I say "honestly he's an asshole and I wouldn't have left you if I knew if he was going to cheat on you again"
"Cheating? Wait who said anything about cheating?" Oh my God I did not just slip my tongue right now "How the hell do you know about it? Did he tell you?"
"Not he didn't, I heard you guys in the janitors closet last week" I say "It doesn't matter, what matters is that-"
"It might not matter to you but it sure as hell matters to me…so just please Tori leave me alone right now" anger fills her voice.
"But please Jade just hear me out and-" I get cut off by the door closing on me; I could not stop her this time.
I couldn't tell Jade how I feel. Why the fuck did I have to mention the cheating part, how can I be so fucking stupid? Kill me now.
I find a small corner on the roof of a building, put my face in my hands and start crying. Forgetting about the throbbing in my hand. The emotional pain is over powering it.
THE NEXT DAY, AT OSCORP LABS:
"I thought you said those fucking pills will make me stronger than anyone around?"
"I said they would make you stronger than any human" James Henderson touches Tank's bruised cheek "I didn't tell you to get into a fight with a gorilla"
"It wasn't a gorilla" she says shamefully "It was that spider girl, I've never been so humiliated in my life"
As soon as she said that James picked up the phone and dialed a number "Tell Mr. X to come down to floor No.3 right now…this is important"
Tank looks at the man confused; she came for more of those pills. The one which made her become this muscular and strong. It was a deal she made with oscorp, try out there new synthetic drugs. Kind of like an experiment.
So she didn't get why James was getting this worked up on spider girl."Just give me more of the pills" she asked, that's all she was concerned with.
"I will give them to you" James says "But first tell me what did spider girl look like up close?"
"I couldn't tell, she was wearing a mask" she says in a board tone "Now give me the pills"
"Another question; what did she sound like…I mean did she sound like a woman or a girl?"
"I don't know" Tank reaches out for the pills in James hands but he pulls away.
"Tell me and you can have these" he shakes the bottle.
"Ugh, she sounded like a girl" she says "In her teens most probably…now give me the pills"
He gives them to her "Take them only once a day and come back for another check up after 3 days"
Tank then leaves and Mr. X comes in through the glass doors "What is it that was so important?"
"I just found out some vital info on Spider girl" James replies.
"Okay so what is?"
"It's definitely teenage girl, must be in the age of 16 to 18" James replies
"I don't get what you're leading on to?" Mr. X narrows his eyes.
"Do you remember that we had a field trip for kids from a high school here in LA?" he says "The same day Dr. Mark lost the spider specimen...it's not a coincidence"
"Find the list of kids who came at that field trip and bring it to my office right away…good job James" Mr. X leaves the room in a rush; too much work has to be done now.
Do you think Tori made the right choice by telling Andre? and didn't you guys think it was weird how Tank could hurt Tori so badly? Oh and now Mr. X is closer to finding more about our spidey...what will happen to Jade and Tori's complicated relationship?
If you want to find out about it all, review and I'll update. And sorry if you find any mistakes, I couldn't proof read it, it's 3 am and I have school tomorrow. Bye now!