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Chapter 14
He leads the way to a bar and grill, stopping once in front of it.
"Is this okay?" He asks, looking over at me.
"Yeah" I smile up at him.
He opens the door for me and i walk in, followed by him. The greeter seats us at a booth near the bar in view of the TV, handing us paper menus.
"What are you in the mood for" Peter asks, scanning over his menu.
"Not sure" i look at the dinner section in mine. "A burger maybe" I shrug.
"Their chedder burger is pretty good"
"Seems fattening"
"Isn't every burger" He sets his menu down, smirking at me.
"True..." i look over at the TV that has the news.
"What's new with NYC?" He asks, following my gaze.
"Spider-man strikes again at a bank robbery" I say, reading the heading of the broadcast.
"Nothing new" Peter shrugs.
"That guy is crazy" i mutter.
"How?"
"He gives the police trouble"
"I think he just helps do what police never could" He leans his elbows on the table.
"Our city was fine without him"
"Now it's even better with him"
"Awfully defiant" I accuse him and he opens his mouth to argue but the waitress inturrupts us.
"Can i start you off with drinks?" A medium aged brunette holds up her notepad, clicking her pen impatiently.
"I'll take a coke" Peter orders.
"Sprite" I say when she looks at me and she scribbles it down, walking away.
"Did you hear what happend last month?" Peter leans forward again from across the booth.
"With?"
"Spider-man..."
"With the giant lizard that almost killed me?"
"Yeah, that"
"Yup, he defeated it and blahblah" I roll my eyes.
"You think it's boring?"
"No i think you care an awful to much about this guy" he shuts his mouth.
We both stay silent until the waitress slides our drinks in front of us, tossing two straws into the middle of the table.
"Have you decided what you want to eat?" She pulls out her notepad again.
"Yeah, i'll have a chedder burger" I say, putting my menu in the middle of the table.
"I'll have the same" Peter puts his menu on top of mine and the waitress takes them.
I look over at the TV again as a headline flashes, catching my eye.
"Could there be a new villian in NYC?" I read out loud and Peter follows my gaze again.
"New villian?"
"That's what it says" I mutter, looking over at him but he has his eyes glued to the TV.
Witnesses say he generates electricity through a rope that is swung violently, slashing things in half.
"Like fruit ninja!" I joke.
"Not necessarily" Peter doesn't look away from the TV that shows a video that looks like it was taken on a cheap cell phone camera.
The video is of a man swinging his rope and slashing a police car in motion in half. People scream in the backround and the person taking the video keeps shaking and moving the camera as people push the person.
"That's crazy" I comment and reach across the table, knudging Peter. "Peter?"
"Yeah?" He looks over at me.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, i'm fine, i'm just into stuff like that..." He turns back towards me.
"Let's see spider-man try to take him down without getting hurt"
"Yeah... that should be interesting" He seems distant.
We talk about our favorite marvel charactors for a few minutes before eating our burgers. Once we're finished eating, Peter pays and we leave.
"Thanks...for dinner" I pull my jacket tighter to me as i walk beside Peter on the busy sidewalk.
"No problem" Even though it's dark, i can still see his goofy smile. "Thanks for giving me a second chance"
"Yup" i look down at my feet as we approach a crosswalk and begin to walk down it. "I just hope you don't ruin it"
"Me neither" he sighs and leads me to a bench on the other side of the road.
"i want you to remember something Kaleb always told me" i pull my knees to my chest.
"Yeah?" He looks over at me.
"Every secret comes with a price" Peter stays silent.
"My Aunt May told me that once" he looks down.
"Kaleb would tell me everytime he knew i had done something wrong"
"He's right"
"I know" I close my eyes.
"Amanda, someone's here to pick you up" My teacher leaned down on my desk.
"Thanks" I threw my bag over my shoulder, giving her a look as i walked out the door.
Kaleb was signing a clipboard in the front office and when i walked in, he turned around and smiled at me.
"Mom's here to pick us up" I follow him as he walks out the door.
"Why?"
"Why not?" i keep my mouth shut, following him out.
Like kaleb said, my mom sits in her small car in the front loop of the middle school and i slip in the passenger seat before Kaleb can object. He sighs and slams the door, crossing his arms in the back seat.
"Why did you pick us up early?"
"Kaleb called saying he didn't feel good"
"What's wrong" I turn around in my seat, looking at him.
"I got bored"
"Kaleb" my mom shakes her head.
"I don't see Amanda complaining" he points out.
"That's not the point"
"Sorry mom" Kaleb looks down and i turn around.
The rest of the car ride home is silent and once we pull in front of the building, we both hop out.
"Don't be out for long!" My mom yells as we run down the sidewalk.
"I'll race you to the alley" Kaleb smiles at me.
"It's on" We both charge forward towards the alley.
Kaleb, of course, ends up beating me and i sigh, trying to catch my breath.
"You...are...fast..." I say inbetween gasps and he laughs.
"And you are out of shape, yet still skinny" he smiles and i laugh.
"So why did you lie to mom?" I lean on the wall.
"What do you mean"
"about the bullies"
"Oh, i didn't want her getting involved" He sighs.
"Matt can't keep treating you like crap forever"
"Yeah... i know... but if he tries to put a hand on you again, i'll kill him" He makes a joking motion with his hands and i laugh.
"I know i'm going to pay for this lie" He sighs.
"What do you mean?"
"You know what i mean, Amanda" He looks up. "Every secret comes with a price"
Something flashes in his eyes but i can't read it.
"And i'm about to pay" He whispers, looking down.
"Amanda?" Peters voice brings me back to reality.
"Yeah?" I answer, not looking at him.
"Are you okay?" i nod.
"You seemed kind of..."
"Distant" I finish for him and he nods.
"Yeah, something like that... are you okay?" my mind flashes back to the memory.
"Do you know the price, Peter?"
"Huh?"
"For your secrets... do you understand the price?" i look over at him, meeting his eyes.
"Yeah... i guess"
"No, not you guess... you have to understand-" I choke on my words, going quiet.
"Amanda" i look away, holding in tears.
The memories keep hitting me like bricks. I missed Kaleb. I never realized how much i missed him but now it hit me. I needed my role model back. How selfish was i? I took away the one thing i loved. If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't be dead. What's my price? There must be a price for lying to the cops.
I had said we had gotten mugged. i guess we did...in a way. I left out the part where they threw the bottle. i left out the part where he had fought them. I had lied to the cops. I had lied to my mother. But i hadn't lied to Peter. Maybe that took away the price?
"Amanda!" Peter shakes my shoulder and i jump back.
"I'm really sorry, i have to get home now..." i stand up, my thoughts mixed around in my head as if in a blender on high.
"Just sit back down for a minute" Peter stands up. "I know somethings bothering you"
"No, really... i'm fine" another lie. Another price. Why now? Why did this thought come to me now?
"I know you're not fine" he puts his hand on my shoulder.
"No, really, i'm fine" i walk forward, stumbling a little and Peter grabs for me. I pull away quickly, stumbling back into the street.
"Amanda!" Peter yells and i hear the honk before i see the truck coming at me.
There's my price. After all, i deserved a death much worse then Kalebs.
What am i thinking? I'm not ready to die.
I close my eyes, unable to scream and wait for the impact.
Something grabs at the front of my shirt, sending me towards the sidewalk and out of the road. I stumble into Peter's chest, shaking. He wraps his arms around me, hugging me tight.
"Don't ever... do that again" Peter whispers to me and i nod, still shaking.
"How did you..." I don't finish.
"I promised you i would protect you" he whispers. "and i don't break promises"
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