The Amazing Spider-Man: Aftermath Chapter FourPeter paced. He paced and paced. Not the back-and-forth across four feet of your bedroom kind of pacing, but a walk up the stairs, go down the hallway, go back downstairs, loop through the kitchen and repeat kind.Aunt May sat in the living room with a mug of tea in her hands, watching without a word as Peter walk past her repeatedly. She wondered when he would tire of the constant moving. As far as Aunt May knew, Peter had never had this much stamina. Not that it took too much energy to walk up the stairs; more that he had been doing it for forty minutes without stopping once.It was nearly eleven in the morning on a Sunday. Neither aunt or nephew had any plans. After a small breakfast of frozen waffles, Peter had begun pacing and Aunt May had taken her seat on the couch.Peter crossed his arms and watched the ground while he paced. It's been two weeks since I've spoken to Gwen. I'm surprised I've managed to stay away this long. Peter you're such an arse. You shouldn't be prou
The Amazing Spider-Man: Aftermath Chapter Three"Peter, come get the door, would you?" Aunt May called from the kitchen.Peter turned off the news, something he watched too much of these days, and walked to the door. He saw Gwen standing there and his heart dropped down into the basement. He opened the door and stepped out, shutting it behind him."Where have you been? My father died.""Hi." He said quietly. Peter couldn't bring himself to look at her, planting his gaze on the ground instead.Gwen crossed her arms, willing herself not to cry. It was too late for Peter. "The funeral was yesterday. They made speeches and fired rifles. Two of my teachers showed up. Everyone was there but you."Peter shook his head. "Can't. I can't do this. I can't do this." He looked up at her and looked away again. He couldn't meet her eyes. He couldn't even look at her face, it only made it harder. "I'm sorry." This was the hardest thing Peter had ever done. Harder than defeating the lizard, harder than loosing his uncle. He knew after th