NEVAEH || SPIDERMAN: ATSV

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"Hey" Nevaeh whispered as she sat beside the twelve year old on the rooftop,

The girl sighed, looking into the streets,

Nevaeh actually felt bad now, seeing her like this,

A blind person could tell that she was hurting,

"What do you want?" Marilyn asked,

"Look, I didn't mean that shit I said earlier" She whispered,

"Even if I actually meant it at the time" Nevaeh shrugged in her mind,

"It's fine, I'm sorry" Marilyn sighed,

"It's just that, Tara's been through a lot and I don't really want her to start thinking about why she's different" Nevaeh explained,

"I understand" Marilyn whispered somberly,

"Look, I understand that you've been through a lot and I know how you're feeling, I know you're hurt" Nevaeh whispered,

"You, you don't understand" She whispered,

"I'm pretty sure I do" Nevaeh told her,

"I lost my dad, I was in his arms when he died, why wouldn't I be hurt" Marilyn answered,

"At least you have your mom" Nevaeh commented,

"Man, fuck her, fuck her new boyfriend, fuck her step kids and fuck her new kids" Marilyn yelled,

Nevaeh could tell that something was wrong, there had to be a reason for her sudden outburst,

"Why?" Nevaeh asked,

"Cause I fucking hate her and her stupid boyfriend, especially her stupid boyfriend" Marilyn whispered the last part as she started to cry,

"You wanna talk about it?" Nevaeh asked as she moved closer to the girl,

"It's no use, you won't believe me" She sniffled as she wiped her face,

"What makes you think I wouldn't believe you, mama?" Nevaeh asked as she placed an arm around the girl,

"My own mother didn't believe me, what makes you think you would?" Marilyn asked as she looked up into Nevaeh's warm eyes, sadness embracing her cold ones,

"Look, I've been through this shit, my dad was killed in front of me, I was only five, my mom died in my arms, my sister's dead, my uncle's dead, my best friend died, my grandfather's dead, my brother went missing and may or may not have killed my mother, there ain't shit you going through that I ain't passed through" Nevaeh said,

"Well..." Marilyn whispered as she played with her hands, picking at the skin on her fingers,

"Go on" Nevaeh urged her,

"He tricked me, He locked me in his room, told me dirty things, He... He lay on top of me, I screamed, He strangled me, I almost died, I cried... But no one heard me and I, and I was only ten" She sobbed,

Nevaeh's eyes widened,

She didn't know how to feel about this confession,

She let out a sharp sigh, trying to cool the boiling pot of hateful anger that was cooking in her heart,

She despised pedophiles and rapists,

"And... And I told my mom but she said I was a liar and I was trying, trying to manipulate her, because I don't want her to be happy" Marilyn cried,

"Ssshh ma, it's fine" Nevaeh whispered, embracing her comfortingly,

"His son found out... And, and he took a picture and he threatened me to release it to the school's gossip page if I didn't... If I didn't suck his..."