Buck
Hey kid, are you alright?
Y/N
Hey Buck
YESSS I'm alright
I'll be fine.
Buck
So you're not fin right now.
You can tell me if something's up, yk?
I won't tell the others.
Y/N
Yeah, ik Buck
Dw about it, I'll be fine.
Buck
Hmm.
Y/N
I swear!
I was just stressing about the Stark Internship entrance exam today.
Buck
Oh...
You don't have to stress too much about that, trust me,
I'm sure you'll do great Y/N
Y/N
I hope so...
I gtg, I'll ttyl
byeeee
Buck
Sure kid... good luck
Bye
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The Avengers
Bucky
Apparently she was just stressed about the Internship test today...
Bruce
So, there wasn't anything too wrong?
Bucky
Not according to her, no.
But I hae a bad feeling.
Nat
It doesn't seem like the kid to just text you that in the middle of the night
Peter P.
But Mr. Barnes, there have been noise complaints from there almost every week...
Tony
I tried to check the cameras, but I couldn't find anything. The whole place is in a blind spot.
No cameras, no servers, nothing.
Buck
Of course they were.
I don't think she's telling the truth
Clint
Well, whatever it is, we better keep watch.
Sam
Yeah, cases like these, they can get real bad, real fast.
Pietro
Maybe I can run by her house real quick?
It might give us an idea of what's happening
Tony
That's actually not a bad idea...
Bruce
But that would be an invasion of her privacy.
Sam
But what good is that if it get he hurt?
Buck
we are not doing anything right now.
Nothing until we know more.
Peter you're keeping an eye on her at school and if something's up, you tell us immediately.
Peter
Yeah, I will
I know there's something she's hiding from me too...
Buck
What's that supposed to mean?
Tony
Peter what do you mean by thta?
Peter
Like, Mr. Barnes I can't really say...
There's just something... off
Buck
Huh.
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Y/N POV
At School
School is my safe space, the one place where I can be myself-- not a black widow, not a kid living in an abusive house, not an orphan-- just me, Y/N.
Peter, Ned, and MJ were my best, and only, friends I have if you don't count online friends, in which case I have many.
I reached school on time today, shocking, I know, but I had to because the Stark Internship Exam's today. I found the three waiting for me outside the building.
"Hey, Y/N!" Ned greeted, a smile on his face. "You ready for the test today?"
"Hi Ned! I hope so... I'm not really sure though."
MJ smiled, "Chill, I'm sure you'll do fine."
It was weird though, something had changed. I could see it in the way Pete looked at me, like he was tying to read into my soul or somehting, but I brushed it off. There was no way he knew... right? I'd been careful enough to hide my bruises and never use the same excuse twice.
"Hey Pete, everything okay?" He looked at me like I'd just caught him stealing candy from a baby.
"Yea- Yeah, Y/N, just a quiet morning."
"Uh huh"
Shit. I think he knows.
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The weird sense of joy I got writing this chapter is weird.
I like how unhinged I can get in this story, like I like how I can make it cringe but that is what makes this book in particular fun to write.
A new and long chapter as an apology for the break and breakdowns <3
Thank you guys for being patient with me...
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