When I wake up in the morning, I realize that I still wear Peter's clothes.
It's only 5:36 in the morning, so I still have enough time until he'll come over.
I decide to go for a run after showering.
I think about the school.
It's almost a year since Liz moved away. I knew Peter was falling for her.
In the time before, I hardly had any contact with him.

At that time it seemed as if I had become invisible. The free time he had, he spent with Ned. So I ignored him. He didn't notice it.
When she was gone, he seemed to remember me again.
I still remember that day very good.

~ Flashback ~

"Hey", Peter says, leaning against the locker next to mine while I get my books. But I pretend I don't see him and then just go.
He runs after me,
"What's going on?", I hear him ask, about that I get slightly angry, but I don't show it.
He has already followed me to the other end of the school. Actually, he has no lesson at the moment.
My mood has not gotten better. Doesn't he really get it?

"We are friends, you can talk to me about everything-
"Friends?
I haven't noticed anything of that lately", I cut him off.
Now he seems to get it.
"I'm really sorry, Amanda", he says, running his hand through his hair as he still runs after me.
"I swear that will never happen again, can you please forgive me?", he seems to be really serious.
I let him wait a bit and keep on walking. Why shouldn't I have some fun too.
"Come on Amanda, I owe you something too", he says. Now I give in. Even though I'm mad at him, I finally want to have my best friend back.
"Well, forgive and forget", I say.
Now he's smiling at me. I start to smile too. I can't be angry with him anymore.

After the lesson is over, I go back to my locker.
I just take a few books to study, not that I need them. I'm also pretty good at school, just very bored sometimes.

As compensation, Peter had the idea to go to a café and eat ice cream with me and Ned.
We all have fun until Peter suddenly has to leave.

Later, I see in the news that Spider-Man has thwarted a hostage-taking. When this happened, Peter was already gone.

The next day I ask him if he has heard of it or seen anything. He says he didn't hear about it.
So it's getting back to its normal course.

~ Flashback end ~

Now back in here and now.
I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I didn't realize that I'm not in New York City anymore.

I am in a forest. It's cooler here, so I start to shiver slowly.
I'm looking for a city to orient myself.
When I finally find one, I hardly believe what I see.
It is Vancouver.
I went to Canada?
Incredible!
Did anyone notice that?
Hopefully not.
I run back fast. It is almost 9:00 o'clock.

To my bad luck, Peter is already there, sitting on our couch and talking to Grandma.
"Honey, where have you been for so long?", Grandma asks as I enter the living room.
"I'm sorry, I was running and forgot about the time", I say and greet Peter.
Then I go to the bathroom with some clothes to change.
"Since when does she do so much sport?"I hear Peter ask.
"That's probably because of the camp she was in".
I hope Grandma didn't show him any childhood pictures of me like the last time.
My brother gave it to me then, before he left. I should never forget our parents.

I had only been friends with Peter for a few weeks when she showed him the pictures. He teased me for a while. I let it pass over me. He stopped when he learned the reason.

After leaving the bathroom, Peter is already coming to meet me.
"Okay, should I help you with the essay?", he asks, he looks very tired.
I nod.
In the essay we should write about what we did during the vacation, all in Spanish.
Of course everything that is in my essay is not the truth.

Sitting on my bed with the laptop on my lap, I type in more words.
Peter sits at my desk and looks around.
I look at him briefly and laugh a little bit.
"You don't need my help for that," he says and laughs too.
"Of course I do. I need someone to read the whole thing out before I print it, and you've offered to help me". I say, handing him the laptop.
He looks at the essay and changes a few words.
"Almost everything was right", he says with a smile.
"That was intentional so you wouldn't just sit around", I say. We laugh again.

Hours pass.
Now it is almost evening
"Amanda, it's time for dinner", Grandma calls. She once again made her famous lasagna.
"Do you want to stay for dinner?", I ask, as he looks pretty hungry.
He considered. He seems to want to annoy me. I notice that he smiles again.
I know he usually would never say no to Grandma's lasagna.
I'm still waiting for his answer.
"Come on, there's lasagna", I say.
He nods.
"Okay, if you really want that", he says smiling and follows me into the dining room.

After eating, he says goodbye and makes his way home.
I pack my things for school and go to bed.
Before falling asleep, I turn on my cell phone because I haven't used it all day.

A message in my inbox awakens my attention again. It is from my brother!