ONE
'a mugged brother'

ADLEY ROLLED HER EYES at Kay her annoyance up to the brim. She was tired from her day already and she had nothing against the raven haired stunner it was just her rant seemed endless.

The two sat in the cafeteria in the same seating every day without a change. Adley and Kay always switched off to grab them both a coke from the old vending machine. It was Adley's turn today.

She put the quarters from her pocket into the old vending machine and grabbed the two cans that rolled out. She went back to her seat and sipped the sugary soda. Kay hummed as she worked on her equation from the statistics homework.

Kay was always good at math, unlike Adley who had more love for machinery. Adley used to help fix some old cars and sell them with her dad to make profit. She loved all the hard work that went into it and the pay off.

Ever since Adley's dad left she didn't have those moments in her favorite jean shorts and her hair in a messy ponytail. It was a way to blow off steam and where she could let her stress go, and just fix.

Adley wanted to become an engineer, ever since she was younger it was a dream that she fantasied being a reality. When her father sent her to the Midtown High School where she could grow in her ambitions.

Kay has always been Adley's closest friend and confidant. Kay and Adley are pretty quiet and closed off, no clique and no group. Kay was a math wiz and obsessed over it. Adley will always be caught teasing Kay, although she admires her intellect.

"I really don't want to go to physics" Kay sighed and laid her head on the table. "It sucks and I'm not very good at it"

"It's not that bad" the bell rang and Kay groaned as if she was being kicked in the stomach. Kay sometimes tends to be slightly overdramatic.

She went to her locker and pulled out her textbook for her history class that she had yet to attend. It was overwhelming the amount of homework but when she got home she likes to keep her mind off of being at that house. 

The classes flew by and as soon as she knew it Adley was packing her maroon bag with homework. She put on her blue peacoat and walked out of the school she didn't have much love for.

She plugged her headphones in and stuck her phone in her pocket. She listened, the soft music flood her ears. She had been recently listening to dodie and was playing her music all the time. "Bye Ads" Kay tapped Adley on the shoulder and waved goodbye.

Adley walked to the subway, it was windy, the breeze lifted her hair as she waited for the subway to come. She watched as the silver transportation pulled to a screeching stop. Adley boarded the subway, she held onto the pole as the stops were frequent and abrupt.

Her stop came and she exited, she sighed as she started her journey home. There was usually three kids that went to her school and got off at her stop. Today there was only two.

It is always Elijah Melton and Peter Parker, the two boys would walk in the same direction as her. Elijah Melton was in her English class and he sat in the back his head on his desk and eyelids heavy.

Peter Parker was this boy in her engineering class. He sat behind her and was always super attentive towards our teacher, except for talking to his friend Ned Leeds. But today at the bus stop Peter Parker wasn't her, it was just her and Elijah.

Adley reached her apartment and waited in the alleyway next to the fire escape. Her little brother, Evan, was supposed to come walking towards her like he did everyday. Adley's home was a terrible mess and so was her mother, she couldn't clean it up because she didn't know where to start.

She was getting angry, if her little brother doesn't come in the next five minutes he's gonna be serious trouble. She thought about taking his phone away, and nodded her head to herself.

Adley was stomach started to twist and she gnawed on the inside of her cheek. It was their routine, and Evan always stuck to his routines.
It wasn't like him to be late Adley thought to herself, maybe a minute or two but the boy always liked to have a normalcy in his life. It's what keeps him going, the kids at school may tease him, although that's what makes the brunette boy happy.

Evan is one of the smartest kids Adley knows. They are opposites of one another. He is obsessed with reading and Adley is in love with working on machinery. Evan is passive and he is talkative while she quiet and aggressive.

Adley loves him to pieces, he's what keeps her going and she wants the best for him. They aren't the typical siblings, Adley is his mother figure since theirs is an utter mess at it. Adley has raised him since her father passed, and She's not gonna let anything hurt him.

Evan came into sight, the boy was bobbling down the street, he had a large smile on his adorable face. A wave of relief washed over Adley, all of her turmoil and thought of how dumb she was for worrying about him.

Evan was grinning from ear to ear, "guess what Adley?"

"What?" Adley smiled.

"I was mugged!" He said in a enthusiastic voice.

"Evan, what the hell?" Her smile dropped and her face turned red in anger.

"And I was saved by Spider-Man!" He told Adley who was thoroughly confused.

"What's a Spider-Man?"

"He's a superhero! I'm going to be just like him when I'm older."

Adley kneeled down so she was at his level, "Evan are you okay?"

"I'm great Ads" He was so happy and Adley noticed a small scrape on his knee. She thought to herself that when they get inside she'd get him a bandaid.

"Did they take any money Evan?" The boy shook his head. Adley and her brother climbed the fire escape and she listened to Evan go on and on about this Spider-Man person.

She knew there was superhero's because her brother was obsessed but she never heard of Spider-Man. She nodded and listened to the excited kid.

"I'm glad you're okay Evan, but let's get you a bandaid for your scratched knee"

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first of all adley and kay aren't very close but they stick together.
second i love evan and he's going to have a character plot so watch for that.
third evan is loosely based off my little brother so don't be rude lmao.
and lastly i hope you enjoyed this chapter!