2.Day & Night

I open my eyes only being met with a night sky I stared at so many times before, but this time it felt somehow different, loud noises of cars beeping as swooshing sounds came all around me as I groan holding onto my head.

"Venom" I whispered so softly not feeling him with me "Venom?" I hold myself up from the ground and realize I'm in a dark alleyway. I squint my eyes trying to focus my vision, the alleyway having no light except from the sky above me.

"Victoria" I heard a familiar voice call to me, I flinch and look around me seeing nothing, the alleyway was gone and now it was complete darkness.

"Hey, mi amor que paso?" I heard my dad's voice as tears stung my eyes "andale levántate it's just a scratch don't cry" I felt a hand on my cheek.

This wasn't real.

Papa died when I was 14.

It was a dream, no, a memory.

"Come on princesa let's try again hm? You know us Fernandez's never give up so easily" he laughed as he lifted my small body up from the cement ground and grabs the bike from beside me that I fell off. I was 8, I wanted to learn how to ride a bike since Sherlyn learned how to ride one already, I wanted to play with her but didn't know how.

I hate remembering them now, but I couldn't really wake up, and maybe I didn't want to if they were here with me.

I felt myself smile brightly at my papa as he sat me down on the seat again and held the back as I began to peddle softly feeling my balance slowly tipping to the right as I whine scared of falling, I was ready to press on the brakes again till my dad's loud voice rung behind me "Don't worry mi amor I got you alright? I won't let you go till you get the hang of it, just focus on keeping it steady" he smiled feeling him behind me as I nod as I peddled again a bit faster. I was getting the hang of it, I guess I felt comfortable with my dad right behind me, I let out a cheerful laugh finally getting steady on the road "I think I can let go now" he laughed as I felt myself freeze ever so lightly.

"No, I'm not ready" I felt my eyes water.

"You might not feel it, but I can see that I can let go, you'll be fine amor" I shake my head scared.

"But I don't want you to let go papa" but I didn't stop peddling. Knowing he would be disappointed if I did.

"I knew you could do it" his voice became far as I quickly turn my small head back to see him farther than what I thought he would be "I haven't been holding onto you for the past 7 minutes!" He smiled brightly at me as I smile when suddenly I felt the bike swerve as my body hits the cement ground once again.

I look up seeing my dad already by my side laughing softly as I cried softly at the pain, before I knew it, I hugged him smiling softly as tears still leave my eyes "I did it."

"I already knew you could do it princesa."

I missed him.

I missed him so much.

"Vicky!" it was another memory as I hear the voice of my best friend Sherlyn behind me as I turn seeing her with her bright white hair with black streaks coming out and her brown eyes, running towards me with open arms as she tackles me to the ground "I found this at thrift store for you!" she holds up a cute white lace top "it's so you! And look!" she screamed with excitement as she pulls out another identical to mine but this time it's a dark maroon "We can match!" I smiled happily and grabbed the top from her hand and pressed it against my clothes.

"You know my dad is never gonna let me wear this out, he would have a heart attack" I laughed softly.

Sherlyn squints her eyes softly and frowns lightly as I sigh.

"He won't mind" she tried to smile "he wanted to see you dress up more girly, you always wear those same jeans and basic shirts you buy at Walmart."

"To bad he won't see it" I let out a huff and laugh.

"Vicky..." Sherlyn looked at me as I sigh.

"I know stop being emo."

"No..." then I felt her arms wrap around my body, it was a soft but stern hug, one that I felt so safe in. I couldn't help but shake under her touch as I tried so hard not to let my emotions crash onto us as we stood on the side of an empty hallway "he wouldn't want you like this" she whispered to me as I wrap my arms around her feeling her warmth, my nose filled with her caramel macchiato coffee she probably spilled on herself again.

"I know, I know he wouldn't" I felt the tears slowly slide down my face as I looked up to see a figure standing at the end of the hallway. It was Peter, a kid, Sherlyn and I had multiple classes.

I didn't care who saw me in this state. I mean I lost my dad; I had a right to breakdown when and where I wanted, but I wasn't the type to show emotion to anyone but Sherlyn. In that split second, I knew he understood me, he understood what this loss meant for me, after all his uncle ben died a year prier and after the second we shared passed, he walked away into another hallway as Sherlyn only focused on me as I clung onto her.

"Let's just skip school" she pulled away as she looked down at me forcing a smile on her lips as I laugh lightly sniffing my nose.

"Sure..." I smile.

I remember from that day on Peter, and I will share glances with one another, small ones that no one noticed but ones that felt like we almost had a conversation. Sooner or later I caught him staring at Sherlyn with eyes that anyone can see were of affection, but of course that was their lives and I wasn't going to help him, I just hoped he wouldn't think she would catch on because my best friend could not tell how half of the entire population in New York had feelings for her, and I mean who wouldn't, she was in band, she was the lead singer and guitarist, and not to mention she was the leads of all of our school plays. I was the girl that cheered her on and supported her no matter what, and as soon as that spot was mine, I had to share it with Peter who signed up to be in the Sherlyn fan club, but even though we fought for her attention or how I teased him for never telling her about his feelings towards her at that age, we became sorta friends.

And sorta friends turned into close friends and soon turned us into best friends.

It was us three throughout high school and in college we added someone else, someone I met.

Dante Valdez.

I met him when I was younger, in middle school when my dad was diagnosed with stage 5 brain cancer, but he and I didn't meet again till later in life.

"Come here amor" my dad called to me as I shuffle to his side crying.

"Does that mean you're going to die?"

"No, no, no bebe" he sighs as he lifts me up on the hospital bed with him "it just means I have to take care of myself more and I will have to come here for treatments ever now and then" he explained.

I believed his no's and supported him like anyone would do in such a difficult time, I did what I was told, I focused so desperately on school hoping one day I can be of help to people, to help save the ones that were given a diagnosis that would make them leave the people they loved, to help my dad.

Not even a few months into his treatment the doctor declared that his health was declining, drastically.

I was heading into high school at the time.

14.

When I woke up in the middle of the night to offer him a cup of water, I got up remembering how he said his voice was parched, I got up my small bare feet padding along the floor opening the door of the hospital room we stayed in that week.

I looked around seeing the nurses at the end of the hall as I try to look over the desk to see if anyone was there to ask for a bottle of water, my short black hair covering my face lightly as I peak seeing no one as I let out a soft huff when I feel someone tap my shoulder as I jump back scared at the sudden presence of another person. I turn quickly to only see a boy, his bright green eyes staring back at me, his hair almost the color of the sun as he smiled at me ever so softly, it was the boy I've seen so many times here, his dad was mines doctor.

"Do you need help?" he asked.

I nod feeling my nerves reach up to me as I try to speak "water- uh I need water for my dad" I never really spoken to him only waves and small hi's he would greet me every time we saw each other.

"Oh, uh well the nurses are busy I can go into my dad's office and grab a water from his mini fridge if you don't mind waiting a bit for it?" He tipped his head trying to meet my gaze as I hung my head shyly as I nod.

He came back a few minutes later with two water bottles in his hand as he hands them to me with a large bright smile "thank you" I whispered under my breath.

"No problem, see you later" he waved as I walk away into the room opening the water, my eyes to the floor.

"Papa?" I whispered knowing he would probably be asleep; I stand beside him as I begin to shake his shoulder softly waiting for him to wake up "dad? I brought you some water" I say softly shaking him harder "I know it's really early and you need your sleep but remember how you said your throat has been getting parched easily, come on wake up" I grab onto his arm trying to lift it realizing how heavy it has become. For some reason I felt my eyes water as I smile "wake up dad don't play with me right now" I try to laugh as I look up to his face seeing it pale, his eyes closed, seeming like he was just deep in slumber "papa wake up" I raised my voice louder as I shook him even harder than before. "Wake up" I almost yelled as I grip his hand seeing his body make no reaction.

I knew.

I knew.

But I didn't want to believe it.

I felt myself slowly raise my hand to his nose checking for air to be going in and out to only feel nothing, my heart clenched as I felt myself begin to cry softly "please wake up" I cried as I held onto his hand "papa... please" I sniffed as I clung onto his hand.

I slowly slide onto his body and lay myself beside him as I cry into his chest.

He died in his sleep.

And there I was lying next to him hoping it was all just a nightmare that felt too real.

I curdle myself into his arm hoping it will wrap around me, I sniffed my tears back, his t shirt smelt like his cigars he did the day before, I cried quietly hoping the nurses or anyone outside wouldn't notice what has happened to my dad, hoping that they wouldn't walk in and take him away from me. I cried harder every passing moment as realization struck me every time that I was now alone, every second I just held onto him like how I did when I was younger when I had a nightmare, I held onto him like he was really there even though he wasn't because what I was holding onto was just an empty shell of a person that I loved with my entire existence and as hours passed and many tears and sobs I let out a nurse came in as her smile dropped as she saw my dad lifeless body and my body next to him crying.

"Please no, don't take him away yet" I plead as she rushing to my side pulling me off my dad as she kneeled in front of me before hugging me tightly "please not yet" I cried.

"He pulled out the plugs" she whispered to herself and sighed "he pulled them out" her voice became shaky as she pressed a button near us as many nurses rushed in as well as his doctor.

"I didn't believe he would actually do it, I thought he was only joking that one time" the doctor rubbed his eyes as checked my dad's wrist before looking at me before avoiding my eyes "get her out."

I shake my head quickly "please no! not yet please" I cried as I grabbed onto the nurse trying to stay near my papa as they begin to unwrap his body with all of their equipment as another nurse comes near me grabbing my hand pulling me towards the door "that's my papa I don't want him to leave yet please" I begged as they try even harder to pull me away from his body as I see a nurse grab a white cloth and putting it over his body, my eyes widened as my legs give in on me as I yell running to him and begged in front of the doctor "please just a bit of time please" I cried "I wont see him after this you know that!" I yelled. He couldn't even look me in the eye as he began to cry softly shaking his head, I grabbed onto his legs holding onto them "you know we can't afford to have a funeral for him so please just a few more hours" tears ran down my face as I begged so desperately. I looked around me trying to find anyone that will help me anyone at all, when I was met with those green eyes from before, he stood out there with two chocolate bars in his hands as he watches the scene I've caused, he looked at his dad then at me as his eyes water as I quickly look away. All eyes were on me that day, eyes of pity and empathy, eyes of regret and pain, and some of worry for lying next to my dad's deceased body for God knows how long.

I wanted to wake up, I didn't want to relive everything that I went through.

I won't be able to handle the next events in my life if this keeps going on, I don't want to recall their deaths.

Suddenly I felt a sharp pain throughout my body the same pain I felt when I was sucked into that damn whole from before, and without even realizing I felt myself gasp for air and trying to grab onto whatever was near me just in case, of course there was nothing as my eyes adjust once again to my surroundings realizing I'm in an empty worn out room.

"Venom?" the first words out my mouth as I look for him my head turning in all directions looking for a black like gooey alien, until I felt a wet like substance at my heal.

"What the fuck just happened to us?" I heard him speak realizing he must've gotten out of my body "did we just move to a different part of your world or what?" groaned as I watch him slide up my leg and come into my body as I shiver at the contact.

"How'd I get here? I remember the last time we were in an alleyway" I rubbed my head feeling nauseous.

"I moved you with such little strength I had, you really wanted us to get preyed on by some weird mofos here" he spoke as I nod my head.

"So why were you out of my body?" I stand up slowly as he stays quiet letting out an awkward cough.

"You were being emo and I couldn't stand the depressing ass memories" he sighed as I rolled my eyes.

"I can't stand them either, lucky for you, you can just opt out of it while I- have to live with it every second" I walk around the room Venom took us in.

I gripped my hand and launch it to the wall breaking it, my knuckles began to bleed as I yelled out in anger.

"Why did everything turn out this way?!" I yell and grab the old sofa in the room before launching it at the wall "Why him? Why Peter?" my eyes watered as I began to remember his pleads throughout my head, his yelps and cries, his grip on me like I was more than just a villain to him, his eyes his god damn eyes.

"God I must be so stupid; the signs were all there! He always left in the middle of hangouts, parties, events, even at our graduation he didn't show up for his diploma, he showed up late to my wedding and... Spider-man was there out of nowhere" I bent down as I try to catch my breath putting two and two together as tears run down my eyes "I should've known, they should've told me, they should've left me something."

"We can just go say sorry" Venom spoke as I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah, then go to my best friends grave and my fiancée and apologize for almost killing our dear friend, that'll totally make it better" I said sarcastically "I'm a monster" I sniffed and covered my eyes as I cried "I almost killed the last person that I loved, I would've done it and felt good, I'm horrible."

"What do we do now?" Venom asked as I shake my head.

"I can't be here right now or think of what next" I shrug.

"Well, I'm pretty hungry how about we go after that guy that was sleeping with underage girls hm?" he laughed as I sighed before getting up and smashing the window in the building as I slowly creep out of it "or how about that professor that is in human trafficking?"

"We have to stay low for a while, we'll have to stay in a motel, or something till I know how to clear everything" I grunt as I finally get on the ground walking down the alley way "where are we anyway I don't remember any abandoned neighborhoods in New York."

"You think I remember your strange confusing streets?" Venom mumbled.

"Then I guess we walk around" I whispered before kicking a rock.

"Or we just climb a building and see exactly where we are at" Venom then covers my body in his symbiote goo, that's what I like to call it, as he begins to run towards a large building trying to gain some momentum before launching us up on the building my long claws stabbing into the brick as we get to the top.

My eyes widen at the view "what the fuck is this place?" my mouth dropped at the large futuristic buildings standing miles away from us, the lighting bright as it can be with neon lights and some even in the sky, trains and streets off the ground as they levitate.

"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore" Venom laughed.

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Have a little depth of her dads passing, but I want to do a full 2-3 chapters of her backstory but still debating if I should do it now or later. Leaning more towards later ngl:). I would also remind everyone when major deaths slash like gory shit will come up (sorry I love gore).

But I swear I cried writing the scene of her begging them not to take away her dad;( sorry.

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