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She looks at Pavitr, who is opening the straps tying her down to the ground. She pants. She can't take it anymore. Neither her mind, not her body. She is weak. And embarassed.

She simply loses consciousness.

When she wakes up, she sees herself clinging on to a body. Her hands tied on his back with the known webby substance. So were her legs. She looks around, and they are swinging through a city. A city having a lot of traffic beneath.

It was Mumbattan. This was Pavitr's world. And she had the watch back on her hand.

"Good morning, Gwen. I guess you had a pretty rough time."

She smiles thankfully.

"Yeah, I did. Thanks Pavitr." Now despite her hands and legs already tied around him, she willingly hugs and clutches onto him. He can feel that. And she can feel the smile beneath his mask. "Thank you!" she rested her head on his chest.

"Don't stick to much to me," he whispered jokingly, "or else you'll fall in love with me."

They chuckled.

Soon, they were at Pavitr's house. They entered through the window. The door of the room is already closed. He removed his mask and unfastened the webs that tied Gwen.

"You can have a bath. But, try to be as quite as possible. My dadi has great ears." He whispered.

"Alright."

She went into the bathroom.

And sighed.

What a long journey it had been. Thankfully, she was back. Safe. And alive. She slipped down the dress Pavitr would've put on her temporarily and glanced at herself in the mirror.

She was feeling comfortable now.

She had been exposed. But thankfully, they were not her people. It was another world, with another Gwen.

She sighed.

And switched on the shower.

It was the greatest shower she had in her life. The most refreshing one.

Soon, she was out. In a shower. Her hairs wet.

Pavitr wasn't in his suit anymore. He was in a normal attire. On the bed. Playing a game in his mobile.

"Be yaar! Nahii! Arey yaar Aisa mat karo! Be! Arey pakkad!" he thumped his hand on the bed. "Bhaag Gaya saala."

"What?!" Gwen chuckled.

Pavitr scratched the back of his head. "Sorry. I forgot you're here too. It was… umm… my language. Hindi."

"Ohh. Alright alright." She sits beside him, on the bed. "What happened to Gwen?"

He looked at her.

Confused.

But then he realised.

"Oh that. I defeated her and sent her back to her world. Naked and handcuffed."

Gwen looked at Pavitr.

"Don't look at me like that. Miguel told me to do that."

Gwen chuckled. "Alright."

They sat in silence. Two spider-people. One rescuer. Other rescued.

Gwen was grateful to him. She had no words describing her feelings. But she was truly grateful.

"So … um … what now?" asked he.

She looked at him.

And smiled.

"Thank you. I am truly indebted to you for the rest of my life."

He shrugged it off awkwardly.

She chuckled.

And stood up.

"Are you going back?"

"Yes."

"In a towel?"

"Nahh."

She switched on her watch and set a ten second timer. Just after it, she slipped her towel off. Not even hiding any part of her body. Keeping it all visible.

Pavitr's face goes red. He wants to look away but can't. Gwen turned around and looks back. "I guess this will be a token to my rescue."

And wham!

She's gone.