"My biological sister."
"The two of us were found by Father Moses outside St. Paul's Community Church in Queens."
"At the time, we only had a piece of paper with our birth dates written on it."
"Hawk and Anya, those two names were given by the church's Father Moses."
"Anya really liked her name."
Hawk, leaning against his sister Anya's tombstone, didn't ask Gwen how she found him here.
That would have been a foolish question.
When Hawk recounted his story, his voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing his sister Anya.
"Anya was very happy."
"She was happy from childhood to adulthood, even though she had a heart murmur and needed to go to the hospital from time to time, she was still very happy."
Fortunately, he and his sister were orphans, so even though his sister needed to be hospitalized from time to time, he didn't have to worry about medical expenses.
Because the federal and State Government covered them.
When Hawk reached this point, he glanced at Gwen, who was also sitting on the ground, leaning her back against his sister Anya's tombstone in imitation of him, and couldn't help but chuckle, "Sometimes I wondered if it was because we became orphans and could enjoy free medical treatment that we were abandoned."
Gwen listened to Hawk's words, and her lips twitched involuntarily before she shook her head.
"When you were found, were there no birth records?"
"No."
Hawk shook his head: "The church people searched the hospitals in New York at the time, but none of them matched. However, a Doctor later said that Anya and I might not have been born in a hospital, but at home."
Giving birth at home without going to a hospital is not uncommon in this country.
Especially in some families with strong religious beliefs, it is even more so. Some extreme cases even refuse to go to the hospital to give birth, even if it results in the death of both mother and child due to difficult labor.
"But that doesn't matter."
"I never thought about finding them. Since they chose to abandon us, then we should not disturb each other."
"Anyway, Anya and I have no problems with our nationality."
Hawk shrugged when he said this, then continued.
"Actually, at first, someone wanted to adopt us."
"But because Anya had a heart murmur, most families gave up."
"Father Moses was a good man. He also didn't want to separate me and my sister, so my sister and I stayed at the church until we were four years old. At that time, Father Moses was our guardian."
"But then Father Moses passed away, and Anya and I went to the Children's Home."
"And then Anya and I grew up there."
The so-called Children's Home is a family-like living facility where a dozen orphans live and are cared for by staff from non-profit organizations.
Gwen frowned when she heard this.
"There was never an adoptive family?"
"Who would be willing?"
Hawk chuckled lightly and looked at Gwen: "Once Anya leaves the system, her medical expenses would have to be borne by us. I wasn't willing to give up my sister. Foster families don't need to worry about medical expenses, but the environment of foster families, hehe."
Adoption and fostering have essential differences.
In reality, most adoptive families are driven by kindness, while foster families, not all, but most, are driven by their desire for the federal and State Government subsidies for orphans.
These foster families earn federal and State Government subsidies by fostering orphans, using the money that was originally intended by the federal and State Government for orphans for their own daily expenses.
As for the orphans?
As long as they don't die, it's fine.
Gwen had also heard some cases of foster families from George, so when she heard Hawk scoff at foster families, she also nodded, agreeing with his statement.
"Then later…"
When Gwen asked this, she looked at the time on Anya's tombstone.
1995.5.20-2009.9.10.
Gwen withdrew her gaze, looked at the surrounding tombstones, and then looked at Hawk: "I remember that most of the people buried here were victims of the Hulk and Abomination's battle in New York City that year…"
A hint of coldness flashed deep in Hawk's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He looked at Gwen and nodded.
"Yes."
"Anya didn't die of illness; she died in the aftermath of that night's war."
As expected.
Upon hearing Hawk's direct confirmation, Gwen thought to herself, and at the same time, she understood something.
"So you've been working so hard all these years for…"
"Revenge!"
Hawk turned to look at Gwen, and after squeezing out this sentence through gritted teeth, the flames of revenge surged from deep within his eyes: "I will repay kindness and avenge hatred!"
He was an orphan in his previous life, and although he was also an orphan in this life, he had a sister who had been with him since childhood. So, even though he suddenly transmigrated to another World, even though this was the Marvel Universe, and he didn't have a system at the time, he didn't feel much despair.
Hawk had always been content.
Therefore, he never thought of stirring up trouble after transmigrating to the Marvel Universe. His dream had always been to be content with what he had.
If he didn't have a system, then he didn't have a system. He couldn't just stop living because he didn't have a system, right?
Hawk had always studied hard. Even when he was in public school, he maintained his academic advantage, which caught the attention of Midtown High School's admissions officers. They offered him a scholarship, allowing him to move from a public school focused on happy education to a private educational institution.
He thought simply: study hard, find a good job, and earn money to treat his sister's illness.
Therefore, on September 10, 2009, the first weekend of his enrollment at Midtown High School, he took his sister to Times Square, took a photo, and recorded what Hawk then believed would become a turning point in the siblings' lives, a memory for the future.
The result…
It was indeed a turning point.
It was just too much of a turning point.
That day, after Hawk finished sightseeing with his sister Anya, as they were about to take the bus to leave, an accident occurred.
Abomination appeared, and then the Hulk appeared.
The two monsters instantly started fighting.
Previously, when Hawk watched movies, he found the fight scenes exciting, but only by being in the midst of it could he discover what was hidden behind that excitement.
Screams.
Screams, wails, and cries. In the fight between these two monsters, ordinary people had no ability to resist the danger whatsoever.
Hawk was also among them at the time, pulling his sister Anya and trying to escape with the crowd.
The result…
The Hulk threw Abomination onto a building, and the collapsing building fell from the sky, heading towards them.
That night!
Hawk lost his sister.
That moment!
Hawk's cheat came online.
Are you envious?
It was exchanged for his sister's life.
The hatred for his sister's death is irreconcilable.
This vengeance!
Hawk will surely have it!!
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