As Black as the Night (book 1)

The day that ruined my life

My name is Barbra Margaret Johnson. I'm 16 years old. I am an orphan. I go to Brentwood Academy. I live in Gotham City. I live in Wayne manner with Bruce Wayne and Richard John "Dick" Grayson. I'm dating Dick Grayson.

There are many secrets here in Gotham, like who is Batman, Robin, and batgirl. Well here is the thing. I know who they are. Bruce Wayne is Batman. Dick Grayson is Robin, and I, Barbra Johnson, am batgirl.

Wait maybe you guys are confused let be start from the beginning.

"Barbra, let's go," my mother yelled from the kitchen, " if we don't leave now we won't make it back before dark."

My family and I are going on a little family outing like we do every weekend. But this one is special. I grab my hair brush and brush my brown hair which reaches my middle back. I look at myself in the mirror on last time. I am wearing my blue ripped jeans and a batman and robin shirt. A couple of my friends are huge fans of them so we made a couple shirt designs and started selling them. Out of all of the designs this one is my favorite. It had the robin symbol covering the batman symbol and the background was red and black. I put on my dark blue high top converse and walk down the stairs to my mom.

"Ready," I yell back at my mom even through she was less than five feet away from me.

She grabs me by the shoulder and playfully shakes me yelling 'I can't take your yelling.' She stops and we look at each other. I burst out laughing and she joins in. She wraps her arm around me and we walk out of the house.

My father was in the drivers seat wearing he stupid blue cardigan and a gray shirt with his dress pants. He know how much I hated that cardigan, but he still wore it every time we went out. My mother was wearing a light blue sundress with blue sneakers. My mother isn't like most rich people. She absolutely hates high heel. You never see here wearing high heels. My older brother was in the back with my baby sister. I never get to see my brother anymore because he is always at his college, in New York. My brother was cleaning off abby's baby puck off of his blue and white striped shirt. He was so happy that none of it got on his new pair of navy blue jeans. Mom put Abby in a pink tutu and a bright pink shirt that said 'daddy's little girl.' I sat in the middle of the back seat and placed my head on Matthew's shoulders.

"I've missed you Mattie" I told him.

"I've missed you too peggs," he replied. Mattie never called my Barbra because he said the name was too old for me.

we were driving to the most fanciest restaurant in Gotham just for my big bro for coming home for Christmas. We were driving down 29th street when my dad go a call. My dad always had his phone on him for important calls. He was the founder and CEO of B.A.M tech. The letters don't stand for anything techie, but they represent something more important. Each letter is the first letter of our names. B is for Barbra, me. A for my little sister Abigail. M is for my older brother Matthew.

I was always a nosey child. I listened into my father's conversation.

"Hello Mr. Wayne," my father said.

"Yes sir I will. When I get back this afternoon, I could set up a meeting so we could discus this further," he said.

My father said his goodbyes and hung up the phone. My brother leaned over to me and told me I had to stop spying so much. I told him that it was what Batman does. He looked at me and told me in not Batman.

"You right Matthew. She is my Batgirl," My mother said.

"Batgirl," Abby said from next to me.

"That's right baby girl. Sissy is batgirl," mom said playing with Abby's little cowgirl boots.

I leaned over and turned on the radio. My mother looked at me with a stare saying 'how many times have I told you to sit back.' We were driving when I saw someone in the middle of the street.

The man had crazy green hair and a white face. When I say white I mean white from face paint. He was wearing a purple suit and holding a cane. Told my dad about the man and he tried to stop the car. The man in the purple suit was the Joker, one of Batman's enemies. He lifted hiw cane and the head of the cane opened up. He turned it into a gun. He pointed it at the car and shot my mom in the head.

My little sister was crying like crazy. Matthew tried to keep abby and me quiet. I could tell he was scared too. My dad tried to turn the car around but he couldn't the Joker lifted his cane again and shot my dad in the head. With no one behind the wheel, our car crashed and flipped over. The last thing I remember is the Joker walking up to the car. He opened the door by my brother and threw a card on top of me. He let out a villainous laugh and walked away. I looked down at the card and was it was his signature sign. Then after that all see is darkness.