Unbreakable

Chapter 18

I wake up to the sound of knocking on my door, I get up and stumble to the front door I open it finding a police man there, strange. "Um are you Samantha Collins?" He asks me, he's an older man well into his 40's at least, his hair is slicked back and he wears glasses and have a moustache. He's in his police uniform and he looks like he's about to deliver some bad news "yeah I am Samantha" I say, he rubs the back of his head "there's no easy way to tell you this but your father.." He trails off "what about my Dad?" I say, I have a really bad feeling in my gut about this "he got killed last night while he was on duty" the news of my father hits me like a bullet, knocks all of the wind out of me, unable to breath or feel anything. I have to lean on the door way to keep standing because my legs are threatening to give way "he got in a line of cross fire last night next to Wayne enterprise, there was an incident there people trying to plant bombs and they had people at gun point, your father got in the way and got shot then the bombs went off and he was burnt to death, he was shot in the lower abdomen but the explosion killed him" the police officer explains.

My legs finally give way and the police man catches me and takes me to the couch, he holds for for a while "my name is Jim Gordon, I'll take care of everything for you and do everything in my power to help you through this" he says and brushes my hair out my face, finally after what seems like hours I calm down the tears slow down and I sit up "is there anyone you'd like me to call?" He asks me "Dick... Call Dick grayson" I say through sobs.

My Dad has left me, for real this time he's gone and..... And I can't deal with it. I go to my bed and just lay there in my tears falling apart it takes me a while to notice Dick soothing his his hand up and down my side and making calming noises trying to calm me down.
"Sam, your not alone I'm here with you through everything, just like you were for me. I'm not going to let you fall" he says just before I fall into sleep worn out from all of the crying. I slip into a blissful sleep and sleep for hours, I wake up and there's a plate off some food and a glass of water on my bed side table. I don't eat it I don't move I don't feel anything in hollow no one is here. I watch a spider create a web in the corner of my room it must of taken the spider hours todo that's how long it takes me to finally get up and take a shower trying to make myself feel something, no luck.

I walk out into the living room and Dick is watching tv on the couch he's been here for ages I'm guessing, when he sees me he gets up and walks over and hugs me tightly, again nothing. He lets go and makes me look at him "I'm staying here for a while, Bruce says it's fine with him and I can't leave you like this alone, my stuff is already here you can't argue with me for this" he firmly tells me I just nod and walk back to my bed and sit cross legged.

That night Dick walks into my room and slips into my bed and lays next to me for a while "what's going on in your head?" He asks me I stay silent he turns into his side and faces me "well I'm worried sick about you Sam, don't leave me now when you've made me fly at my highest" he says, I have no idea what he's talking about my brain can't get anything through to me right now I roll over and try and sleep, Dick moves closer and puts his arms around me. He smells like smoke and his own smell, it smells nice and warm. I let his touch sooth me to sleep once again.