Fatal Attraction

Chapter 1 - The Break in

As I continue to unpack the rest of my things in my apartment, I rethink a little bit about what happened and how I got here. I giggle at the thought of my past is so easy going and boring. The easy going being sarcasm. Putting my picture of my late past cat and I on my nightstand, there's a knock on my door. "I'm coming." I walk closer to my door and they knock once more. "Who is it?" I asked. "Paper boy delivered a stack of newspapers." I open the door to see the apartment manager holding a newspaper. "I thought you would like to have one. " I took the paper as he handed it to me. "Thank you. "He nodded and left with that. As I sit down to read the paper, I see a column that announced that a group of patients from Arkam Asylum had escaped. I thought nothing of it.
I carried on reading the rest of the paper, until I heard some screaming down the hall. I stand up from my chair and stare at the door for a minute. I didn't understand what was going on, until someone was knocking my door. "Who's there? " I asked. I heard a couple voices. Them being muffled, I couldn't hear what they had said. I hear banging on the door. Even though I was a little scared to answer or do anything, I step closer to the door. I thought to myself that they obviously didn't know that my door was unlocked. I moved as quietly as i could towards the door to lock it. As i reach my hand to my lock, i hear more voices, this time being more clear. I hear a somewhat teenage boy say to wait for me to open the door. And another voice, sounding rough and sinister, saying to break my door down. "What do you want?" I asked. "Open the door!" the sinister man yells. "Tell me what you want, and i will." I compromised. Then i heard the teen say "What we want is to come in and play a bit" as he laughs. I locked the door quickly and stepped back to my couch. I hear my door knob turn back and forth. "I thought we agreed, ma'am?" The teen asked. I took a moment to answer, "I didn't like your answer, I suppose." I hesitated to say. I heard more banging on the door, getting harder and harder.
They banged against the door once more and broke the door down. I see two guys, one red haired teen with his hair smoothed back, and one with crazy dark brown hair wearing a sinister smile, walk into my apartment one with gun and the other just himself. "Sorry, but we kinda let ourselves in, hope you don't mind." The red head said. I felt flushed but flustered. "What do you want?" I asked once more. "Oh, nothing. Just to chat and, like i said before, have some fun." I hear my phone goes off, telling me i have a text. I looked at my phone, but didn't move towards it. The teen grabbed my phone and looked at my text. "Your mom just messaged you. She said that since you moved away because you wouldn't get married, you're not allowed back until you do so." I didn't feel upset or disappointed. I wanted to tell her to fuck off and that i wasn't planning to go back, but the boy had my phone. "Mommy problems? I used to have those too." He sat next to me and and introduced himself, "My name is Jerome. That guy right there is Greenwood. He killed and ate woman. And I, well, killed my mother." I wasn't too shocked, I already read about them in the paper earlier.
I continue to stare in a daze, but to them it seemed like i was just staring at Jerome. "It seems like she is infatuated with you, Jerome." Greenwood hastily said. I shook my head. "No. That's not it. Sorry, I have a habit of getting lost in thought. Probably something you know nothing about." I arrogantly said. Greenwood's face turned red and said "At least I know what woman I'm gonna eat next." Jerome looked up at Greenwood and growled "Nobody in this room." I felt a little uneasy, but i also felt amused. I smiled a bit. "I already knew who you two were. And i must say you two are very interesting to me. But Greenwood is right, I do fancy you, Jerome." I laughed a bit and stood up. I walked over to the kitchen to grab myself to drink. "Would you boys like something to drink? Unfortunately, I don't have any alcohol at this time, but I do have water." I then looked over at Greenwood, he had this childish look on his face. The look from a child when the didn't get what they wanted. "I also have milk, Greenwood, if that would make you more satisfied." I hear Jerome laugh on the couch. Greenwood's face turned more red out of anger.
I laughed a little more and poured myself a glass of water. "So what do the members of maniax want with me?" Silence grew across the apartment. "Not just you, we've been through the whole department building. Just having a little fun." Greenwood said. "Killing people?" I asked, but also assumed. Greenwood laughed. I drank a little water and gently put my glass back down. I reach down to my pan door and took out a skillet. I set it on the stove and turned on the burner to heat it up. I brought out a cutting board and cut up a few potatoes, onions, and green peppers. I lay them in the skillet to cook, before flipping the food over, I season them with Tony's seasoning, black pepper, and salt, all equally . I hear someone walking up behind me and stop where i could feel there breath on my neck. "You are very mellow for someone who is in a situation where you could die." Jerome said behind me. "I believe if you truly wanted to kill me you would've let Greenwood do so when he had threatened me. Which means you are not here to kill me. Which brings us back to my original question. What do you want, Jerome?" I said as I turn around. I look straight into his eyes, it seems like there is a bit humor in his eyes. I observe his facial structure and see that he has a cut on his face. I reach my hand up and touch the bottom of the scratch. I turned around and stirred my food in the skillet and quickly got a wash cloth. I rinsed the cloth with cold water, wringed it out, and wiped it on his scratch.
I, then, heard a knock on my door, startling me making me jolt my hand back. "Who is it?" Without wasting time answer i hear the person unlock my door and open it. I see my super and my mother come in. My mom seeming angry more than anything and my super, after recognizing the two criminals, was scared and heading back out. I ran towards the door and closed it before he could get out. "What is going on?" my mom asked loudly. I stared at her for a moment. i being thoroughly annoyed and wanted everyone to leave, I took a deep breath and told the landlord to sit down. I looked over to Jerome and Greenwood. "Deal with them however you want, i'm gonna shower." I felt a little bad because i just, technically, threw my own mother under the bus and signed her death warrant. But then again, she shouldn't have come anyways. As I walk to my bathroom my mom says something annoying, "You just met 2 members of an asylum and they have already brainwashed you. I am very disappointed in you." I turned my head. "They didn't brainwash me. They just got me to see a way to get rid of my problems, and you, mother, are my biggest problem. I'm sorry that i couldn't have been that perfect little child you have always wanted. But that never gave you the right to use and abuse me. Good bye, mother. Maybe wee will meet again sometime. Whether it is here on this earth or in hell."And with that, I left to my bathroom for a hot shower.
As I shower, I hear a gun shot and my mother screaming. After hearing my mother scream for 5 or 10 minutes, silence quickly followed behind. I'm sorry,mother, it just had to be done this way. I finished up and stepped out of the shower, looking for a towel or robe. I see my towel hanging on my door, I grab it and rap it around myself. I walk outside the bathroom to Jerome still lingering around my apartment. "You haven't left yet?" I asked him. He laughed a bit, looking at his phone. "Not yet. Someone higher up wanted to speak to you. But i told him that i would do it instead. He wanted to know, will you join us maniax?" I stand there floored. I didn't know what to say. If I say yes, then i'm a criminal, if i say no then they might kill me or worse leave me alone with a boring job.. Either one i don't think would be bad, considering how boring life is here in Gotham. "My answer to you and your boss is-"