" Would you like a drink? "
" I'd like to know why you want me to be miserable. " I told him as he gave me a fake frown.
" Oh Lyla, don't be like that. " he tried to reassure me, grabbing onto my hand. We were inside his limo, and of course it had everything you could imagine. But it couldn't make me happy, nor dry the tears.
" Well what else am I supposed to say? " I laughed sarcastically. " you've destroyed the only thing I wanted. " he smiled, leaning in closer to me.
" Yes, but I can be what you need. Don't you know that? " he chuckled. " I can be your salvation. Oswald's can be your new...whatever that restaurant was called! " I scoffed.
" You are a horrible person. " I told him, turning toward the window and leaning against it. He laughed again.
" Yes but I'm rich, and you're in my grasp. So I think I'm fine, thanks. "
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Fanfictiona insomniac's new job for a Gotham crime boss proves to be insidious // september 2015
