The Joker. (Book 1)

Chapter 9

"Alexis?" I wheeze out, coughing and holding my stomach.
"Yea?" She asks coming into my room and her eyes widen.
"Are you okay?" She asks coming over and sitting down beside me where I'm laying in the makeshift bed of blankets and pillows.

I cough more and nod my head.
"I was just wondering if you could help me up" I say and she nods, grabbing my hand and pulling me up.
"Are you sure you're aight?" She asks and I nod, holding my stomach.
"Yeah I'm fine, just gotta go to the bathroom" I say sniffling and cough again.
"Are you sure? You sound and act sick." She says and I nod waving her off.
"I'm fine I'm fi-fi-" I say before sneezing.
"I'm fine Alexis" I smile looking at her before walking off to the bathroom.
I walk in and shut the door, not bothering to lock it. I look at myself in the mirror and straightening my back. I feel my brain getting whoozy and hold onto the counter. I look up at my face and grimace.

My face is even paler than normal, I didn't know that was possible for me. My eyes are red along with my nose. My eyes are also glistening due to tears from sneezing. I squint my eyes looking around. I grab my bag of makeup from one of the cabinets and look through it. I find my skin tone in liquid foundation and put it all over my face. I usually use powder foundation but I want to cover up the red. I grab my black eyeshadow and black lipstick. Usually I wear dark red but occasionally I wear black. I coat my lips in the lipstick before. Painting my eyelids in black eyeshadow and under my eye. I grab my regular black eye liner and mascara due to using all of my waterproof eyeliner and mascara. It sucks.

I blink and stare at myself. I look better than when I woke up. I walk ours till in black sweatpants and a black and red sweatshirt. I try to hold in the coughs, my throat tickling bad.
"Do you feel better?" Alexis asks me and I nod.
"Duh, I told you it was nothing" I say smiling like I normally would.
"Okay, anyways, Joker wanted us all to go to the Den for a meeting thing" she says shrugging and I nod, talking the rest of the way to the Den. When we get there we sit and wait for him to start talking.
"It has come to my attention.. Thy one of my prized possessions have been taken from me." He says walking around the room, everyone tensing up.
Someone stole something from him?
"It was my favorite knife. You all know what it looks like." He says and circles around.
"So who's gonna fess up to taking it?" He asks us and no one speaks.

Suddenly one of my men raise their hand and J walks over to them slowly.
"Yes?" He asks and my man, Rick.
"I-I have your knife" he says and everyone sees J's jaw tense and I see his hand reach for a gun in his pocket.
"Why would you have my knife?" He asks, anger lacing through each word. I fight the urge to cough as I see him grab the gun. I gulp.
"I f-found it and I d-didn't know it was yours I'm sorry" he says and I can see fear shoot across his eyes.
"Well, there's something I do to stealers" he says and takes the gun out. He puts his finger on the trigger and I jump up, kicking the gun out of his hand and grabbing the gun in the air.

I hold the gun and point it towards his head.
"Don't you DARE harm one of my men" I growl and he takes a deep breath, turning to face me.
"On you don't wanna do that" he says grinning.
"I don't?" I ask glaring at him.
"You don't. I can easily kill each and every one of you" he says and I take my finger off the guns trigger.
"I know you can. You have no mercy" I say and toss him his gun harshly.
"Everyone out" he commands and everyone goes running, the instant movement making a vile taste raise in my throat and I hold my mouth, instantly rushing to the bathroom. I run into the bathroom and bend over the toilet, the barf coming up leaving a burning sensation in my throat. After it comes out I start to cough, making more come out. I feel my eyes water and curse putting makeup on today. I feel someone hold my hair and pat my back, instantly knowing its Alexis.

After I'm done I pull back.
"You were right" I say and she smiles lightly before taking the wash cloth and wiping all my makeup off. She rinses the wash cloth off and puts it on my forehead.
"Okay let's get you to you're makeshift bed"she says and tried helping me stand, me instantly getting dizzy and wobbling around.
"Okay just sit here for a minute" she says and holds the rag to my forehead as I sit on my butt on the floor on the bathroom.
"It hurts" I say whimpering.

I really can't help it. I try not to be weak but when I'm sick, I'm just there. I can't do anything and I'm useless and weak.

"I know it does" she says and sighs.
"Who's in here I need to come in" someone bangs on the door harshly making my head pound and I hold my ears.
We don't respond as Alexis pushes my hair back and rubs my back. The door is opened and I don't even look up knowing its J.
"What's going on here?" He asks and Alexis stands, me holding the rag to my head.
"She happens to be sick" Alexis says in a motherly tone and sighs.
"Why is she in here then?" He asks and I can't read his tone. I cough and hold my throat, it hurting everyone I cough.
"Because" Alexis starts talking as she grabs a cup and fills it with water, making me sip it and putting it up.
"She can't stand or walk without getting dizzy and almost passing out" Alexis says and goes back to rubbing my back.
I hear a sigh before he speaks again.
"Move out of the way" he says and she finally does after a few seconds. I feel an arm around my back and legs and then I'm off the ground. I have my eyes shut the whole time, trying to get rid of my headache.

We turn a few times before I'm laid down. But I know I'm not in my room because this is far more soft and comfortable. I open my eyes to see the door shutting behind J. I look around room, clothes scattered around the floor, some guns and knifes on a dresser. I look beside the bed to see a trash can. I lay back and turn onto my right side, facing away from the trash can. I just like sleeping on my right side more. I shut my eyes and halfway curl into a ball. I move my arms around and grab a random pillow and hug it. I feel myself start to fall sleep as I hear footsteps. I wonder who it is.