The Price of innocence

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Willows pov

I decided to go to another really rich persons house. They weren't as rich as the Wayne's, but they would have to do for this week. Their last name was Galavan or something. I climbed into the window and started looking for a fancy vase. I looked in almost every room and couldn't find a good one. I suddenly stopped when one thing caught my eye. It wasn't a vase, no it was a weapon room. One with tons of knives and creative torture devices. Memories came flooding back and I started to hyperventilate. 'Calm down Willow' I thought to myself. 'They ain't gonna hurt you calm down'. I knew I had to get of here before I break down and get caught. I heard that the owner of this building was running for mayor or something, meaning he probably had security. I decided to just take this fancy neclace I found under a cabinet. Hopefully no one will notice it's gone.

Climbing down, I saw a police car parked outside. 'Damnit they spotted me, the Wayne kid must have ratted me out'.

"Hey you there." The police officer yelled. Wait it wasn't just any officer, it was Jim Gordon. I just barrier my face even further into my hoodie, and kept climbing down.

"stop where you are!!" He shouted at me. "I will shoot."

When I got closer to the ground, I jumped and started to run. I was always a fast runner and I knew if I ran in a bit of zig zag around the trees, he couldn't have a clear shot. So I kept on going. I heard the car start to follow me down the road, so I booked it into a tree. Hey it was the first thing I could think of. Gordon got out, thinking that he caught me.

"I know you are working for Penguin, now give back the files you took, and let me arrest you." He told me pointing the gun. I didn't really stay any longer and jumped from one tree to another, there were a lot of trees, making it perfect to just swing from one, to another. I looked to see Gordon dead panned, he had no idea how I was doing this.

I made it back to my part of the city without one police officer following me. They always think that I am way too young to be any real criminal. They are right of course, but doesn't mesas I don't steal every once in a while. I don't like getting involved with big robberies and stuff, people get killed in those things! I like to keep a low profile and then I'm not hurting anyone.

I walked into my favourite pawn shop and  showed then the necklace.

"Where'd ya find some thin this pretty?" Joe always asks the same questions.

"I can sell it somewhere else if you want me to." I say as I started walking away.

"No don't do that, Willow you know I will be happy to buy whatever you sell." The old man says. I am good friends with Joe's grandson, Charlie. Joe has always given me great deals, and I have always given him good quality treasures that sell good. We never rip each other off.

"How about this, I give ya 550$, and if it sells, then I will give you 20% of it.

"Deal." I say. "I only got it to pay this weeks rent anyways. Oh and if you see Charlie around tell him to come by my place, I havn't seen him in a while."

"Sure thing Willow, good luck with paying rent." He says giving me my money and a warm smile.

I leave knowing that I won't have to steal for a while. That feeling is one of the nicest feelings you can get. I was walking home when I saw Selina.

"Hey Cat." I waved to her. She turned my way and grinned.

"Just the girl I was looking for, how are you Will?" She calls me my old nickname.

"I'm fine, I got my rent money for tomorrow." I smile. "And why were you looking for me?"

"Oh no reason, it's just that I got you a new friend." She slyly says.

"Selina, you know I don't like your type of friends, no offence."

"Look, this isn't just any friend, this is one with money, and he his more your style, more "sophisticated". She sarcastically says the last word.

"Who is it?" I ask intrigued.

"Well you know the person you tried to rob today?"

"Yah I'm sorry about that, if I knew he was your friend I wouldn't have." I stop for a second as realization hit me. "Ohhhhh, he is the friend."

"Bingo! And don't worry he wanted to meet you so you don't have to try as hard." She tries to make me feel better.

"Selina, it was a nice thought and I'm grateful that you tried, but I don't want to meet some rich boy, and I already have enough friends." I try to say in the politest way possible.

"Please Willow, you need more friends than me and Charlie. And even if you don't like him, if you are ever low on money, you can manipulate him into giving you some."

"I don't want to have a friend just for his money, I'm sorry Selina but I just don't have the need for more friends."

"Your too nice sometimes." She sighed. "Fine I'll break the news to him, but if you change your mind, its not too late."

"Thank you for understanding."

"Yah whatever."

time skip~~~~~~

I was walking home from Charlie's place that was about 6 blocks from where I stay. Charlie and I must have talked for hours, he is probably the best guy to talk to. he never judges and gives the best advice.

As I was walking, I saw, wait a second it was my biology teacher. he was on the top of a building with this other guy who was tied up, and had a potato bag on his head. Then Mr. Crane took the bag off of the guys head, and I saw the fear in the poor guys eyes. Mr. Crane took out a needle and quickly put it into the guys arm, and then PUSHED HIM OFF THE BUILDING?? He was falling right towards me, and I jumped out of the way just in time, or else I would have been smushed like a bug. Everyone was running away screaming, I guess no one saw what Mr. Crane had done, but me. I heard sirens coming and I quickly hid behind a dumpster. I was curious, and wanted to know why my teacher was doing this. His son seemed nice. We used to actually hang out at school when we were younger.

Jim Gordon stepped out of the police car and ran to check out the scene. He talked to some people and I am guessing that he was asking them if they knew wha happened. Everyone he talked to ended up shaking their heads, so I'm thinking that they didn't see anything. He looked like he was about to go back when all of a sudden, he made eye contact with me.

"Hey I know you!!" He shouted as I started to run. " Come back here!" I heard in the distance, but my heart was beating way too fast for me to think of anything else, but to run.