as I exit a building it feels like a weight is lifted off of me. I walk to the side of the building just to lean against the wall and look up to the sky. how did I let all this happen? I sound so selfish but he makes it sound like everything's my fault. I cover my mouth with my hand as I cry out. that's when I hear voices from the back of the building that sound familiar. I walk towards the voices to see scarecrow with a battered up face being escorted into the building. I feel my blood boil as I see crane and I clench my fist tight. I want to destroy him. how dare he work with joker, how dare he trick me like he did. I feel so much rage towards him. I start to walk towards him when I feel someone grab my shoulder. my first instinct is to swing at the person but he dodges my hit. "Lizzy calm down. you cant be back here, if j knows..." I calm down as I realize the person in front of me is frost. suddenly I feel all the rage I had leave me and I'm overcome with sadness again. "I'm sorry.. I don't know what came over me." he nods his head and lightly takes my by the arm as he leads me back to the front. "Mr. J asked me to take you home. considering how you talked to him I'm shocked he didn't want you dead." Frost looks at me as stern as he did before but with more curiosity. he holds the car door open for me and I slip into the backseat. he jumps into the front seat and were on our way back to my home. "Tell me something Lizzy. how do you know joker?" I look out the window as we drive down the dark road covered with the homeless and criminals. "I knew him before he was Joker. but I'm sure he wouldn't want me telling anyone about him." frost nods his head in understanding as we pull up to my apartment. he opens my door for me once again and leads me inside. as I enter the elevator he holds the door open as if he wants to speak more. "I know some of what j is doing and seeing as how you've stood up to him, I want to help. go to the place where everything ended, you might find something that will help." I think for a second then nod my head to him in understanding, "thank you Frost." he lets go of the doors and I'm on my way up to my apartment.
as I enter my apartment I throw my purse on the couch and walk to the kitchen. I look in the fridge and frown as my stomach rumbles. when was the last time I ate? I pull out the carton of eggs, cheese, green onions and start cooking an omelet. as I'm cooking my phone starts ringing. I groan and walk to it while growling out, "I swear if its you j I'm going to lose my shit!" I answer the phone with a frustrated "what?!" only to hear a soft sweet voice on the other end. "hey Liz. I figured you've had a long night and all, so how about me and the girls come over and just hang out. you moved here to be with your friends and you haven't gotten to do that." Harley speaks with sincerity in her voice and I feel like I'm on the verge of tears again. "please. id love that." i look over to my food and sigh audibly. "bring some food please."
after about an hour of me taking a shower the get j's touch off of me and get into my Eeyore onesie; Harley, cat, and ivy show up all in onesies but ivy. Harley was in a unicorn onesie, cat in a cat one, and ivy had leaves to make a onesie look on her. we all group hug and then run to the bedroom where Harley and cat lay out all the random food they got which included, KFC, Mc Donald's, fro-yo, ice cream, chocolate, everything you could imagine. as we start eating and talking nonsense the one thing I was trying to avoid but inevitably would have come up did. "what happened tonight?" I look over to Selina who was the one who asked the question and sigh. "something I'm not proud of." I look down and eat a spoonful of ice-cream. Harley puts her hand on my shoulder and smiles sweetly at me. "c'mon, none of us will judge. in fact I heard that when craney went to see him he had a busted lip." all the girls smirk and giggle as I eat another spoonful. "ok what was said was that I was a worse of a monster than he was and everyone but him would try to put me away once I 'reveal myself'. he kissed me and I kissed back then remembered what he did to you.." I motion towards Harley and she nods her head, everyone eating my words up waiting for me to continue. "I tried to push him away but it didn't work so I bit his lip as hard as I could.." its silent for a couple of seconds then everyone starts cheering. I giggle and eat some chocolate. Harley hugs me tight as she giggles, "I wish I could've been there to see the look on his face!" I giggle more and hug her back as I smile more. this is what ive moved here for. im so grateful to have these three girls as my friends. I look at all three as I realize this has been the happiest ive been in a long time. something keeps eating at me and apparently Selina too by the slight worried look on her face. why would my friends leave? in all of our own ways were all monsters, so whats so bad about me that they would leave? when we all fall to sleep im stuck with the same old nightmares.
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The Dark Truth
RomanceA 21 year old, Lizzy Hyde, moves back to her old home of Gotham. after being forced to move to London due to the mysterious death of her parents, she wants to come back to where she knows and loves. But when she comes back will her past come back to...
