Goodnight Gotham.

Chapter Sixteen.

It was the next morning. You lazily rolled over expecting to see Jervis laying peacefully next to you but he wasn't there. That's strange. How out of character for him. Did you do something to make him feel uncomfortable and leave? You know what, no. Today was going to be a good day. A day without self blame. With that conscious decision you decided to just shrug it off and make your way to the bathroom to get ready for the day.

That's when you saw a folded piece of paper taped onto your mirror with a small heart drawn on it. You curiously opened the piece of paper. It was from Jervis. The note read:

Dearest,

I am sorry for leaving without any warning. I assure that you did nothing wrong. Last night was beautiful. Did you know that you talk in your sleep? You are the cutest. I wanted to let you know that I will not be answering any calls or texts today. You see, I have been planning this day for a very long time and I need to have my full undivided attention on the task at hand. I will be sure to contact you tomorrow. I love you.

Forever yours,
Jervis.

You didn't think much of what Jervis had written you but you did make sure to honor the fact that you wouldn't call him. You wondered what he was talking about. Planning this day for a very long time? You were sure that he would fill you in when he got back from his little journey.

You decided that you would stay in for the day, relax, and work on some self care type of things.

8:00 PM
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Overall today was a great one! Your mind was at ease and you were happy. Genuinely happy. You really took the day to take care of yourself. It was well deserved to say the least. Now, you've poured yourself some cereal and were sitting in front of the television, flipping through the channels. You stumbled across the news. That's when you saw it flash across your screen, eyes widening in disbelief.

JERVIS TETCH SENT TO ARKHAM ASYLUM.