The Joke Falls On Me

weeks of madness

(Three Weeks Later)

Maxine has been released from the hospital three weeks ago,

Three weeks, it been three weeks since the last time Maxine and joker first meeting, three weeks since Maxine found the card in her hair, it been a three week nightmare for Maxine

When Katie found out about 'The Joker' going near her daughter she was horrified, But what really tipped Katie's rage, was him putting an knife up Maxine's throat,

Katie got an retraining order for maxine, so she won't be harm with 'The Joker' actions,

after Katie got the restraining order, Maxine feels more safer than what she felted before, but deep down Maxine know that 'The Joker' was not done, they're were not done with each other, she knew, she can feel it, even if her mother tries to tell her it won't happen again, Maxine know it will happen again

Every night for the past three weeks Maxine always wakes up screaming in the middle of the night, screaming from the Joker's words, to his smile, then lastly to his laugh, it'll always get her deaf in the ear,

Maxine will always dream about her and The Joker meeting again, but not just any meeting, it'll alway ends with madness and chaos,

Katie has been getting hard time sleeping, from Maxine waking up an the middle of the night with an scream,

(One Week Later)

Maxine was starring at the white kitchen walls, while swirling her saggy cereals around, leaving behind an clink sound when ever the spoon comes in contact with inside of the bowl,

Maxine eyes now was dark from the bags that layers her under eyes, her skin has appear paler now from the lack of sun, letting out breath with an parted lip,

'where the madness begins'
her head says multiple times, Maxine squeezes her eyes shut before doing her routine like always when she hears those words chanting inside of her head,

Maxine Brought up her chest an inhale before exhaling, doing that for a minute, the voices was gone, Maxine was relieved,

Katie come into the kitchen with her work clothes, while her face held an smile, "Good Morning honey" Katie's says before kissing Maxine onto her cheek,

Maxine turns her attention onto her 'Mother' before putting an smile onto her face, "good morning mom" maxine says back before pushing her bowl of cereal from her, then averting her eyes downwards while twiddling her fingers onto her lap,

Katie grab an mug from the cabinet, in started fixing her up some coffee before she head to work, Once Katie puts the cup into the coffee machine before putting the 'K cup' coffee into the slack,

Katie then turns her attention onto Maxine before letting out an sigh "Maxine what's the matter?" Katie says with raised eyebrow, concerned with the awkward silence in the whole kitchen,

Maxine looked up from her lap to face her mom without once stopping the twiddling of her fingers "I'm is absolutely fine mom" Maxine says with no emotions

Katie just looked at Maxine, Katie knew Maxine wasn't fine but didn't put up a fight with it, Katie let out an low sigh "Great" Katie say sincerely, Katie turns around to get her coffee once it was done, Katie
turn back around to be only met with an slam to the door and with an empty chair,

Katie inhale and exhale before walked out the kitchen, then to the living room grabbing her keys, Katie twist the door knob and swing the door open before slamming it back shut, not bother to lock the door

(Inside Maxine's Room)

Maxine had her back against the door, when heard Katie left the house with an slam of the door, that only made Maxine sigh out from the situation, maxine takes her back from against the door then walk over to her mirror that was on the wall, Maxine came face to face with an unknown girl, that was starring her deep in the eye,

Maxine pulls her gaze from the mirror, she then throws herself face down onto the bed before letting out the sound of relief,

Maxine then removed her face to the side, she then reach an arm out towards her nightstand, there on her nightstand was 'The Joker Card'

Maxine had it every since she left the hospital, Maxine don't know why she kept it but she always remind herself it's for evidence,

But when ever she tells herself that, her mind always remind her that why didn't she give it to her mother when her mother ask did he left anything behind from him to her,

why didn't she? Maxine thought

She grasp in her hand before she flip herself around to be now laying on her back, Maxine then flips the card over to read the message

Maxine read the message in her head multiple times,

'Where The Madness Begin'
- JOKER

"Where The Madness Begin" Maxine says to herself,

Then right there Maxine heard laughter ringing inside of her head, it'll only make Maxine groan from irritation, she then put the card back down onto the nightstand before she cuts off her lamp,

All that was repeating inside of Maxine head before she fall into an deep sleep was.....

Why Me?