I call this strategy: Ignore the half a page Unlikely Hero chapter that's been staring you down for three weeks. Why do I ignore it? Because I'm hoping that genius will suddenly strike. I mean, I've got a basic idea but the execution of that idea is elusive. Oh, well.

Also, I said to myself: "Melissa shall have her own journal". That's where this came from.

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I can't believe I let myself be caught by Batman! Batman! I've spent my whole life hiding from him. He often comes to investigate the hideouts. He's only been here once before when I was very little and he couldn't stay for long because well, it's toxic. I hid in Harley's trunk full of gags and he never saw me. Now, however, I have been caught. He found me in the loft where I sleep. He questioned me. Asked me if I had been taken but I told him to mind his own beeswax. I also told him to go away but he grabbed me and sung through the window.

"Now who's doing the kidnapping?" I asked.

"You're not safe there,"

"Of course I am,"

When he landed on the ground I broke loose and dashed inside. I am so very thankful my jacket has pockets on the inside. I filled it with whatever I could grab and waited for him to come charging back in. he didn't. Instead, he sent the foster care people after me. They told me to grab my stuff. I hit them when they came near me. Seriously, why weren't they dropping dead already? Hello, it's a TOXIC waste dump. Batman must have given them some sort of protection.

Anyway, I gathered my stuff and pretended to go along with it until the very last minute. I fought. I tried to break bones of anyone who came near me but somehow I was shot with a tranquilizer. When I woke up I was in a teeny tiny room with white walls. I didn't stay there very long because now, I'm in a car with a lady who's driving me to my new foster mother's house. This won't be permanent. I'm going to blow this town the first chance I get you'll see.

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Later.

Okay, Now, I'm laying on the bed in my new room writing this. I can't believe I'm taking up room in my sketchbook to write but oh well. My old journal is full anyway.

It's too quiet here. There are no police sirens only birds chirping. Ugh, I would laugh at the very idealistic Disney look of this place if I wasn't so angry. My new foster mother, Jenny is way too cheery. When I got here she promised I'd like it. She even hugged me! Eww, gross.

I'm supposed to start school in two weeks. I don't want to go to school here. I don't even want to be here. I want to go home, curl up with my favorite quilt and forget this. I just want to forget all of this ever happened. Ugh. I will get out of here. Somehow. Just you wait and see.

Okay, there you go. In case you couldn't tell this is Melissa's account of how Batman found her and she ended up with Jenny. interesting right? I find that getting into the mids of characters often helps when I get stuck so maybe some good will come of this. Anyway, please leave a review for me and I'll see you soon.