Laughing Blind

by jokeraddict0

In the grim city of Gotham, a blind 19 year old named Hannah Khent is on a field trip for her college psychology class. Their destination: Arkham Asylum. Their task: interview and diagnosis their assigned patient. But Hannah appears to be in for more than she bargained for when her assigned inmate is the infamous Joker himself.

1. Prologue

Prologue: See No Evil

All the girl could hear was the pounding of her heart and the rapid tapping of her feet on the pavement. Her long brown, wavy hair flew behind her as she fled. With every step she took, her head throbbed so painfully that she almost lost consciousness. She tried to ignore the spasms, but in vain. All at the same time, she was frightened, in pain, and too tired to continue. But the girl knew she couldn't stop. Not with the certainty of a brutal death following close behind her.

So she kept on running. Right, left, dead end, back track, left again. The girl looked over her shoulder and saw the mob vermin bearing down on her like they were chasing a prize. Though they were not in the best of shape, they were still catching up, fast. And the labyrinth of alleyways did nothing to help her current situation. They were endless and merciless. There seemed to be no way out. It was like she was in a gigantic maze full of lab rats, and she was the cheese.

The sound of the death party behind her grew louder, closer. The girl turned around again to see how much longer she had. But there was nothing there. No mob, no alleyway, nothing. Just a solid void of black. No sound, no light, black.

The sudden loss of her surroundings made the girl stop in her tracks. She blinked her eyes, trying to get rid of the oppressing, relentless darkness. But no matter how hard she tried, the void was still there, everywhere. It was too much to handle and the girl was over taken by panic. She started to sprint blindly through the black, trying to find a way out.

Then an insane laughter rang out through the gloom. The girl stopped again, shocked and frightened. She looked around frantically for the source but the maniacal giggling seemed to come from all sides.

Suddenly, someone grabbed her arm and twisted it painfully behind her back. She could feel the cold metal of a knife at her throat and the foul breath of her captor. The girl screamed. Sound cut. Silence.