Disclaimer: I do not own Batman Begins or any of its characters from the movie you may recognize. I only own my character Evelyn and other minor characters.
Chapter 1 – Just Another Day
Honk! Honk!
Evelyn woke up to the maddening symphony of cars honking, jackhammers drilling, among various other noises that could substitute for alarm clocks. Not being able to either fully wake up or fall back asleep, she laid in her bed and under her covers while watching rays of natural light brightening the color of her window curtains.
While each morning brought a new day of endless possibilities, each day became more and more mundane. Life in the big city was not as stimulating as she had once dreamed while packing her bags from her Floridian home and flew five hours north to Gotham. Her 8-to-5 engineering job at Wayne Enterprises and nightly appointments with primetime television serials weren't living up to her expectations of exhilarating days and jovial nightlife. But life went on anyway. Not that Evelyn's personal life was devoid of friendships or its own type of excitement, just not the kind she was hoping for. She wanted to be able to experience new things each day: helping people, meeting new people maybe even a man who could bring new insight into her life, alas it was all yet to come.
She finally got the energy to remove the covers off of her body, and get out of bed. Before walking towards her bathroom, she stretched to awaken her limbs from luxurious slumber. Even if she didn't have the exhilaration she desired, she was grateful for the things she did have. Considering the drastic emotional oscillations that had taken place in her life, she should be grateful for the way her life had turned out. She had a job, an amiable friend and roommate, and a stable life.
Looking at her reflection staring back at her, she noticed bags under her eyes. The overtime hours she spent at Wayne Enterprises were finally getting to her. Oh, yet another gray hair! Those began showing up during her early college years. Evelyn was a 26 year old MIT alumnus who was currently working under Lucius Fox at Wayne Enterprises. And speaking of work, it was 7:48am, and she had to hurry if she wanted to be on time. She quickly showered, straightened her hair and wore her white shirt and pencil skirt with black stiletto pumps.
On her way out of the apartment, she ran into Rachel eating breakfast while reviewing her deposition. Being the up and coming honest district attorney, she had a lot hanging over her head, but she was dedicated.
"I'll see you later tonight, okay," Evelyn said as their usual morning hello and goodbye.
Rachel nodded and said, "Yea, it's gonna be a late night again."
"Call me if you need me for any reason. I get worried whenever you use the monorail. It's so dangerous, there are muggings every night."
"Don't worry. I'll be fine." She said with a smile and quickly went back to her deposition.
"Be careful. Bye" Evelyn finally said and walked out of apartment. As she walked out of the building and onto the sidewalk, she merged among the other nameless and faceless figures dressed in black going on with their daily lives. She became indistinguishable.