As Paula Crock exited Artemises room, she took her phone and decided to call one her friends for help.
She texted Zatanna, who she meet several years ago when Artemis introduced her as her best friend, and asked her to come over and help Artemis.
Half an hour later there was a knock on the door. "Hello ms Crock, is Artemis ok?" "I am afraid not dear, she wont come out of bed, she does not eat well, and i am so worried for her"
"Let me see what i can do."
She went into her best friend's room and found Artemis rolled up in her blanket. The room was dark and the air was stale. She noticed a dog sleeping on the other bed. Artemis only noticed her when she opened the window to let some air come into the room.
"Zee" Artemis yelled
"Artemis what are you doing. You can't stay in bed all day."
"You need to get up. It's been a month since the funeral. You can't do this to yourself. Wally would want you to move on, to be happ.."
" How do you know what Wally would... Zee i can't go on i dont know how to..."
"I know how you feel. When my dad... you know. I did not know what to do i was alone. But you guys were there for me you goth me through it. That's what you n..."
"Zee i ca..."
"Oh yes you can. Now come on get up." As Artemis did Zee noticed the bags under her eyes, and how red they were from crying.
"Zee it's all my fault."
"What is?" "We were happy, we had something, i had him and we were happy, ... but when Dick called i could not say no. I wanted to hold my bow. I...I... he didn't want this. I made him come back..."
"No Artemis you..." " Yes i did, Bart and Barry, they could have saved the world alone, they did not need him... but i.." and then she started to cry.
Wally POW:
He did not know where he was. The last thing he... "Just tell Artemis, tell her..." The last thing he heard was Barry yell "KID" and he was gone.
He tought he was dead, because it did not hurt anymore and there was a light and it was bright and warm.
The first thing he tought was: Artemis was so going to kill me. His spitfire was going to... But wait. Then he tought about Kent Nelson.
Where was he. If i am... Then he should be here. But Wally was alone. Than he noticed that he was running. But this was not...? He locked around him and saw nothing but motion. Everything was in motion...?
Artemis POW:
Zatanna finally got Artemis to come out of her room. They were walking down the street when they walked past a small diner. Artemis knew it well. It was a dinner her and Wally went to often when she lived in Gotham. It was in a nice part of town, well as nice as it gets in Gotham. That dinner was owned by a nice older lady. Zee saw her friend locking at it and asked " Want to go in?' and Artemis just noded.
They went in and Artemis was taken with all the memories that place had.
Zee didn't say anything she just folloved Artemisis eye's. They were so soft, and Zee was just so happy her friend was with her, but then her eye's changed and she locked like she was about to cry.
"Artemis? What's wrong?'
"This was our place. I just... he can't be gone, not like that...,"
"Arte..."
"It just hurts so much Zee. It's like my heart is..."
"Broken?" "Yes, i just don't know how to... how to go on... when he's not there anymore."
They walked the city for a few more hours. It was good for Artemis to talk to some one and Zee was there for her.
When she got home that night Paula was happy. Artemis had a small smile on her face, and her mom knew she was not ok but she was better than she was this morning.
But she would never move on she could not. Wally was her life her world. She wanted a future with him, a home and a family, now she will never have that... But it was nice to see Zee to share her pain with her and for a moment she did not feel alone.
When they went home Zee was happy to. She knew Artemis had a long way to go but she made that first step.
