Okay, the depressing chapters are finally out of the way...for the most part. Now, you finally get to see *drumroll please* the Joker! Yay!

The funeral was, as funerals usually are, awful. There were a few of Andrew's friends there, but not very many. Selene had been there for about ten minutes, but she was avoiding the casket as much as possible. Lindsey had been up there for a long time. Selene felt the urge to go to her. She really didn't know her very well, but she looked like she needed comforting. Selene walked over to the casket and put a hand on Lindsey's shoulder. Lindsey was drying her tears with a Kleenex when she looked at Selene. She smiled at her, the best smile she could give for such an occasion. Lindsey tried to smile, but it only made her cry harder. She threw her arms around Selene and buried her head in her shoulder. Selene retured the hug, trying her best to comfprt this woman whom she had only met once before.

"I know this is so hard," Selene whispered in her ear, "but, it will get better. I know you don't believe that now, but it will." She pulled away so she could look at Lindsey, whose make-up was running down her face. "And until it does, we're in this together." she said, wiping Lindsey's make-up and tears away with her thumb. This time, Lindsey managed a small smile, and she mouthed a "Thank you" in return.

After the funeral was over, they went to the cemetary that was behind the church. Ironically, it was a beautiful, sunny day outside after three days of rain and storms. The sermon went on for a long time. Selene looked around and saw tha a lot of people had left. All that were left were her mother, Lindsey, and herself. She sat down on one of the benches and took off her heels. The pastor was wrapping up the service and as they started walking away, she caught a glimpse of the casket being lowered into the ground. She got off the bench, with shoes in hand, and walked back to her car. As she looked up from the ground, she saw a figure standing in the corner of the church. It was a man, but she couldn't make out his face. Had he come for the funeral? She wanted to go to him, but she was stopped by a voice in her head. It told her that it was dangerous. He could easily harm her. Before she turned to walk away, his eyes met hers. Through the hood on his jacket, his eyes were the only part of him she could see. A feeling of familiarity came over her. She had seen those eyes before. As she was trying to figure out where, her mother walked in front of her.

"Selene? Are you all right?" Selene shook her head to clear her thoughts.

"What? Oh, yes. I-um, I think I'm going home. I need to get some things done."

Melissa looked at her with concern.

"Okay. Let me know if you need anything."

"Thanks, Mom." She gave her mother a long hug, breathing in the familiar smell of her perfume. "I love you."

When Selene got home, she fell on her couch, exhausted. She turned on the TV to keep her mind busy. She didn't have any tears left. She couldn't cry anymore. But she could think. The TV wasn't really distracting her. Images of Andrew's body in her backyard went through her mind. Usually, she would find something to do to get the images out. But nothing seemed to be working. She felt awful because she didn't love Andrew the way she told him she did. All the crying she did was because she had never told him the truth. Now, she would never get the chance. She growled in frustration and threw her pillow at the wall. She looked up at the ceiling and sighed.

"Andrew...I'm sorry." she said, hanging her head.