What's in my Mind

Part 7

I'm sitting on my bed of course not like I can go anyway, I'm strapped up on so many machines which all beep and make all different noises. My father brought me some books to read but I couldn't be bothered to read books I've read a million times, I mean I am a librarian. So I'm just sitting and waiting for the next nurse to walk in.

I thought too soon.

Nurse: "Hello Miss, how are we feeling today?"

Barbara: "I'm fine."

Nurse: "That's good. We're going to start our physical therapy today."

Barbara: "Physical therapy?"

Nurse: "Yes ma, physical therapy we're going to get you on your feet and move your muscles so you don't get blood clots."

Barbara: "Isn't that why the nurses massage my legs?"

Nurse: "Yes, but doesn't always do the trick plus this will help you move around in a chair once you're out."

My life chair in for the rest of my life, I don't know why but the thought made me want to cry and I did.

Nurse: "Don't cry dearie everything will be okay you'll see, soon you'll get use to the idea moving around in a chair."

Barbara: "I guess so."

The nurse helped me get into a wheel chair and wheeled me around the hospital. She told I'll be doing for myself in no time. We arrive to the gym where we would start our physical therapy. The work out was intense and scary. Every time she touched my legs my mind knew that she was but I couldn't feel anything, I miss that feeling. She taught me how to use my arms to move around and practiced getting into the wheeled and other chairs that were in the room. I seriously think this was harder than the work outs I did in the Batcave. After the therapy took me into my room and she went to lift me back into the bed but I stopped her and told her that I could do it, so you stayed back and watched me carefully while I got myself on to the bed.

BANG!

I didn't make it. The nurse picked me up and put me on the bed, she told me that it was a good try and I almost made it and maybe if I caught trying I'd get it, but I didn't want to keep trying I wanted to do it now!

I sat on the bed with my head down. Why such a simple thing be so hard? Why did this happen to me? I wish I could fly again. With that thought I started to tear up again. I started to feel tired and run down I closed my eyes and had a nap.

KNOCK, KNOCK!

I opened my eyes and I saw Dick standing at the doorway holding a container.

Dick: "Hi, am I disturbing you?"

Barbara: "No you're not; I needed to get up anyway."

Dick: "I can go if you like so you can continue sleeping you looked so peaceful."

Barbara: "No, it's fine. What's in the container?"

Dick: "Oh, Alfred wanted me to give you this as I told him I was coming up to see how you are."

Barbara: "Oh that was sweet of him."

Dick walks over and brings the table over and put the food in front of me it smelt so good. I open it up it was chicken parmigiana with vegetables. I dig in!

Dick: "So, how are you?"

Barbara: "I'm fine."

Dick: "Yeah?"

Barbara: "Yeah. I had physical therapy today."

Dick: "Oh yeah, how was it?"

Barbara: "Yeah wasn't bad."

Dick: "What did you do?"

Barbara: "Stretchers, getting in and out of the chairs, and learning how to use the wheelchair."

Dick: "Sounds like fun."

Barbara: "Yeah I guess."

Dick: "Babs you'll get there okay it will take a bit of time but we'll get there okay."

I took in what Dick said to me and continued to eat my food I liked him being over for me it was nice. We continued to talk and he told some really stupid jokes to make me laugh which worked. But the next thing we heard weren't the best things to hear.

BANG, BANG, BANG!

*SCREAMS*

Dick: "What the?"

Dick looked down the hall and all I could see were the nurses running down the hall in fright. Dick turned away he went white!

Barbara: "What's going on?"

Dick: "You gotten get out of here!"

Barbara: "What why?"

Dick: "He's here! THE JOKER IS HERE!"

Barbara: "So let him in. Let him finish me."

Dick: "You did not just say that to me? You are Barbara Gordon the Commissioner's daughter, Batgirl! You are the most wonderful person in the world and you want some sadistic clown to win? Well I'm not going to be here to watch you die!

I knew he was right. I'm being stupid I need to get out of here I don't want to die. I was close to it before and now again. I can't let anyone hurt more.

Barbara: "Dick! No! Wait! Get me out of here!"

Dick surprised ran back picked me out of the bed and just as we got to the window I could hear the Joker's laugh and ranting about coming to finish me off. I grabbed a hold of Dick so tightly he held me tight and told me to hold on which I do. We flew out of the window and headed to his bike and rode to Bludheaven.

When we got to his apartment we entered his little cave full of all his Nightwing equipment. He carried me into his apartment; he placed me in his armchair and got on the phone to Bruce. I looked around his apartment it was a big mess!

Dick on the phone: Hello Bruce, I got Barbara out of the hospital before the Joker came to get her. She's at my apartment; she'll be safe here for now. I'm going after him I need to make sure she'll be safe before going back to Gotham.

Dick got off the phone and put the phone on a table.

Barbara: "Well what happened here? Looks like a bomb hit it!"

Dick: "Yeah Tim said the same thing."

Barbara: "Well what happened?"

Dick: "I got some really horrible news which made me angry and upset and I trashed the place."

Barbara: "Oh."

I knew it was about me. At least I hope it was about me. If it is maybe there's hope after all? Maybe?

There was a knock on the door Dick answered it, there was a little old lady outside his door to check that he was finally home and that they looked after his apartment while he was in Gotham and hoped everything was okay with his friend. Dick told her that everything was fine and that his friend was safe and fine. She gave him a plate of food and took off.

Barbara: "Weren't you going to introduce me to your neighbour?"

Dick: "You'll meet them soon enough. I don't have time at the moment. Here."

He handed me the plate of food it was mash potato, sausages and gravy, which was still hot. I asked him for a fork and knife and he got up and got me some. I asked him if he wanted any he said no.

Dick: "I'm going to Gotham and Bruce and I are going to hunt the clown I want you to stay here don't call anyone to come and get you okay. My neighbours watch this place so they'll tell me if someone comes here."

Barbara: "If you can't tell already I'm comfortable here. Is your laptop still working?"

Dick: "Yes why?"

Barbara: "Pass it to me."

Dick looked at me weirdly but gave me the laptop. I opened it up and remembering the software the BatComputer uses I logged onto the BatComputer. Of course I got through the WayneTech codes and etc, but of course Bruce was on the other line.

Batman: "What are you doing Barbara? Are you alright?"

Barbara: "Yes I'm fine Batman thanks for asking I want to help."

Batman: "Help?"

Barbara: "Yes help. I can help you and Dick with the search for the Joker. While you're looking for him I can be your guild into the warehouse he's in and tell you how many guards are there and etc."

Batman: "I already have an idea to where the Joker is hiding."

Barbara: "But I just found the correct address. Oh and he has 20 guards 5 at each entrance."

Batman: "Okay you can help we'll be wearing ear pieces so you can direct us."

Barbara: "Okay."