digi-gal-rox: just to let you know, this particular chapter takes place before Memoirs Part 1. only a few chapters to go!
Talk - Part 3/Memoirs
Cars flew by, as New Gotham continued with their lives as per usual. Life had been darker, but there were some who saw the brighter things to life. Commissioner Barbara Gordon sighed heavily, fiddling with a delicate while-gold object in her hand. With her other hand, she pushed her glasses up her nose. She could just see couples walking by. Among them, the new Batman, Terry McGinnis and on again-off again girlfriend Dana Tan. She could honestly say that some part of her envied them. Especially Dana. She was able to handle the fact that Terry would always disappear. Something she couldn't do with Bruce or Dick. Her eyes fell. A lot had happened, over the years. She had to hear from the former Bludhaven police captain that Dick was getting married to a woman named Jane. Not long after her marriage to now D.A Sam Young.
Dick had played an important part in her life, growing up. Being her child hood friend. Her best friend. Than later her boy friend, who later became her ex. They remained friends, but were never close again. She remembered when they were dating, some part of her had wished that he would propose to her. Things changed. Events happened. Secrets were revealed. Since than, they were never the same again. He left. And when he returned, she tried so hard to ignore the tension that was already between them. Not long later, he left. She started seeing Sam. She was happy. But it was never that same happiness she had once shared with Dick. It never will be.
Sam had always been good to her. He was patient with her, especially when she claimed that she was over Dick. He was always beside no. No complaints. He looked after her. She remembered that Dick use to be like that. Before of the discovery of his secret, she was frustrated that he would constantly disappear. Sam was different. She liked it. Even when he had to meet a new client or something a rather, he would reschedule that appointment, just to be with her. He was a sweet guy. A good man for her, her father and Bruce would say. He was a good man. Maybe even a better man than Dick.
"Barbara?" the door slide open. Turning around slightly, she saw her husband standing just in front of the now closed door. She looked at him blankly, before returning her gaze to the window. "Honey, are you O.K?" she didn't answer right away. She starred at the necklace in her hand. It was of a heart, he the chain running through it. Dick had given it to her, back when they started dating in Uni. That was eons ago. It felt like that life... was a past life, from another memory. Another world. "Barbara?" Sam slowly approached her. "Are you O.K?" Barbara faced her husband, placing the necklace in the drawer and smiled.
"Yeah." she nodded. "I am." Grabbing her coat that was hanging over her seat, she put it on, feeling the warmth. And together they left the building.
Cars flew by, as New Gotham continued with their lives as per usual. Life had been darker, but there were some who saw the brighter side to life. Commissioner Barbara Gordon sighed heavily, as she starred out of the car window. She had always preferred travelling on the road. It made her feel a lot closer to Old Gotham in some way. Straightening herself, she noticed a familiar figure walking down the path on her left, walking to opposite way. The man looked up for a moment, watching the car. It was as if he knew she was in there. She turned around sightly, as the car drove past him, only to find him gone. Her eyes fell, as she settled back into the car seat. A lot had happened, over the years. Heartaches, marriage, and lost friendships. She remembered a saying her mother once said. As one door closes, another one opens. Her life with Dick was long over. She was with Sam now. And what felt like a life time, she was finally happy with the way things were.
digi-gal-rox: that's it for now! look out for the next few chapters!