Chapter Twenty Five
Adriana stood standing staring at the door Bruce had just walked through her heart pounding. It was amazing how hard her heart could beat when the rest of her body felt completely hollow. He was gone.
She felt herself come to her senses and dashed over to the computer screens and scoured them until she found the living room of the penthouse where everyone was gathered.
The Joker had Rachel singled out in the middle of the room and was advancing on her. Adriana's hand went to her mouth, what was going to happen? This couldn't happen here, Rachel couldn't die at Bruce's party, in Bruce's home, he would never get over it. He would be ruined. …
Adriana watched as the Batman appeared out of seemingly no where and attack the Joker.
Chaos ensued. The henchmen of the Joker were all over Bruce coming at him from every angle, how could he cope with them all?
Adriana felt tears spring into her eyes and her panic become more intense. It would be okay, Bruce would be okay, he's faced worse than this, he can manage.
The Joker kicked him hard in the side. Adriana heard herself gasp.
"Oh God Bruce," She whispered, her eyes never leaving the screen. Bruce knocked down the last thug, but the Joker had scurried across the floor and grabbed a gun… he had Rachel. It was a stand off.
They were talking but Adriana couldn't hear them.
The Joker shot out the window behind himself, Adriana felt her eyes widen as a sinking feeling swelled in her stomach which seemed to have magically reappeared in her body. He moved himself and Rachel closer and then in a flash Rachel was being dangled out of the window, only being held in by the Joker's one hand.
Adriana felt her hands move up and cover her mouth.
Oh god… it was going to happen….
They said some words to one another….
The Joker let go….
Rachel fell….
Bruce jumped….
Adriana screamed