A/N: Thank you SO much for your reviews! It's just the encouragement I
needed to keep going at this! I just wanted to thank you all! Now: CHAPTER
3!!
After lunch, Helena found Dinah looking in the picture albums. "Hey!" she called. Dinah looked up, and smiled. "Hey," she replied. Helena walked over to where the girl was sitting and sat next to her. "So," she said, trying to make conversation, I see you've found the albums. Indulged in the pictures and memories, Dinah replied "Yep," without looking up. "Yeah," Helena happily sighed, "We've had a lotta good times here. Look! There's Guy's first birthday party, and oh, there's my high school reunion." She kept pointing out the pictures and relaying each event. Then, Dinah found a picture of her mother. "Who's this? she asked, pointing her out to Helena. A look of horror flashed across the crimefighter's face for a second, then she returned to her usual devil- may- care expression. "Oh, no one," she said quickly, "I'm gonna see if Barbara needs anything." As she left, Dinah sat, transfixed by the woman in the picture. She looked so familiar, yet no name came to mind.
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"Barbara!" Helena called urgently. Startled, Barbara replied, "I'm here, Helena. Is everything alright?" Taking a moment to sit and catch her breath, Helena relayed what just happened. "She knows, Barbara," she finished, "She doesn't remember yet, but she recognizes her. What are we gonna tell her?" The trainer thought quickly, "We can't tell her- it was bad enough for her to witness the death once, but twice- it'd just be unbearable. We have to distract her from that photo. If she asks about it, we'll just say she was a friend of mine from college, or something." Helena stood up to go back to Dinah. "Let's just hope she never finds out."
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Still engrossed on the picture, Dinah started examining it more closely. She slid it out of the sleek plastic sleeve and searched it thoroughly, front to back. On the back of the photo, there was some faint writing, but she couldn't quite make it out. She reached for Barbara's magnifying glass, and examined the words, which turned out to be a name and two dates. In shock and horror, Dinah read it: CAROLYN LANCE 1960-2002. Her head swam with memories, flashbacks and pain.
***** (flashback) Carolyn is seen being choked. Hawke is laughing maniacally, until Helena, Reese, and Dinah break in and fight. The ropes are becoming tighter. Dinah and the others finally get the choke collar off Carolyn. She lets out the mighty Canary Cry. With that, the ropes break, and she is free for now. Unfortunately, the Cry reacted with explosive gas, and creates a huge fire! Helena, Reese, Hawke, and Dinah escape, but Carolyn did not. (end flashback) *****
Finally returning to reality, Dinah suddenly broke down in tears. Oblivious at first, Helena comes into the room, but suddenly stops after seeing her partner with her head in her hands sobbing. She too, brushed away a tear, and ran back to Barbara.
A/N: Just for reference, I haven't seen Sins of the Mother for awhile, so some of the information in the flashback may not be totally factual. Just please don't sue me!
After lunch, Helena found Dinah looking in the picture albums. "Hey!" she called. Dinah looked up, and smiled. "Hey," she replied. Helena walked over to where the girl was sitting and sat next to her. "So," she said, trying to make conversation, I see you've found the albums. Indulged in the pictures and memories, Dinah replied "Yep," without looking up. "Yeah," Helena happily sighed, "We've had a lotta good times here. Look! There's Guy's first birthday party, and oh, there's my high school reunion." She kept pointing out the pictures and relaying each event. Then, Dinah found a picture of her mother. "Who's this? she asked, pointing her out to Helena. A look of horror flashed across the crimefighter's face for a second, then she returned to her usual devil- may- care expression. "Oh, no one," she said quickly, "I'm gonna see if Barbara needs anything." As she left, Dinah sat, transfixed by the woman in the picture. She looked so familiar, yet no name came to mind.
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"Barbara!" Helena called urgently. Startled, Barbara replied, "I'm here, Helena. Is everything alright?" Taking a moment to sit and catch her breath, Helena relayed what just happened. "She knows, Barbara," she finished, "She doesn't remember yet, but she recognizes her. What are we gonna tell her?" The trainer thought quickly, "We can't tell her- it was bad enough for her to witness the death once, but twice- it'd just be unbearable. We have to distract her from that photo. If she asks about it, we'll just say she was a friend of mine from college, or something." Helena stood up to go back to Dinah. "Let's just hope she never finds out."
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Still engrossed on the picture, Dinah started examining it more closely. She slid it out of the sleek plastic sleeve and searched it thoroughly, front to back. On the back of the photo, there was some faint writing, but she couldn't quite make it out. She reached for Barbara's magnifying glass, and examined the words, which turned out to be a name and two dates. In shock and horror, Dinah read it: CAROLYN LANCE 1960-2002. Her head swam with memories, flashbacks and pain.
***** (flashback) Carolyn is seen being choked. Hawke is laughing maniacally, until Helena, Reese, and Dinah break in and fight. The ropes are becoming tighter. Dinah and the others finally get the choke collar off Carolyn. She lets out the mighty Canary Cry. With that, the ropes break, and she is free for now. Unfortunately, the Cry reacted with explosive gas, and creates a huge fire! Helena, Reese, Hawke, and Dinah escape, but Carolyn did not. (end flashback) *****
Finally returning to reality, Dinah suddenly broke down in tears. Oblivious at first, Helena comes into the room, but suddenly stops after seeing her partner with her head in her hands sobbing. She too, brushed away a tear, and ran back to Barbara.
A/N: Just for reference, I haven't seen Sins of the Mother for awhile, so some of the information in the flashback may not be totally factual. Just please don't sue me!