A few weeks later Barbara had a meeting in the District Judge's office. She
was trying to prevent the trial in the court and this was her last attempt
to do it. She waited tapping her fingers in the table; the lawyer of
Wayne's Corporation was with her. A few minutes later Selina's lawyer and
an attorney from the Youth Detention Center arrived. They sat in front of
them and opened a suitcase.
"Miss Gordon" the lawyer said giving to Barbara some papers "this is our last date. Here we must decide if we take this case to the Court or not. I'll ask you for the last time to please, sign the papers to give the custody of Helena Kyle to the state."
Barbara gave the papers him back without reading them and glared at him. "Sorry, Selina Kyle asked me take care of her child, I gave her my word and I will do it."
"Miss Gordon, why do you insist on keeping that girl? She is a menace to you and the people."
"Well, your opinion just shows me that you don't know her." Barbara explained "I haven't had any problems with her in the months that she has been living with me."
"Here I have the report from the Youth Detention Center." the lawyer gave her some papers. "She was moved there because she caused many problems in the orphanage, she was violent and fought with the other girls. She escaped from the Detention Center many times; she injured a policeman and committed some robberies."
"Is this a joke? Can you explain to me how a 16 year old girl could hurt a policeman with training and experience? This just shows me the incapacity of the personnel of the Center to manage a girl, for that reason I'm preparing a suit against the YDC."
"What?" the lawyer looked at her surprised.
"Yes," the Wayne's corporation lawyer spoke "If a girl of 16 years could escape from the YDC that many times in less than two months, it means that the security system there is a disaster and that the YDC doesn't have the training personnel and policemen necessary to manage those kids; Of course that means that the Director don't have the capability to manage the institution. She is just 5'2" tall." He put over the table a picture of Helena. The lawyers studied at the picture.
"If you want to take your incompetence to the court it's okay, I'll accept." Barbara smiled. "It will be interesting for the Judge to find out why the Director of the YDC closed this girl soaked wet in a cold cell."
The lawyer of Wayne's corporation gave them a copy of some papers. "We have the statement of the custody guard that took her to the infirmary and lost her job: Kelly Harrison. She was fired for helping a sick girl."
Barbara fixed her eyes on Selina's lawyer. "Selina trusted you and now you are trying to stop her request, you are betraying her. Maybe I am disabled but I have something that the Director of the YDC and you two don't have: heart and conscience." The red head raised her voice angry and pointed at them "That man and his methods almost destroyed a girl's life because of his incompetence, you never listened to her; and your best choice was jail her because it was more easy than trying to understand her. I rescued her and I'm not going to let her return to that place. It doesn't matter how much time and money it costs me. I could care less if I need to start many trials. She will never go back there, I'm not going let you destroy her life just because of your prejuices against a woman that can't walk! Understand?"
* * *
Helena was distracted looking the lights of the city. She missed her home, her mother; but some day she will had the opportunity to take revenge, she was sure of that. Barbara had given her a lovely place where live; Barbara was an intelligent and funny person. She always was pendant of her and at the same time she gave her time and a space. She could be herself. Was hard for yet try to accustomed to this new life with out her mother but was a good beginning; and inside she knew Barbara was the only one that could understand her.
Barbara wheeled outside in the balcony of Clock Tower. "It's 12:00 AM young lady." She said taking between her legs a gift.
"It's Saturday Barbara, tomorrow not school!" Helena protested.
"I know" she gave her the gift.
"What is this?" Helena turned to face her and smiled taking the package.
"A present." Barbara smiled.
Helena opened the envelope that was inside, she took of a bunch of papers "What is this Barbara?"
"Your freedom, the court gave me your custody definetily, you never would back to the DYFS or something like that." Barbara said.
Helena jumped and hugged her. "This is so cool! Why this present??"
"Today is your birthday and today we are officially a family."
Helena paled when the word 'family' left Barbara's mouth. Her thoughts returned to her mother and she suddenly felt the need to distance herself from Barbara.
"What happened?" Barbara asked.
Helena remembered her mother, a year ago she was with her. They went to dinner to a restaurant in the bay. A few moths later she was kill, and Barbara was hurt. She didn't know what to think. She suddenly felt accept Barbara would be betrayal her mother; She felt happy to be with Babs but she wasn't sure about the family. Her family for her yet was her mother and she wasn't there. And what happened if Barbara suddenly one day gone as her mother?
"Helena what is wrong?" Barbara looked her confusion face and tried to touch her hand but Helena pulled it slowly.
"Nothing. is just. thanks Barbara."
"Do you feel okay?"
"Yes. I was thinking." Helena didn't know what to do she felt afraid to open her heart, she would be hurt again. The glaze of Barbara felt her feel guilty to couldn't give her back her care and love; she avoided it. "Thanks, you are right, is late, good night." She gave her a fast kiss and ran toward her room.
Barbara couldn't understand her reaction, she thought she would feel happy but she looked as if she was scared with that news. Barbara lowered her head, Helena was so hurt, help her to trust in others was going to be most difficult that she ever thought. She thought that she had made more progress gaining Hel's trust but she needed work more on t. She would do it, she couldn't let her alone, she needed her, and she isn't going to fail the truth of Selina and Helena.
* * *
Barbara was sat in the dinning room with many papers in her hand. Alfred entered and saw that she had big black rings under her eyes.
"Morning miss Barbara." Alfred said "But as I can see aren't so good. Miss Helena?"
Barbara sighed and crossed her arms in the table "Yes, I thought that she would feel happy when I told her that I had her custody but. she reacted in a strange way. She, I don't know how explain, she just run away."
"Run away?"
"Yes, she was scared. I could see that in her eyes. Is hard in, she don't let me in. I can't help her if she don't let me. She lies to me all time!"
"Miss Barbara, you must be patient. She is confused, she couldn't believe again so easy in people. Many tings had happened in her life in less than a year; she lost her mother, her home, she was in an orphanatory, in a Detention Center, she was a fugitive, punished. And suddenly she had a home again." Alfred pointed. "I'm sure she feels that this is just temporally as all in her life and don't want grow fond of all this and you. She feel afraid to wake up and tomorrow be again in the street."
"You are right." Barbara took off her glasses "But I showed her the papers."
"But is not just about papers, is about that in any moment you could gone as her mother." Barbara was going to said something but Alfred interrupted her "And you couldn't tell me it never would happen; nobody knows what will happen tomorrow."
Barbara moved her head "I don't know what to do."
"Just give her love."
"She don't let me, she painted a line between she and me. She is kind, nice nut as soon as she feels something of care she escape and hide."
"Miss Barbara, you are so intelligent, you could defeated the biggers villains of New Gotham. I'm sure you will win the heart of miss Helena." Alfred smiled waling toward the elevator.
"That was a low blow!" Barbara said.
Alfred didn't respond and walked in the elevator winking his eye. Barbara took a deep breath and continued her work.
* * *
"Miss Gordon" the lawyer said giving to Barbara some papers "this is our last date. Here we must decide if we take this case to the Court or not. I'll ask you for the last time to please, sign the papers to give the custody of Helena Kyle to the state."
Barbara gave the papers him back without reading them and glared at him. "Sorry, Selina Kyle asked me take care of her child, I gave her my word and I will do it."
"Miss Gordon, why do you insist on keeping that girl? She is a menace to you and the people."
"Well, your opinion just shows me that you don't know her." Barbara explained "I haven't had any problems with her in the months that she has been living with me."
"Here I have the report from the Youth Detention Center." the lawyer gave her some papers. "She was moved there because she caused many problems in the orphanage, she was violent and fought with the other girls. She escaped from the Detention Center many times; she injured a policeman and committed some robberies."
"Is this a joke? Can you explain to me how a 16 year old girl could hurt a policeman with training and experience? This just shows me the incapacity of the personnel of the Center to manage a girl, for that reason I'm preparing a suit against the YDC."
"What?" the lawyer looked at her surprised.
"Yes," the Wayne's corporation lawyer spoke "If a girl of 16 years could escape from the YDC that many times in less than two months, it means that the security system there is a disaster and that the YDC doesn't have the training personnel and policemen necessary to manage those kids; Of course that means that the Director don't have the capability to manage the institution. She is just 5'2" tall." He put over the table a picture of Helena. The lawyers studied at the picture.
"If you want to take your incompetence to the court it's okay, I'll accept." Barbara smiled. "It will be interesting for the Judge to find out why the Director of the YDC closed this girl soaked wet in a cold cell."
The lawyer of Wayne's corporation gave them a copy of some papers. "We have the statement of the custody guard that took her to the infirmary and lost her job: Kelly Harrison. She was fired for helping a sick girl."
Barbara fixed her eyes on Selina's lawyer. "Selina trusted you and now you are trying to stop her request, you are betraying her. Maybe I am disabled but I have something that the Director of the YDC and you two don't have: heart and conscience." The red head raised her voice angry and pointed at them "That man and his methods almost destroyed a girl's life because of his incompetence, you never listened to her; and your best choice was jail her because it was more easy than trying to understand her. I rescued her and I'm not going to let her return to that place. It doesn't matter how much time and money it costs me. I could care less if I need to start many trials. She will never go back there, I'm not going let you destroy her life just because of your prejuices against a woman that can't walk! Understand?"
* * *
Helena was distracted looking the lights of the city. She missed her home, her mother; but some day she will had the opportunity to take revenge, she was sure of that. Barbara had given her a lovely place where live; Barbara was an intelligent and funny person. She always was pendant of her and at the same time she gave her time and a space. She could be herself. Was hard for yet try to accustomed to this new life with out her mother but was a good beginning; and inside she knew Barbara was the only one that could understand her.
Barbara wheeled outside in the balcony of Clock Tower. "It's 12:00 AM young lady." She said taking between her legs a gift.
"It's Saturday Barbara, tomorrow not school!" Helena protested.
"I know" she gave her the gift.
"What is this?" Helena turned to face her and smiled taking the package.
"A present." Barbara smiled.
Helena opened the envelope that was inside, she took of a bunch of papers "What is this Barbara?"
"Your freedom, the court gave me your custody definetily, you never would back to the DYFS or something like that." Barbara said.
Helena jumped and hugged her. "This is so cool! Why this present??"
"Today is your birthday and today we are officially a family."
Helena paled when the word 'family' left Barbara's mouth. Her thoughts returned to her mother and she suddenly felt the need to distance herself from Barbara.
"What happened?" Barbara asked.
Helena remembered her mother, a year ago she was with her. They went to dinner to a restaurant in the bay. A few moths later she was kill, and Barbara was hurt. She didn't know what to think. She suddenly felt accept Barbara would be betrayal her mother; She felt happy to be with Babs but she wasn't sure about the family. Her family for her yet was her mother and she wasn't there. And what happened if Barbara suddenly one day gone as her mother?
"Helena what is wrong?" Barbara looked her confusion face and tried to touch her hand but Helena pulled it slowly.
"Nothing. is just. thanks Barbara."
"Do you feel okay?"
"Yes. I was thinking." Helena didn't know what to do she felt afraid to open her heart, she would be hurt again. The glaze of Barbara felt her feel guilty to couldn't give her back her care and love; she avoided it. "Thanks, you are right, is late, good night." She gave her a fast kiss and ran toward her room.
Barbara couldn't understand her reaction, she thought she would feel happy but she looked as if she was scared with that news. Barbara lowered her head, Helena was so hurt, help her to trust in others was going to be most difficult that she ever thought. She thought that she had made more progress gaining Hel's trust but she needed work more on t. She would do it, she couldn't let her alone, she needed her, and she isn't going to fail the truth of Selina and Helena.
* * *
Barbara was sat in the dinning room with many papers in her hand. Alfred entered and saw that she had big black rings under her eyes.
"Morning miss Barbara." Alfred said "But as I can see aren't so good. Miss Helena?"
Barbara sighed and crossed her arms in the table "Yes, I thought that she would feel happy when I told her that I had her custody but. she reacted in a strange way. She, I don't know how explain, she just run away."
"Run away?"
"Yes, she was scared. I could see that in her eyes. Is hard in, she don't let me in. I can't help her if she don't let me. She lies to me all time!"
"Miss Barbara, you must be patient. She is confused, she couldn't believe again so easy in people. Many tings had happened in her life in less than a year; she lost her mother, her home, she was in an orphanatory, in a Detention Center, she was a fugitive, punished. And suddenly she had a home again." Alfred pointed. "I'm sure she feels that this is just temporally as all in her life and don't want grow fond of all this and you. She feel afraid to wake up and tomorrow be again in the street."
"You are right." Barbara took off her glasses "But I showed her the papers."
"But is not just about papers, is about that in any moment you could gone as her mother." Barbara was going to said something but Alfred interrupted her "And you couldn't tell me it never would happen; nobody knows what will happen tomorrow."
Barbara moved her head "I don't know what to do."
"Just give her love."
"She don't let me, she painted a line between she and me. She is kind, nice nut as soon as she feels something of care she escape and hide."
"Miss Barbara, you are so intelligent, you could defeated the biggers villains of New Gotham. I'm sure you will win the heart of miss Helena." Alfred smiled waling toward the elevator.
"That was a low blow!" Barbara said.
Alfred didn't respond and walked in the elevator winking his eye. Barbara took a deep breath and continued her work.
* * *