Identity Effect
Chapter 9
Gotham University...
Samantha couldn't concentrate in Professor Cohan's class. She even fell asleep in the end of the lesson. Everything seemed so gray and uncertain. When Prof finally announced that the lesson was over, she took her things and made her way to the door only to be stopped by someone's hand on her own.
"Sam, hay"
"Hi, Dick" she greeted a tall handsome guy.
"Can I walk you to your next class?"
"Hhm...sure" she nodded and they headed to the other side of the building.
"So, how's the party yesterday? I couldn't make it" he asked.
Dick Grayson lived in Bruce's Manor. Samantha couldn't figure out why, but didn't bother herself asking him. He wouldn't answer like always.
"Oh! Haven't you heard the news then?"
"What? What news?" he seemed surprised.
"You should ask Bruce. I bet he won't tell you, but I can't too, because my personal thing to whole this story won't let me tell it right" she said hesitantly.
"Ok" he concluded. "So the evening wasn't good?"
"You can say that"
"That's why you slept on the lesson?" he joked.
"Hay! Not all the lesson!" she protested, bus smiled.
"You know, Sam, I've been thinking..."
"About what?"
"Maybe we could go somewhere on the weekend? Have some fun, think we both need it"
"Well" Samantha thought about his invitation for a second. Would it be awful regarding her relationships with Bruce. Then she decided that it would be great if Bruce gets hurt from it. At least she wouldn't be the only one to suffer. "Why not? So, at my house about 8?"
"Ok, I'll be there"
Gotham Police...
"Please, I really need to see it" she bagged.
"No, Ms Sullivan, you can't see it!" Police Chief told her.
"Listen, this is very important. I'm writing an article for 'Gotham Daily'. You can call Mrs Johnson, she'll tell you" Chloe tried to talk the old man.
"I'm not going to call anyone, Miss"
"Why can't you show me this sign?"
"Because we go on the roof only in case we need to call Batman and Robin. Thanks God, we don't need it now"
"But I'm not going to do anything wrong!" she protested.
"No, Miss! This is my last word!"
"Fine" she hissed and went out, developing a plan 'how to get on the roof at night'.
Wayne's Manor...
Bruce was making his way to the cave where he could observe the city's street when his cell phone called.
"Yes"
"Hay, Bruce, it's Julie"
"Hi, what's up?"
"I think you know what's up" she said in a bit strict way.
"No, Julie, I don't. You use to call me like that when I was dating your sister and we had fights"
"Good memory!"
"Well, it's over now. So, I'm wondering why are you calling and talking to me like with a 15-year-old?"
"You see, you're my friend, but what you've done yesterday wasn't really...good at all"
"Juls, you really believe that if I knew that Chloe's Sam's sister I would go with her?" he sat on the chair in front of the screens.
"I don't know. I want to believe that no. It's just their relationship weren't warm before and I bet now Sam's gonna freak out every time she'd see Chloe"
"Sorry. Yeah, not nice situation" Bruce took a deep breath.
"Yeah...You should talk to Sam"
"What? I've tried yesterday and anyway it's not going to lead to anything"
"It is, if you try. I've never asked you, but...why did you break up?" she said after a small pause.
"It's only our business, Julie, No offends, but I can't say"
"Well, maybe that's the problem. You can't talk about it. Talk to her, Bruce. Please. I know you still care for her..."
"Of course, I do" he interrupted.
"Then talk to her" and Bruce heard hooters.
How he was suppose to talk to Sam? He wasn't going to tell her that he's Batman, was he? He wasn't sure about anything anymore...