We left a
few minutes later and went down the street to a fairly decent deli.
Kaylee kept staring at me while I picked at my salad, "God Kaylee
can't a girl eat in peace? I feel like an animal in a zoo the way
you keep staring at me!" She knew I was joking and smiled.
"So how was your wake up call with the Bats?" Kaylee asked
in a half whisper, pushing some of her black-red hair behind her ear
as she waited intently for my reply.
I just rolled my
eyes, "I told you never to mention that kind of stuff in public.
The information on what I do at night is between me and K.J." I
took a drink as leaned back in my seat.
Kaylee shook
her head, "Speaking of K.J. He was pretty pissed that you didn't
turn a report last night! When did you get home?" Kaylee was my
unofficial lookout at our base. She always kept me up-to-date when I
was in trouble.
I yawned before answering, "About
30 minutes late for work… and about an hour earlier than you!" I
smiled
'One more hour Jaime… just one more hour.' I said to myself
with a yawn. I hadn't slept in at least 3 days and was dog-tired.
The second hand seemed to stand still as I waited for the hour to
pass. I was so intent on watching the clock that I nearly jumped out
of my skin when the shrill sound of the telephone ringing came to my
ear. "Wayne Tower how may I direct your call?... Mr. Wayne is in
a meeting at the moment, would you like his voice mail?" I quickly
directed the call and then started up a game of solitaire on the
computer to pass the time.
A few minutes later the
3rd meeting of the day ended and I walked into Mr. Wayne's
office. "Sir you have 4 new calls and-…." I looked around the
room and finally found Bruce asleep on his desk, "Oh well…" I
mumbled before walking out the door. "He'll check them himself
anyway."
It was barely nightfall when I left my apartment, once again as
Twilight. It only took me about 10 minutes to get from my apartment
to Base on foot. On my arrival a muscularly built man stepped in my
path, "K.J. would like to speak with you!"
I
groaned, "Tell me something I don't know!" He just glared down
at me. Terrence was usually very nice 'out-of-character' but when
he back 'Jackal' his whole personality seemed to change. "Alright
J, I'm going!" We all referred to each other as our first
initials in public as well as at Base just in case, by some small
change, there had been a security breach.
"Hey
there K.J. Did ya miss me?" I asked, entering the central room of
the caverns. I was trying to get on his good side but it wasn't
working.
A man dressed in a hooded t-shirt and baggy
pants turned to me and shook his head, "You didn't turn in a
report last night T! That's the fifth time this month! What do you
have to say for yourself?" His voice was gruff but I was used to it
by now, we had these 'meetings' about once every other week.
"There was nothin' to report! So what the big deal
K.J.?" I yawned standing a few yards from him.
"This
is happening too often T… Next time it does; you're getting the
Gas!" He looked up and glared full into my eyes, the dim lights
gleamed off his round glasses as he stared at me. The fact that I
could actually see his face was enough to send chills down my spine.
"It won't happen again sir, I promise!" The Gas was
something that you never want to be threatened by. It was a
weaponries hallucinogen that brought your worst fears to life.
