III
Chance Memories
Watching Two Face sit there and flip her coin was irritating. That's all she had been doing. Didn't say a god damn word, didn't even want to play. Hmpf..
The events of the past week were still fresh in my mind. That hospital, that stupid nurse. She was a joke. Was a joke, but not anymore. Now she was gone, dead. I chuckled out loud. The night that I woke in that hospital. Now that was a great memory. I sat back against the padded white wall and closed my eyes, letting the memory take over.
The room was cold. The IVs itched... so I removed them. My face had been bandaged. If I had known why that night, I might not have removed the bandages but that knowledge was not mine. I walked to the mirror across from the bed and saw the bandages. I tore them, they were strong. Someone had wrapped them well. It took a few minutes. When I had first seen my face I thought it was some kind of joke. I had tore at my face and hair until I bled, blood as red as my newly colored lips. Then I just laughed. Laughed and laughed.
Thinking back on it, the laughter was probably what got that nurses attention. She came in and told me to lay down and be quiet. She started yelling at me for removing the bandages and IVs. I laughed, I even laughed as I smashed her face into that mirror... repeatedly... until my hands were covered in her blood. It was so hot, the memory made me smile.
I frowned as I came back to the white room. Then they had put me here. Claimed I was insane. What a joke! I giggled again. If I ever got out of here, which I no doubt would soon enough with Twofer here to help, I'd have some fun with those people. We'd play some games. Once again I couldn't keep myself from laughing.
"What is so goddamn funny!" A harsh voice brought me back in myself. "We're tired of listening to your big mouth."
I just grinned as I replied, "Just thinking..." pause "of what I'm gonna do when they let me out." My grin widened ever so slightly.
"When!" She laughed. "They're never gonna let you out of here, you'll rot in here with us," Two Face exclaimed.
"Oh they will let me out, and you as well." I paused again giving her almost enough time to reply but not quite. "It will be fun." She just starred at me blankly as if contemplating something, and then the flip of the coin. I held my breath as she flipped it over. Defaced side upward. I smiled again, knowing exactly what she had decided. I wouldn't be long now. Not long at all.