Book Two: Chaos

Chapter 16

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Waiting. Waiting for Sue to come back to her flat. Waiting for to give me some explanation. I was unreachable to others. I needed to deal with this first. I needed the truth. I couldn't stop thinking about this. I really hoped that she hasn't betrayed me. The sound of the keys of the lock being put in the door was heard and a few seconds later Sue stepped in.

"Emma, I'm glad to see you." She greeted me as she put down her shopping bags. "I was about to call you actually." I didn't answer, didn't say a word. Her smile turned into a frown. "Is everything alright?"

I put down the bottle and the glass on the counter without word. She looked at the two items before her eyes went back on me.

"Emma—I—I can explain." Sue started.

"Really? You can?" I asked her squinting my eyes at her in anger. "You actually have an explanation as to why Commissioner Loeb died in spite of those? You can actually explain to me why you lied to my face?" She stepped towards me, I got up and backed away from her. "Don't. Don't you dare touch me."

"Emma." She pleaded me. "I am sorry. Really, I am." Sue took a deep breath. "But I didn't have a choice."

"You didn't have a choice?!" I shrieked. "Is that your actual explanation. That you didn't have a choice. It still doesn't tell me why you didn't have a choice? Why?" She was pressing her lips together; her eyes were tearing up. "I trusted you. How could you do this? How could you lie to me? I don't understand. Why would…?"

"They threatened Liam." She cut me off. "They threatened to kill him." I stared at her a long time, letting the information sink in. "You haven't been very discreet. When you took Dent and Gordon out of his office before they spoke about the seizure operation, they knew something was off. At least Maroni knew." She continued. "He has been interesting in you for a long time." She said and I looked at her. "So he knew, you and I were friends. He knew that I have access to the mayor's office. At first he offered money and I said no. I refused to work for him or any money from him. He threatened to kill you and I laughed in his face. Called him stupid. He left me alone after that and then I started to date Liam and right after we got engaged, he came back. And this time he threatened his life." She choked up a sob. "He said that if I don't stop you in any way I can, he'd kill Liam. So I did what I had to do to protect the man I love."

"You should have come to me; you should have told me." I told her still angry at her. "I could have protected you and Liam."

"How would you have done that exactly, uh?" Sue asked fairly, I'll admit. "What choice did I have?"

"You had the choice to not let a guy die. You had the choice to save a father's life, a husband's life. Any other choice would have been better than doing nothing at all." My voice slightly trembled at the end of my sentence. "Congratulations Sue, you will marry Liam. But I won't be here to see it." I said before walking out of her apartment.

"Emma, wait!" I heard her call but I didn't stop walking. I just walking out of her building.

The fresh wind of the evening hit my face and I stopped, catching my breath. I couldn't believe it.

Hurt. I was hurting so much that I couldn't breathe. Yes, sure she wanted to protect Liam. I actually understand but what about Loeb. Did he actually deserve to die for this? I mean doesn't she at least trust me a little? She should have told me the truth.

I know what some of you might think. You might think that I'm being a hypocrite. I mean how could I expect her to tell me the truth when I've been lying to her for so long. I've been lying about my knowledge, about my origins, about Bruce and Batman. Maybe I did deserve it Maybe it was the universe's way to tell me, this is what you get for messing up with the plan. This is what you get for manipulating people's lives at your own will. Well, screw you Universe. You shouldn't have sent me here in the first place and not expect me to do something about it.

I don't think I know how to deal with this. I'm never sure how to deal with a betrayal. When I ran away from my house as a teenager, it was because my mother had a new abusive boyfriend that she expected me to treat as my stepfather but I just couldn't. I only had one father and he was the best and he was gone and I couldn't stand it. My mother was supposed to be there for me and I was supposed to be there for her. She was supposed to protect me from her boyfriend, she was supposed to help me grieve for my father. She's done nothing of that. She abandoned me for a second time and the fact that she favored her boyfriend, picking him over me, was a betrayal. Maybe I'm being selfish, I'm being unfair or something, I don't know but that's how I felt. I felt so betrayed that I've decided to sleep on the street rather than staying in this house.

But I was a kid then, I didn't know how to deal with this. I didn't know how to seek for help but I was able to turn this around. I had a shitty job but I had a job, I was paying my own rent. I didn't have to rely on anyone, only on myself. But I arrived in Gotham and things were completely different. Sue was the first person that has ever helped me out of the goodness of her heart. Then there was Jim who offered lunch and once again I was able to turn this around. And now this, I come second to her fiancé.

Gun in hands, we kicked the door of the apartment in which the Joker claimed we'll find Harvey Dent. Of course, we didn't find Harvey but two dead men. The Joker had put make up on them, there were cards in their hands.

"Check the names." I heard Batman said behind us as I put my gun back in my holster.

Gordon grabbed a handkerchief and checked their nametag. "Richard Dent." He read out. "Patrick Harvey."

"Harvey Dent." I sighed.

"I need ten minutes with the scene before your men contaminate it." Batman said.

I turned to the two officers standing at the door. "Give us a few minutes, folks." They nodded and left the room.

"That's brick underneath." Gordon pointed out to Batman as he examined the gunshot in the wall. "Gonna take ballistic off a shatter bullet?"

"No. Fingerprints." Batman took out one of his device and started to cut through the wall.

I started to search the room without saying a word. It helped me stop thinking about Sue and her betrayal. "Whatever you're gonna do, do it fast." I heard Gordon said. "Because we found his next target. He's put it in tomorrow's paper."

I froze in my movements. I almost forgot about this. But I didn't worry about this, I didn't feel the need to plan any change for this because there was no need to change this. The Mayor wasn't meant to die and even though, Gordon was shot instead he remained alive. Nothing to worry about, right?

Batman left, we bagged all the evidence, took away the bodies and called it a night. Gordon asked me a few times, if everything was alright and I answered yes each time, Sue called me and not once have I answered her.

I went back home with a heavy heart, I unlocked my door and threw my keys on the counter top. Went to my fridge, opened it and grabbed a fresh beer. I really needed a drink, I would have gone for something stronger but I needed a clear head. I turned back around to my counter top and took off my jacket but froze in my movement. There, laying under my keys, was a joker card. I didn't hear my bottle crashed on the floor, didn't feel the liquid that was flooding my shoes. How did the Joker know where I live? How did he get in my apartment? Does Sue know about this?

The first thing I wanted to do was to call her but I opted for someone else. Someone I could actually trust.

I was pacing the room up and down, biting my nails. Thing I haven't done for years, probably shaking like a leaf. I knew something like that, completely unpredictable, but I knew that could happen but still I'm surprised. I'm scared. I jumped out of my skin when I heard the knocks on the door.

It was Bruce dressed in a worn out red hoodie with a khaki green blazer over it. His hoodie was covering his face. I let him in and let me saw his face.

"Are you okay?" Bruce asked me immediately as I turned back to him after closing the door.

"There's a joker card on my counter top in my kitchen, so, the answer would be a big no." I replied sarcastically. Bruce walked up to the counter and put the card into a plastic bag, being careful not to touch it with his fingers.

"Did they break in?" Bruce asked me.

"No, they didn't. I mean I unlocked the door with my keys. There was no problem." I answered slowly. "I even checked every windows and they are still intact. They just walked in my apartment, Bruce."

"Hey, it's gonna be okay." Bruce's poor attempt to comfort me didn't really help.

"No, it won't be okay. All of these is getting out of hands." I retorted. "The mob knows where I live. The Joker knows where I live. They're clearly sending me a message."

"Yeah, they are and it's pretty clear." Bruce nodded. "You can't stay here."

"And where would I go?" I snorted. "Jim has a family and Sue is…"

"What?" Bruce asked when I stopped talking midsentence.

I took a deep breath before finally answering. "Commissioner Loeb died because she didn't exchange the bottle. The mob threatened her fiancé, so she obeyed them." I explained him as calmly as possible. "If I go to her place, she's just gonna hand me over."

"I'm sorry." He said pulling me into an awkward hug. "You can stay over at the loft."

"What?"

"The Joker is after you, Emma." Bruce reminded me. "The Joker or the mob won't get to you there."

"When I first got in Gotham, the first thing I've promised myself was to never live or come near Bruce Wayne." I said. "Now, we know that I quickly forgot this promise and now you're actually inviting into your loft."

"For your safety." Bruce pointed out.

"True." I nodded. "Alright, let me grab a bag and a few things and we'll be on our way." I frowned. "Actually, I'll join you there."

Okay, first of all, sorry for this shitty ending. I don't like it that much and if some of you thinks that Emma's discovering or dealing with Sue's betrayal is ending there. Well, spoilers alert, it's not ending there. Anyway I hope you still love this chapter and you still enjoyed it.