WITNESS
CHAPTER 5
Ally was sound asleep when she heard a crash come from down stairs that woke her up. What was that? she asked herself inside her mind.
Silently, Ally got out of bed. She went to her side counter near her bed. Quietly she opened the door and took out a butcher knife. Ally was protected when she slept.
Holding the black handle in her hand, she descended the stairs slowly. All the while she was holding her breath. Oh God! Oh God! her mind screamed.
Faintly she heard footsteps. They were coming from behind her. Ally spun around, knife ready to taste some blood. But there was nobody behind her. Ally looked around in the darkness for a figure. Nothing. But she saw what had fallen, a mirror form the bathroom. "Weird," said Ally.
Then when she turned to go forward, she met a pair of evil red eyes. "Hello," he said. Kenneth immediately grabbed her by her hair. Out of shock, Ally cut the guys' arm with her knife. Kenneth roared in pain, but his grip didn't falter. He took the knife from her. "Why did you do that? You're a bitch," he said.
He pulled her close to his chest so her face was in his face. "This is payback," he said as he cut a horizontal scar on her left cheek. Ally clenched her teeth in pain. She didn't scream nor flinch. He threw the knife away into the bathroom. He looked at the shards of glass on the floor. "7 years bad luck, but then again, you won't be alive for the next 7 minutes, never mind the next 7 years," he said.
Kenneth pulled Ally down the rest of the flight of stairs to the couch downstairs. He threw her down and pointed the gun straight at her head.
"Sorry. Bosses orders," said Kenneth. Ally glared at Kenneth. "It's too bad you'reevil.You are wicked handsome," said Ally trying to stall."Shut up you fucking bitch," said Kenneth as he shoved the gun closer to her head.Ally shut her eyes tight and awaited the shot that would kill her but it never came. Ally then heard struggles.
Ally opened her eyes to se Batman standing in front of Ally shielding her from harm. "Run," he said to her. As fast as a bullet Ally was out the door.
"Batman," said Kenneth. "Who hired you?" asked Batman. "Like I'd tell you," said Kenneth who opened fire on Batman. Batman dodged all the shots and took refuge behind the couch that Ally was just on.
Soon the gunshots stopped. Kenneth looked around the living room. He had broken the lamps, destroyed the furnishing, and saw no sign of blood besides his own dripping onto the floor.
Batman checked his body to make sure he wasn't hit and thankfully none of the shots had hit him. "I KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE!" shouted Kenneth. HE tried to fire his gun again, but instead of bullets coming out of the gun, all he heard was a click.
"He's out," said Batman then he attacked.
Batman knocked Kenneth over the head with his fist until he passed out. He tied him up and left him hanging from the ceiling fan. He called the cops to come and pick him up.
Ally ran nonstop until she found refuge in the junkyard. She was bleeding on her feet and from her cheek. No matter what she did, the blood wouldn't stop flowing.
Ally sat down in an old abandoned bus. Carefully she stepped over the glass and lied down on the old, nasty, crusty bench inside the bus.
Her thoughts were all a blur. "Killing, Murder, Dad, Powers, Blight, Gotham, Blood," she whispered. "When will this nightmare end?" she asked herself. "When you stop running," said Batman who was at the door of the bus. Ally sat up. "Are you stalking me or something?" she asked. "IF it wasn't for me, you might be dead now," said Batman who now stood in front of her.
Ally stood up. "Maybe I wanted to be killed," said Ally. Batman put his hand on her shoulder. "Don't say things like that. Besides if you wanted to be killed, why did you protect yourself with that knife?" he asked her. "How did you-?" she asked. "I saw the cut on his arm and I know that wasn't self inflicted," he said.
Ally shrugged his hand off. "Leave me alone," she said as she started to walk out. Batman grabbed her arm tightly. "I'm not letting you out of my sight," he said. "Let go," said Ally getting mad. "You're going to have to come with me," said Batman knowing this was going to end badly.
Ally started to struggle. "I said let go," she said again. Batman had no choice but to force her to go with him. Batman put his arms around her neck until she fell into unconsciousness.
"Wayne," said Terry. "I'm going back to her house to hand her over to the cops. They'll have to put her into protection," he said. "Go ahead. I'll notify Gordan," said Wayne.
Batman took off into the night sky to give Ally to the cops until they were sure that Blight was either dead or locked up. "This is turning into one hell of a night," said Batman.
