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Chap 26

GL signaled everyone to take cover while he slowly made his way to the door and unlatched it. He kept his guard ready, just in case.

Just as the figure entered, GL jumped onto it. The figure growled in pain while the rest of them came out of their hiding.

"Get away from me…you crazy man!" the hoarse voice sounded again. GL took a look at the figure he was lying on. It was woman, an overweight house maid. GL got up with a jerk.

The woman got to her feet and panted heavily. She took out an inhaler and drew in furiously, while her face flushed red.

"You son of a rat! You pathetic excuse for a human being! You…you…" she charged at GL, who withdrew in horror.

"Stop, stop!" Diana came to the rescue and held her hand.

"Who are you?" Diana demanded.

The woman simmered down and panted. She drew a few quick breathes of her inhaler again and spoke, "I am the maid, the house maid! I am supposed to be here, and you are not supposed to be here! And he is not supposed to be here at all, you understand, bimbo!"

Diana's face flushed red. "Take back your word, sister!" she demaded.

"I'm no sister of yours! And I'm not afraid of ya!" the maid retorted.

"Easy, easy now! We are the justice League!" Hawk Girl interjected. She released the maid from Diana's clutches and helped her to a chair. The maid sat down, breathing heavily,and muttered, "Bunch of freaks, that's what you are!". Her eyes fell on the broken jar.

"And who broke that! Tell me its him" she pointed to GL and began to raise again.

"No it wasn't him! Now stop it! We need to talk!" Hawk Girl ordered.

The maid seemed to simmer down and listen to her. Hawk Girl began slowly. "What is your name?"

"Ma name is Berta."

"Ok, and what are you doing here?"

"What do you suppose? Chores!" she said indignantly.

Hawk Girl breathed out, as if draining out her anger. "Do you realize that no one lives here?"

"Yeah, of course I do! Some bimbo killed herself here and now no one wants to move into this house!"

Diana clenched her fists, but Hawk Girl signaled her to stay away.

"Then why do you do the chores here?"

"The master wants his house clean. He is not uncivilized, like that bimbo who lived here. So I come in, morning and evening, to clean the house and toilets. Can't you see my broom?" she pointed to a bucket with three different brooms in it.

"I see it, thank you! But who is this Master? Is it Mark Smith?"

"Who's Mark Smith? I aint know no Mark Smith. His name is Mr. Touser, although many people call him Trouser, ha ha" she giggled, "but nice guy he is. Pays me $300 every month just to clean up this place!"

"Ok, that's strange!" Hawk Girl muttered.

"Have you used this computer anytime?" Jonn asked, as he came out of the bed room.

Berta seemed to be in shock for a while, seeing a green skinned alien, but soon recovered. "I don't touch anything here! I didn't touch that contraption either."

"What about the cookie jar?" Flash asked.

"I brought some cookies with me, three days ago. I put them in the jar so that I can eat them while I work. I get really hungry after all this, and I thought it won't hurt to use the cookie jar after all!"

"Ok, Berta! Where does this Mr. trouser….I mean Touser live?" Hawk Girl asked.

"He lives in a duplex, near the shopping mall…ya know…same street as that Daily Planet news paper. Why do you ask?"

"It's a league business!" Hawk Girl said sharply.

"I'm in no trouble, am I?" Berta seemed to understand that there was something wrong, finally!

"No, you are not, unless you're hiding something…in which case, we'll find out!" Hawk Girl said.

"I aint hiding anything. I've got kids, spare me!" she almost begged.

"Don't worry about it, Berta! And don't tell it to anyone, not even to your boss, coz if you do, you will be in some serious trouble!" Hawk girl warned.

"I give you my word. I aint gonna say noithing to no one!" Berta shivered.

"Ok, then! Go ahead! We're done here!" she looked at the others and they took it as a cue to leave.

"And, I'm sorry about that!" GL said, as he closed the door behind them.

"And they say I'm crazy!" Berta mumbled after ensuring that they were gone.