Disclaimer: I do not own Batman
Dick and Vera walked down the hall of their school, Tim slowly dragging behind with his girlfriend.
"Do they ever stop?" Dick asked.
Vera looked behind her at the affectionate couple.
"I don't think so." she answered, giggling.
"Knock it off, you two! What would Bruce say?" Dick shouted at them. Tim blushed a deep red, his face resembling a tomato. Stephanie just giggled and waved them off.
Suddenly, the bell rang and students rushed to get to homeroom. Tim dragged Stephanie off. Vera gave Dick a hug.
"See you later, big bro."
"See you later, kiddo."
Vera and Dick walked away in the opposite direction. Vera walked slowly, not wanting to go to class. Maybe I'll skip today, she thought. But what would Bruce think?
She reluctantly walked into homeroom just in time and sat down in the last available desk, just as the morning announcements came on.
"Good morning everyone. Hope you had a good weekend. It is now Monday. And in addition to that, it is Father's Day. So make sure you thank your dad for everything. Maybe even give him a big hug. Just show him you love him and you care. Every father appreciates that..." the announcements trailed off.
Vera didn't even bother to listen the rest. All she could think of was her father and his fear toxin that he spent so many precious years creating. Her mind only registered his sneering face, all of the hits, the bruises, the cuts, and the many, many tears.
She could hear screaming in the distance. Vera was so dizzy, she could barely realize the screams were her own. She didn't care. All she could think about was her dad.
Dad... Daddy... Scarecrow...
Vera was so overwhelmed that right in the classroom, with one last scream, she heaved and fell to the floor, unconscious.