Chpt. 18
"Why didn't you ever tell me?" Woo questioned.
"Well, why didn't you ever tell me?"
"So wait. Both of you know each other?" Shadow said sitting up from her bed.
"Know each other, we've been best friends since kindergarten." I explained. We were then all silent. Three secrets had been revealed, and it was a lot to take in. so many questions buzzed in my head. Why did Woo never tell me? Why didn't I ever tell Woo? I always thought Woo was a fradie cat, was it all just an act? Wait, if Shadow is Shannon Bolero, then why is she bent on taking out her own family? Is there more to the Shannon Bolero story I don't know of? How did Woo meet Shannon anyway? Apparently Woo and Shannon were having the same thoughts.
"Wait a minute. You're Bruce Wayne's daughter." Shannon gasped. I nodded my head.
"And you're the daughter of a dead crime lord, and the niece of a current one." I said. Shannon looked pained for a second.
"You can't choose family." she said. "When my uncle killed my father, he told me he would spare me if I left Gotham, and never came back. I ran out to the streets, trying to find a train or bus, but I couldn't pay for any of it, because I had no money. I then ran into Sara. She was walking on the streets alone and noticed me crying. She asked what was wrong, and having no one else to trust, I told her the whole story. Sara told me that I should go to the cops, but I knew if I did , and Luis got away, he would kill me just like my parents. So Sara let me come with her to her house. She told her parents I was a friend sleeping over. They didn't mind of course. Then Sara let me stay in her tree house, and after school she would teach me what she was learning. I vowed that when I got older I would have my revenge on Luis. Last month I dawned the mask of Shadow and Sara said, she would help. Now here we are." Shannon explained. I was shocked to hear what Shannon had gone through. And the fact that she trusted me with all of her story. Woo than interrupted,
"So wait. If you're Theresa, than Jhonny McDonald must be…"
"Yah, there's a huge story behind that." I smiled.
"So what do we do now?" questioned Woo. Everyone was silent.
"We should vow never to reveal each others secrets." I said. And we did. I ran out of the sewer knowing if I wasn't back home soon dad was going to kill me more than he already was for ditching the party. I snuck into the bathroom window, and changed back to normal. As I opened the door I sighed,
"Whew, I feel better." but there were only two figures left in the room. Apollo and dad.
"Party's over." Dad said dryly. I was in for it big time.