Author's Note: I am so sorry that this fanfiction is JUST now getting updated. I've been extremely busy the past few months, but since it's summer I can focus my attention on all of my nerdy things. So hopefully I can get this finished before I go back to school in August!
Samantha wanted nothing more than to catch the first flight out of Gotham, perhaps run to her parent's vacation home in Florida or visit her sister. Kathy, Sam thought of her baby sister, who had just finished up her first year after graduating from pharmacy school. The only time Jonathan and Kathy were civil to each other was when they were discussing the latest drugs being tested by the FDA or drugs being pulled from the market because of their abuse.
Breathing heavily, Samantha unlocked her car and instinctively checked the back seat. A four dour sedan couldn't really conceal someone, but you could never be too sure. Satisfied, she slide into the driver seat and pulled out her phone.
"Hey sis, what's up?" The exuberance in Kathy's tone was unmistakable. At least she deserved happiness, Samantha thought.
She bit the inside of her cheek to hold back tears. "Nothing, haven't talked to you in a while and I wanted to check in. See how you were doing and all that."
Voices could be heard on Kathy's end of the phone. "Yeah, just put it over there, I'll look over those later. Sorry, I'm neck deep in clinical trials; we're testing a new diabetic drug."
"Sounds interesting," Samantha feigned interest; she was educated on pharmaceuticals, but not interested in them, only their supposed cure. "I was gonna see what your weekend plans were."
There was a sigh on the other line. "Mom hasn't told you? I leave tomorrow for a week long cruise with some friends, its last minute but I need to get away from here. Clear my head and stuff."
"Oh," Samantha didn't bother to hide her disappointment, "I was gonna see if you wanted a visit from you big sister. That cruise sounds fun."
"Sam! You should've called sooner, I would have cancelled, and I miss you so much!" After a quick pause Kathy added, "I can always cancel if you need me."
"No, don't you dare do that! Go and have fun, I only have two days off anyways. Look, I've got to get off the phone otherwise I'll get into an accident, I'll talk to you later, okay?" She wanted to get off the phone before her sister realized something really was wrong.
"Aww, okay sis. You know I'm here if you need anything. Love you!" Kathy wasn't one for long goodbyes so she usually was quick to get off the phone, Samantha was always thankful for that aspect of her sister's personality.
"Love you, too," Samantha whispered, but the line had gone dead.
The drive home was silent; no music filled the car and Samantha had switched her phone to vibrate. Before pulling out of Arkham, she ran back in and let Dr. Harrington know that she would in fact return the following day, she just had too much of a shock earlier and didn't know how to handle the situation.
At home there was no one to disturb her and she was allowed to wallow in her thoughts and depression. She missed her home in the city; the sounds of Gotham were oddly comforting. Jonathan and she had the luxury of owning two homes, mostly for convenience. Moving back to the two-story home they inherited was an adjustment. The quietness of everything always set Samantha on edge, because she could hear everything. The smallest hoot of an owl or backfiring of a car would cause her to jump. However, she made it upstairs and fell on her bed, succumbing to a dreamless sleep.