* Four Months Later*
“I don't know how much thêm I can take,” Willow said.
“What? bạn mean with Becca?”
“Yes Erin. All she does is sit in her room, in the dark, watching the news on Gotham. She hasn't left in weeks. Months! I mean, she has a bathroom and everything but I'm worried. Really worried. Does she sleep? Does she eat? How can she do that?”
“Heartbreak can make bạn do crazy things, kid. I know.”
“Well I'm really starting to worry. What's going to happen when she finds out about Robin and Sam?”
A loud crash, like the sound of glass breaking, caught their attention and every girl ran to Becca's room. They opened the door to see Becca on the floor, crying. Glass littered the floor along with pictures she'd had of Robin, each one torn. Her TV had been struck with a dagger.
“Becca!”
Willow went over to the girl, who buried her face in Willow's lap.
“I-I'm sorry,” she cried.
“What happened?”
“I-I was watching the n-news and Y-Young J-Justice was on it. Robin and S-Sam...they...”
Becca burst into tears and Willow stroked her hair.
“We know.”
“You knew and bạn didn't tell me?!”
“We didn't want to hurt you!”
“I was already hurt! Why would it have mattered?! Sam took away the one I loved thêm than life! How could bạn think I would have never found out?”
“I-I'm sorry. I was trying to protect you.”
“Why?! Cause I'm pathetic?”
“Because you're broken and Mất tích Becca!”
The girl looked up at her friend. The tears were running down her cheeks and her lip quivered. But her gaze was strong and steady.
“I may be, but I don't want sympathy. I want encouragement.”
“Okay. bạn have it. Now, what can we do?”
“...could bạn get me some Sô cô la ice cream while I shower?”
“Sure. But it'll melt.”
“No. We're out. We need more.”
“How are we out?!”
“I ate it all.”
“You did?”
“Yeah. I came out in the middle of the night about a week cách đây and I found it. I used to eat a little bit at a time. But there's no thêm now.”
“Oh. Well, if bạn want it, we'll get it. Anything else?”
“Can someone change the sheets on my giường and clean my room? I don't want these pictures and dirt in here anymore.”
“Alright.”
“And will bạn guys help me train later today? I want to but it'll be hard. I haven't done it in a few months.”
“Of course. Now go vòi hoa sen and let us do our jobs.”
“Thank you. I don't know how I would get through this without you.”
“Your welcome.”
“Okay. Take it easy.”
“I know how to walk on a rope, Willow.”
“Yes but bạn haven't done so in twenty weeks. bạn need to slowly train your body again. Maybe if bạn take the mask off bạn could-”
“No! The mask stays on!”
“Okay.”
Willow bit her lip at Becca's behavior, but kept her eyes on her friend. She wasn't that high off the ground, just five feet, but Becca looked weak and unstable all the same. Becca made it across, jumping down. Willow went up to her, handing Becca a water bottle.
“Good. bạn did enough for today. I think we should work thêm on your legs tomorrow though. bạn seem a little shaky.”
“I know. My body isn't used to exercising anymore. But I couldn't train when I was upset. It's not healthy. Then again, neither was what I was doing but that's not the point.”
“Yeah. I'm glad to see bạn up and about. It's been three days since bạn found out. How are bạn holding up?”
“I'm broken and sore but I'll get there. I need to go and give a few things to him anyway so I'll probably talk with Artemis. If I'm not back bởi dinner, don't wait up for me.”
Willow watched her walk away. Becca was slowly regaining her usual behavior and position. But there was an obvious difference about her. For one, she'd Mất tích weight. Two, she wasn't quite as bubbly and loud. And the third, she wore her mask hoặc sunglasses everywhere she went. She was hiding something but Willow preferred to wait and let Becca tell her when she was ready. After all, Becca was a sparrow. And she always bounced back.
“I don't know how much thêm I can take,” Willow said.
“What? bạn mean with Becca?”
“Yes Erin. All she does is sit in her room, in the dark, watching the news on Gotham. She hasn't left in weeks. Months! I mean, she has a bathroom and everything but I'm worried. Really worried. Does she sleep? Does she eat? How can she do that?”
“Heartbreak can make bạn do crazy things, kid. I know.”
“Well I'm really starting to worry. What's going to happen when she finds out about Robin and Sam?”
A loud crash, like the sound of glass breaking, caught their attention and every girl ran to Becca's room. They opened the door to see Becca on the floor, crying. Glass littered the floor along with pictures she'd had of Robin, each one torn. Her TV had been struck with a dagger.
“Becca!”
Willow went over to the girl, who buried her face in Willow's lap.
“I-I'm sorry,” she cried.
“What happened?”
“I-I was watching the n-news and Y-Young J-Justice was on it. Robin and S-Sam...they...”
Becca burst into tears and Willow stroked her hair.
“We know.”
“You knew and bạn didn't tell me?!”
“We didn't want to hurt you!”
“I was already hurt! Why would it have mattered?! Sam took away the one I loved thêm than life! How could bạn think I would have never found out?”
“I-I'm sorry. I was trying to protect you.”
“Why?! Cause I'm pathetic?”
“Because you're broken and Mất tích Becca!”
The girl looked up at her friend. The tears were running down her cheeks and her lip quivered. But her gaze was strong and steady.
“I may be, but I don't want sympathy. I want encouragement.”
“Okay. bạn have it. Now, what can we do?”
“...could bạn get me some Sô cô la ice cream while I shower?”
“Sure. But it'll melt.”
“No. We're out. We need more.”
“How are we out?!”
“I ate it all.”
“You did?”
“Yeah. I came out in the middle of the night about a week cách đây and I found it. I used to eat a little bit at a time. But there's no thêm now.”
“Oh. Well, if bạn want it, we'll get it. Anything else?”
“Can someone change the sheets on my giường and clean my room? I don't want these pictures and dirt in here anymore.”
“Alright.”
“And will bạn guys help me train later today? I want to but it'll be hard. I haven't done it in a few months.”
“Of course. Now go vòi hoa sen and let us do our jobs.”
“Thank you. I don't know how I would get through this without you.”
“Your welcome.”
“Okay. Take it easy.”
“I know how to walk on a rope, Willow.”
“Yes but bạn haven't done so in twenty weeks. bạn need to slowly train your body again. Maybe if bạn take the mask off bạn could-”
“No! The mask stays on!”
“Okay.”
Willow bit her lip at Becca's behavior, but kept her eyes on her friend. She wasn't that high off the ground, just five feet, but Becca looked weak and unstable all the same. Becca made it across, jumping down. Willow went up to her, handing Becca a water bottle.
“Good. bạn did enough for today. I think we should work thêm on your legs tomorrow though. bạn seem a little shaky.”
“I know. My body isn't used to exercising anymore. But I couldn't train when I was upset. It's not healthy. Then again, neither was what I was doing but that's not the point.”
“Yeah. I'm glad to see bạn up and about. It's been three days since bạn found out. How are bạn holding up?”
“I'm broken and sore but I'll get there. I need to go and give a few things to him anyway so I'll probably talk with Artemis. If I'm not back bởi dinner, don't wait up for me.”
Willow watched her walk away. Becca was slowly regaining her usual behavior and position. But there was an obvious difference about her. For one, she'd Mất tích weight. Two, she wasn't quite as bubbly and loud. And the third, she wore her mask hoặc sunglasses everywhere she went. She was hiding something but Willow preferred to wait and let Becca tell her when she was ready. After all, Becca was a sparrow. And she always bounced back.