. This is why I refused to let people get closeto me... Being alone is better than feeling... than feeling like this...Alicia... You and your friends ...ave a nice life, I'm done... I won'tbother you all anymore..." I say feeling very distraught... Before Aliciacan respond I turn and head to the restroom before the dam breaks and Itotally loose it. I don't even look back.Driving Jen home from school she tried to find out how it went withAlicia. I didn't go into details, I just told her that. Lou pushed himself onto his elbows,rotten food and greasy bags tumbing off him, squinted up at Batman andsaid, "Hey. Did you have to be so rough?" Yeah," Batman said, happy to be back in action. "I really did," and gavehim a pat on the head before belting him in the jaw.It went that way for the next few days. Robin had taken care of TheRiddler, and then gotten involved in some case of his own. Batman hadbeen more than happy to have the other off and occupied, and had assuredhim that he was. ‘I know, but inspiration is awfully hard to come by.’ ‘You need any help?’ ‘You can make the salad.’ She said. I helped her prepare dinner. We talked as we ate. ‘So where are you from?’ She asked. ‘A tiny little town in Kansas called Kiowa.’ I said. ‘It’s not entirely unlike this town.’ ‘Why did you leave?’ ‘Small-town life was driving me crazy, so I left.’ I said. ‘I graduated when I was sixteen by working through the summer on my schoolwork, then I got a job and saved up until I could afford. He died slowly and painfully under the refrigerator while Alyssa called the police.3 weeks went by after the funeral. Alyssa was still shook up. They had sold the dog but there were reminders of Max everywhere. It was hard for her to stay calm when she was alone. She always felt like she was being watched, although, she never fully knew what by... Alyssa was alone in her living room watching tv. She went into the kitchen to get some popcorn. She bent down to a cupboard with her ass sticking up.