Mental Illness: A Narrative Fiction

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Sarah-Alice was at the Eden hotel knowing how that she was about to go home for the day as she then walked down the hallway knowing how soon she would be able to clock out until she heard voices in the office with a few familiar names of Harley, Ivy, and other well known villains as she then was caught by a villain known as Joker as she struggled in his grip only to say,"Let me go! Let me go jerks!" She then struggled only to hear her boss say,"Well well the cat is out of the bag. Sarah-Alice darling don't you recognize your own boss? Look sweetie we need someone to give away in order to do what we want. You are the unlucky soul." She then widened her eyes realizing she worked for Ivy without knowing. She was now afraid because of what is to happen not knowing she was about to be given away to a powerful villain named Dracula. …show more content…
But I have a feeling that this might be a case involving your little Cinderella." He then was nudged because of his joke. He then remembered the beautiful woman he would fight all the time known as Silver Judgement. He wanted to know who she is behind the mask but he knew that right now he needed to do his job and work with Bruce until they got the job of getting the villains to Arkham Asylum to help people in need. He then sighed as he walked to the Batcave in order to actually get his uniform on as well as getting his gear ready for battle only to then go to the batmobile with Bruce and Robin in order to actually go to the scene of the crime not knowing it was at the Eden hotel where is life is about to change

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