Duela Dent
Batman
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Nine days in, Duela caved. She felt foolish, going to a doctor. After all, she really wasn't all that ill. A little nauseous every now and again but nothing to worry about. Still, the length of time it had continued made her worry just a bit. Really, the young woman supposed she could have spoken to Jonathan about it rather
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With that done, he jotted a few more notes, then returned to his own work.
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She stood at the base of the stairs for some time, watching the man's back as he worked. After a moment, she took a breath in and said, "Jonathan?"
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She fought back tears. She didn't like really talking about what she thought or felt. Anger was easier than grief, blame easier than chance. Her mother had grieved, and it had nearly killed her, nearly had her take her own life. Better to be angry, to fight. On some level, Duela knew her mother had only had so much fight in her. Even though she fought with him so much, he'd been her strength, her will to fight. It hurt, to know that she'd been more devoted to her husband than her daughter, but ( ... )
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