Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā WELL, Ā HARLEY Ā SHOULD'VE Ā KNOWN Ā BETTER, Ā REALLY, Ā she Ā knew Ā this. Ā She Ā didn't Ā need Ā anyone Ā to Ā tell Ā herĀ Ā Ā ā Ā they Ā told Ā her Ā so Ā ā Ā ... Ā and Ā if Ā they Ā did, Ā she'd Ā be Ā sure Ā to Ā rip Ā their Ā tongues Ā out Ā of Ā their Ā skulls. Ā Grizzly Ā murders Ā she Ā could Ā cope Ā with, Ā the Ā shame Ā of Ā being Ā emancipated Ā from Ā the Ā man Ā she Ā has Ā killed Ā for, Ā the Ā shame Ā of Ā begging Ā and Ā pleading Ā for Ā someone Ā that Ā thought Ā her Ā as Ā expendable, Ā that Ā she Ā could Ā not Ā handle. Ā The Ā bastard Ā didn't Ā even Ā do Ā it Ā himselfĀ Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā one Ā of Ā his Ā henchmen Ā tossed Ā her Ā out Ā of Ā the Ā house, Ā left Ā her Ā with Ā nothing Ā but Ā the Ā clothes Ā on Ā her Ā back Ā and Ā the Ā aliases Ā she Ā used. Ā From Ā everything Ā to Ā nothing Ā in Ā a Ā matter Ā of Ā seconds Ā had Ā her Ā feeling Ā as Ā if Ā she Ā had Ā finally Ā hit Ā rock Ā bottom. Ā Petty Ā thievery, Ā house Ā squatting, Ā anything Ā if Ā it Ā meant Ā keeping Ā herself Ā alive. Ā That's Ā not Ā to Ā say Ā she Ā didn't Ā think Ā about Ā the Ā possible Ā ways Ā to Ā redeem Ā herself; Ā to Ā show Ā she Ā was Ā more Ā than Ā just Ā a Ā pretty Ā face Ā and Ā brains.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Except Ā ... Ā fuck Ā Mister Ā J. Ā Harley Ā decided Ā she Ā could Ā survive Ā on Ā her Ā own;Ā Ā Ā find Ā herself Ā after Ā sacrificing Ā all Ā sense Ā of Ā herself Ā in Ā the Ā name Ā of Ā love. Ā The Ā only Ā issue Ā that Ā she Ā had Ā was Ā the Ā loss Ā of Ā immunity Ā she Ā had Ā with Ā the Ā psychotic Ā bastard. Ā Their Ā split Ā hadn't Ā been Ā publicly Ā announced, Ā and Ā she Ā was Ā avoiding Ā it, Ā knowing Ā very Ā well Ā that Ā there Ā would Ā be Ā backlash. Ā Those Ā she Ā had Ā wrong Ā would Ā be Ā aiming Ā for Ā her Ā throat, Ā much Ā like Ā she Ā had Ā with Ā theirs. Ā So, Ā she Ā formulated Ā a Ā plan:Ā Ā Ā get Ā back Ā behind Ā bars. Ā Earn Ā herself Ā a Ā name Ā separate Ā from Ā the Ā Joker. Ā Reclaiming Ā Harley Ā Quinn. Ā The Ā birds Ā of Ā prey Ā had Ā helped, Ā gave Ā her Ā meaning Ā to Ā a Ā life Ā she Ā thought Ā was Ā anything Ā but Ā meaningful. Ā It Ā wasn't Ā enough, Ā would Ā anything Ā be Ā enough?
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Crashing Ā her Ā vehicle Ā into Ā a Ā bank, Ā she Ā was Ā arrested Ā and Ā charged Ā a Ā magnitude Ā of Ā crimes, Ā and Ā resulted Ā in Ā her Ā readmission Ā into Ā Belle Ā Reve. Ā Ah, Ā the Ā good Ā old Ā days Ā with Ā the Ā good Ā old Ā memoriesĀ Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā she Ā knew Ā she Ā wouldn't Ā be Ā here Ā long. Ā One Ā mistake Ā was Ā all Ā it Ā took. Ā To Ā her Ā delight, Ā she Ā was Ā reassigned Ā back Ā into Ā Task Ā Force Ā X, Ā and Ā now Ā here Ā she Ā was, Ā reunited Ā with Ā an Ā old Ā friend.Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Done Ā with Ā all Ā this?Ā Ā Ā Never!Ā Ā Ā Couldn't Ā leave Ā ya Ā behind Ā to Ā have Ā all Ā the Ā fun Ā now, Ā could Ā I?Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā she Ā cackles. Ā With Ā a Ā skip Ā in Ā her Ā step, Ā she Ā follows Ā the Ā other Ā man Ā toward Ā the Ā room Ā which Ā held Ā their Ā belongings Ā for Ā their Ā newest Ā objective. Ā But Ā ... Ā something's Ā off. Ā The Ā tone Ā of Ā his Ā voice Ā and Ā his Ā words Ā gave Ā him Ā away, Ā and Ā her Ā eyes Ā narrow, Ā tilting Ā her Ā head.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā Ā You Ā sound Ā disappointed. Ā You Ā ain't Ā happy Ā that Ā I Ā returned?Ā Ā ā Ā Ā Ā Harley Ā pouts, Ā shuffling Ā to Ā her Ā own Ā trunk Ā that Ā held Ā her Ā belongings Ā in Ā it. Ā Thankfully, Ā with Ā her Ā streak Ā of Ā luck, Ā she Ā managed Ā to Ā get Ā her Ā hands Ā on Ā all Ā the Ā high Ā quality Ā shit. Ā Despite Ā that, Ā the Ā feeling Ā of Ā dread Ā that Ā her Ā former Ā accomplice Ā in Ā crime Ā no Ā longer Ā liked Ā her Ā was Ā beginning Ā to Ā irk Ā her. Ā Then Ā he Ā struck Ā a Ā nerve. Ā She Ā would Ā like Ā to Ā think Ā that Ā she Ā was Ā slowly Ā getting Ā seen Ā as Ā separate Ā from Ā the Ā Joker, Ā but Ā from Ā the Ā sounds Ā of Ā it, Ā that Ā wasn't Ā the Ā case.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā Ā I Ā don't Ā need Ā Mister Ā J, Ā thank Ā youĀ Ā ā Ā Ā Ā she Ā grumbles, Ā retrieving Ā the Ā fluorescent Ā coloured Ā clothes Ā out Ā from Ā the Ā trunk Ā and Ā glaring Ā over Ā her Ā shoulder.Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā What's Ā the Ā stick Ā up Ā the Ā ass Ā for, Ā huh?Ā Ā Ā Pissed Ā that Ā I Ā didn't Ā come Ā back Ā sooner? Ā āĀ she Ā pries, Ā it's Ā what Ā she Ā does Ā best. Ā If Ā Harley Ā didn't Ā get Ā an Ā answer Ā from Ā him Ā now, Ā she Ā knows Ā it'd Ā continue Ā to Ā bother Ā her Ā throughout Ā their Ā time Ā together. Ā Man, Ā this Ā fucking Ā sucked.
