11:00pm exactly. Artemis walked down the sidewalks of Gotham. She managed to leave Flynn with Lucas while she went to spend the evening with her mother. The usual sounds of cars and people still erupted late into the night. Despite her awful childhood Artemis still loved the city.
She finally came across the familiar, brick apartment building. She walked up the concrete stairs of the dimly lit halls. Artemis came to the 7th floor, apartment G-6. She reached into her pocket pulling out the key and putting it in the lock, unlatching it. She pushed open the door.
The apartment looked as it should. cucina light always on, libri on the book shelf neatly stacked. doors to the bedrooms and single bathroom opened slightly.
"Mom?" She called out. Suddenly the silence sunk in. Something wasn't right.
She walked in a little and the door behind her slammed shut. She jumped, turning her head slightly. And was grabbed from behind. The attacker grabbing both her arms, pushing them on her back and pressed her against the bacheca forcefully. She groaned as her head hit the wall.
"WHERE IS IT?" SportsMaster shouted.
"WHERES WHAT?" Artemis shouted back pushing back on him. He was to strong. And shoved her back.
"The money." He gritted. "The goddamn money Artemis." He detto shoving her head into the wall.
"I don't know what your talking about." Artemis replied honestly. He grabbed her neck and shoved her down on the floor.
"You don't know? The money I left here. The money under the floorboards. ITS GONE!" He yelled, kicked her in the side.
"I didn't...ughh take it...." She detto getting another kick while trying to explain.
"Useless child." He detto picking her up da the pony-tail. "Always were." He detto slapping her cheek.
"Your mother's tied in the closet." He detto forcefully pushing her back down to the ground and she didn't dare move....she could see the gun hooked on his belt.
He looked at her disgusted, and walked out the door.