Night Gaze The Redemption of Joker
The rest of the day seemed like a blur, filled with pats on the back and admiring glances from the younger boys who now saw him differently.
Night eventually settled over the orphanage. Jack lay face up on his cot, the ceiling above him dissolving into shadows. He was thinking of Harley. She was the only girl on his mind, her image flickering behind his eyes like a candle he refused to let burn out. Jack held up the Joker card, turning it over in the moonlight that slipped through the window. He twirled it in his fingers, watching the way the light caught its worn edges. Jack smiled, a small, private smile meant only for himself.
"Harley," he whispered, "you could be the start of my better l