The Flash Fic: Dread
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kitmerlot_1213This is a 265 word The Flash drabble for the Numbers Challenge at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
1_million_words ENJOY!!
Caitlin could hear their concerned voices over the sound of the rushing water and she knew that if she was on the other side of the door, she would have been worried too.
After all, she’d just run into the bathroom with a panic attack after she had yet another hallucination of Zoom reappearing and attacking everyone she held dear.
She cupped her hands under the running water and, for what felt like the hundredth time that day, threw cold water on her face.
She grimaced at the water’s bracing coldness and keeping her eyes tightly closed, called out to her waiting friends. “Guys, just 25 more minutes! I promise!”
The voices continued to argue and she could just about make out Cisco and Dr. Welles’ distinctive tones when abruptly, all was silent.
Caitlin turned off the taps and took a deep, calming breath before walking slowly to the door, her fear for her friends’ lives nearly overwhelming her.
She reached out to turn the handle on the bathroom door when Barry suddenly burst into the room.
She gasped in fear and before she could catch her breath, Barry was already speaking. “Caitlin, please let us help you.”
She looked at her distraught friend and saw that Cisco, Iris, Joe and even Dr. Welles were hovering in the doorway, all with the same identically worried face.
Caitlin tried to speak but her throat felt too tight, and to her mortification, she burst into tears.
Blindly. she reached out and felt more than one hand grasp hers as she was gently pulled into a group hug.
1_million_words ENJOY!!Caitlin could hear their concerned voices over the sound of the rushing water and she knew that if she was on the other side of the door, she would have been worried too.
After all, she’d just run into the bathroom with a panic attack after she had yet another hallucination of Zoom reappearing and attacking everyone she held dear.
She cupped her hands under the running water and, for what felt like the hundredth time that day, threw cold water on her face.
She grimaced at the water’s bracing coldness and keeping her eyes tightly closed, called out to her waiting friends. “Guys, just 25 more minutes! I promise!”
The voices continued to argue and she could just about make out Cisco and Dr. Welles’ distinctive tones when abruptly, all was silent.
Caitlin turned off the taps and took a deep, calming breath before walking slowly to the door, her fear for her friends’ lives nearly overwhelming her.
She reached out to turn the handle on the bathroom door when Barry suddenly burst into the room.
She gasped in fear and before she could catch her breath, Barry was already speaking. “Caitlin, please let us help you.”
She looked at her distraught friend and saw that Cisco, Iris, Joe and even Dr. Welles were hovering in the doorway, all with the same identically worried face.
Caitlin tried to speak but her throat felt too tight, and to her mortification, she burst into tears.
Blindly. she reached out and felt more than one hand grasp hers as she was gently pulled into a group hug.
