Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds.
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EPILOGUE!
14 Years Ago
The 18 year old blonde stepped out of the car and turned with a smile.
'See you later. Thanks for the ride home Mrs Pattison!' See you tomorrow Kate!'
'Anytime Penelope.'
'See ya girlfriend!' Yelled her friend from the passenger seat, Penelope laughed at their ongoing joke that her friends mother truly didn't get. She loved her best friend relentless, she was always there for her, always ready for the trials and tribulations in their life. More like sisters than friends, the Pattison's more family than her best friends family.
'Bye.'
She turned and walked towards her house, strange, every light was still on. She looked at her watch. She was 20 minutes before her midnight curfew, usually her dad stayed up but for all lights to be on? She shrugged it off, it was a Friday night anyway. She took her key out and opened the door. Dropping her bag down she walked into hall way. She turned to look into the living room. The television was on, so were the lights but the chair usually occupied by her father was empty.
'Dad.' She said peering in, getting no response she walked into the kitchen, taking out a drink she headed upstairs. She went in her bedroom, putting the light on and placing the drink down, she checked her emails and then headed out for the hunt of her 5 brothers and parents. She pushed the door open to her oldest brother, Joel's room but found it empty, the laptop on the bed was switched on still. As she backed out she heard the scream.
'Mom!'
'Penny don't go in there, come to us.' Said a loud whisper from behind her.
She spun around terrified, her mother was in obvious distress. 'But mom!'
'No, come here.' They opened the door and she saw all her brothers. Even though they were older than she was she still saw the evident fear in their eyes.
'She's told us to hide in here.'
Penelope stood frozen. 'Wha... what is happening?'
'We don't know, jsut please, we don't want you hurt.' The door opened more as they eagerly wanted her to get to their safety.
She followed their orders and felt arms wrap around her as her mother screamed and yelled again. Even through several closed doors it was as though being in the room.
'Where is she?' Yelled the unknown man.
'She's out.'
'You're lying, where is Penelope?'
'She's at a sleepover.' There was a pause. 'She won't be back until tomorrow.'
'I don't believe you.' This was followed by a blood curdling shriek that was quickly cut off. The 6 siblings knew at that point that their mother was dead.
'We've got to get out.'
'Why is he after me?' Penelope sobbed confused, recognising the voice but not having the right mental processes to assign it to a face in her memory.
'We don't know Penny but we are going to get you out okay?' She nodded.
'Joel, Ben and me will go in front. Make sure everythings clear. I'm going to grab a knife on my way down to protect us. Penny you stick to the middle okay?' She nodded again.
'And me and Matt will go at the back.'
'On the count of three.' Matt looked at them all.' 1...2...3... go!'
They all ran but could see their parents' bedroom door opening.
'Come here!'Yelled the man. 'Penelope come to me.'
'You five go I've got him.' Shouted Matt from behind. There was an obvious struggle and Penelope couldn't help but stop, it was her unknown fault that this man was in their house.
'Penelope keep moving.' Drew said grabbing her, she stood watching as the man hacked into her brothers lifeless body, she knew he was dead but she couldn't leave him. She stood, resisting the pulls of her brother as she watched the man stand covered in her parents and brother's blood. She watched as he walked towards her, it was only when he was too close did she turn and run. As she ran close to her brother she heard other footsteps, no words just breathing and footsteps. Then a sharp pain ripped through her back, the next thing she knew she was outside and her brothers were protecting her from the vicious actions of the man who she had witnessed murder one of her brothers.
She blanked out the surrounding area, not wanting to believe a thing that she had witnessed or heard. What she didn't see was her brother Drew get stabbed in the arm as her brothers fought back and were successful as the police turned up on the sidewalk and ran to help.
'Penny look at me.' Her brother Joel said as he tried to coax her out of her trance. 'Penelope, we're safe.' When she looked up she saw him crying and she knew the bad news, it was then she cried allowing her brother to envelope her in a tight embrace. 'Penny you're hurt we need to get you some help.'
'No.'
'Come on Penny.' Said Drew as he head his arm to stem the bleed.
'Yeah Penny we are safe, we just need to get you seen to.'
'No.'
'Why not?'
'It's my fought all this is my fought.' She cried.
'Penny no it isn't. We don't blame you.' She cried harder, forgetting the pain in her back. Although her brothers wanted desperately to break down and cry at their loss, the four stood and acted as if they were her protectors, she needed help both emotionally and physically. They all knew their father was dead, their mother too. Drew was the only one that had watched as their brother Matt had been stabbed 11 or more times in the chest.
There was even more commotion as the police rushed around, ambulances pulling up and EMT's rushing around. The pitiful looks, the grateful looks, the mixed looks, the confused looks. All aimed at the 5 surviving Garcia family members.
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TBC!
Hope you liked my little twist on what happened to Penelope's parents and unknown brother. More soon promise!