Author's note: Written for the Paint It Red April 2013 Monthly Challenge - prompt: "Save Me" by Bo Bruce.
La vida es sueño
When his family was murdered, his memory palace collapsed like a house of cards.
He spent his days staring into space, all of Doctor Miller's words completely lost on him.
After a few months his mind tricked him into believing he was now healed and out of the mental institution; that he had met a petite brunette, the leader of the Serious Crimes Unit at the CBI.
Teresa Lisbon, that was her name. She was stubborn, loyal, and caring – just like Angela had been.
Then there were her team members: deadpan Kimball Cho, clumsy Wayne Rigsby, and pretty Grace Van Pelt. They solved crimes for a living, that meant they would help him catch Red John.
He dreamt of blood and smiling faces, serial killer's minions and helpless victims.
A blind woman and a seductive siren.
In the end it was Red John himself who took pity on him, and decided to put him out of his misery.