My heart slammed within my chest, as my feet pounded against the pavement. I ran in a fury, desperation to escape my captor flooding through me. Desperation to save my own life. I gasped for air, feeling the oxygen scorch my lungs with each breath. My chest was on fire, my body ached. Every burn, every break, every bruise cried for me to stop. My mind shut down, one thing pushing me forward a burning thought, my only desire. I could hear him catching up to me, I wouldn't outrun him for much longer, and when I saw the break in the tree, I knew what I had to do.
I never stopped running. It didn't matter to me that I was approaching a sheer drop. When I died, so would the secrets that I had buried for long. If anything I sped up, my stride breaking into a desperate sprint, as I neared the edge of the cliff. I could hear him shout behind him, a commanding tone demanding that I stop. I never broke stride, as my left foot pushed off the edge, I soared off the cliff, the wind buffeting my face, as I stared down, a laugh escaped me.
I had beaten him at his own game. He had tortured me, demanded the information that only I possessed, but I had managed to win even facing imminent death. The wind whipped through my hair, as my eyes fixated on the rushing water below me. It came at me fast, and as I crashed into the waves, I felt a blackness overtaking me, as my eyes would shut against the rush of the current. A breath left me, and I was free.
I had won and he would never again possess me. I was finally free. Free in death, free for the first time in four years.
Well, this story is about an OC of mine, Remy and her adventures with the team. Set after season 9, and Prentiss has rejoined the team.
I own no rights to Criminal Minds nor any of its characters. c: