A/N i almost hate myself for this. I've been in a criminal minds mood lately and as i was driving him i was listening to the Wreck of the Edmund-Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot. i heard the line "And all that remains is the faces and the names of the wives and the sons and the daughters." and then this happened. so without further ado...

Those we left behind

"The pleasure of remembering had been taken from me, because there was no longer anyone to remember with. It felt like losing your co-rememberer meant losing the memory itself, as if the things we'd done were less real and important than they had been hours before."

― John Green

Spencer Reid

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Dianna Reid

Dianna Reid does not get to attend the dedication to the memorial, instead the nice nurses at the sanitarium where she lives set up a private viewing of it on TV with the help of a woman named Penelope Garcia, who had contacted them. At first she doesn't seem to understand as she watches the opening ceremony with a blank face. But, as she catches sight of her son's picture, there lined up with the others, her eyes become eagle sharp. She noticed the red and puffy eyes of those members of the staff that had known and cherished her young genius. Tears form as she watches the men and women talk about how brave her son and his team were, and how many lives they saved. It was truly beautiful, but it did nothing to take away the gut wrenching ache that cut Dianna right in half. Her son, her light, the best thing in the world, was just gone. Sobs came, as she realized she would never get to hold him close, and feel his heartbeat, so strong so vital. She cried not only for herself but for the things he should have had, but now never would. He would never get to give his heart away with marriage, he would never get to hold his child, and feel his heart soar with the new life. He would never get to grow old and retire and watch his own children accomplish their dreams. As the ceremony ended the TV shut off and the nurses left Dianna to her quiet contemplation. As dinner drew nearer however, her doctor came to see her.

"How are you doing Dianna?" He asked hesitantly.

"I'm fine." She answered.

"If you're distressed at all I can give you something to help you relax." He offered his own eyes sad.

"I'm fine." She said with a smile. "My son is an FBI agent you know?" She said with pride in her voice. At the doctors nod she continued. "I hope he has time to visit soon, I have chosen the perfect book to read to him. He's such a good boy, and he's always loved to listen to me read."

"I'm sure Spencer will visit when he can." The doctor answers as his voice breaks.

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William Reid wished with everything he had that things had been different. It seemed as if he had only just reconnected with his son, their time had been all too short. He let the tears flow unchecked down his cheeks as he walked to the memorial, lightly tracing his hand over the names of the deceased, only able to put faces to his son and two others. He places the flowers he'd bought at the base of the memorial and left, the tears still flowing.

"At the temple there is a poem called "Loss" carved into the stone. It has three words, but the poet has scratched them out. You cannot read loss, only feel it."

― Arthur Golden

A/N Let me know what you thought. I plan on doing a chapter with all the others, and one for Garcia about being left behind. And can anyone possibly tell me the name of Rossi's daughter from the newest episode? I cant seem to find it anywhere. Thanks for reading and for anyone who reviews

-wolfgirl