Price of Life
First Fanfiction, crappy title I know, hope you enjoy
Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds,
I glanced down at the worn photograph in my hands; it was the only picture that had the both of us in it together. Even more rare he was smiling; my big brother was actually smiling. We had a cruel and unfair childhood, mother ran away when I was only two and my brother was 8 years old, she couldn't take the abuse, one morning we woke up and she was gone only a note remained, I'm sorry was all it said. She never returned to save us.
Father moved on to my brother throwing punches and kicks whenever he wanted to. I knew Joseph put up with it to protect me so I wouldn't get hurt. 2 years passed n the same manner, school and then home to the yells and screams and the running and the crying. One-day brother decided to stay after school to ask a teacher a few questions so I ended up walking home alone.
"What are you doing alone?" father asked when I arrived at home that afternoon. "Joseph stayed to ask a teacher a quick question" I replied not meeting his questioning gaze. "Or he left you to ME!" father screamed, face flushed with anger. He left the room and returned a few minutes later with a half bottle of whisky. "Oh well" he replied tacking a quick sip. "I have homework," I said turning around trying to get away from a possible situation, brothers not here to protect you I thought turning around.
The punch caught me by surprise; I never realized how much it hurt brother until that punch that landed on my back. Father must have gotten a couple more by the time the front door opened. "Help!" I screamed as another kick landed on my stomach. "Adam?" I heard the reply and seconds later he was by my side. "What did you do!" Joseph screamed at father, glaring at him "you said you would only hit me!" he screamed again.
"We thought you ran away" father smirked; I started crying at this point from sheer fear. "If you still need to I'm here" Joseph said glancing quickly over at me. "Never mind" father said picking up his bottle of whisky and leaving the room. "Are you ok?" Joseph asked looking at me with deep concern. "I'm just scared and a little sore" I replied, "let me help you up" brother said lending me his hand, within a few steps we arrived at my room. "Pack a bag with some clothes and wait for me to get you" Joseph said. "Are we leaving?" I said looking into his eyes. He gave a quick nod and went to his room.
"Ok guys I'm just going to run a quick stop and I'll meet you back at the bureau" a blonde female said to her 2 male friends and solo female friend breaking me out the past. "Ok JJ" came a reply from the lanky brown haired man, Spencer Reid. "Lets go," said the other female Emily Prentiss. "Ya, kid doesn't need to stare longer" came the reply from the darker skinned man named Morgan. Once the group separated I took one glance at the photo, this is for you, and put it into my pocket I got up from the bench and followed JJ.
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"Ok guys I'm just going to run a quick stop and I'll meet you back at the bureau" I said to my colleagues and friends before turning the corner towards the near by bookstore. As I entered my thoughts drifted towards Spence, his gift for reading a single book in a matter of minutes. What to buy him? I thought, I walked down a narrow space between two bookshelves and found a book on philosophy and decided that book would do.
One day JJ and he'll figure out its you sending these books, you should just tell him how you feel the annoying thought floated into my head. Why did I fall for someone who probably doesn't like me back? I shook my head and went towards the cash and paid for the book. I looked down at my phone, it read 2:00, and damn I was supposed to be back 10 minutes ago. I went into my contact list to phone Morgan when I felt a cloth placed over my mouth, the smell indicated that is was chloroform. I went to scream but suddenly the world started blurring and my last thoughts were of Reid.