Prologue
Disclaimer: I do not own Sherlock. If I did, there would already be season 4. * sighs * Come on, Gatiss +Moffat!
I lean back against the car seat with a contented sigh. The day has been wonderful – a long afternoon at Kensington Palace, with dinner out afterwards. Now, the sun lies sleepily over the buildings of London, as my dad drives us. My mum is sat next to him, and the two of them are both talking quietly. The sound of their quiet conversation soothes me, and I am about to close my eyes when I spot another car careering towards us – too fast, too fast!
Instantly, I move into the brace position. The other car crashes into us, shattering the windscreen. Then, we start to roll, over and over, and I can't help but scream in terrible, blind panic. Then, the car comes to a stop, on its side. At this point, I am a sobbing mess, but I force myself to breathe, to remember that I'm safe; I'm alive, somehow. I hear police sirens, and I yell out for help. I yell and yell and yell, and then there are strong arms lifting me out of the wreckage. They carry me over to an ambulance, and wrap an orange blanket around me.
I look out at the battered car, seeing, for the first time, how awful it looks. The front bonnet is crumpled, and the windscreen lies in many pieces on the pavement. I wonder how I lived though that. There are people pulling two twisted bodies out of the car. It is a heartbeat before the realization hits me – Mum and Dad.
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No!
I scream it over and over, and cry even louder than before. A woman with frizzy dark hair, nut–brown skin and a kind expression kneels next to me. "Hey, hey. Sh." She moves her arms around me. "I'm Sergeant Donovan." she says gently. "Can you tell me your name, sweetheart?"
"Lucy." I whisper. "Lucy Ferrier."
"Okay, Lucy. Just let it out. Cry all you want."
I burrow my head into her shoulder and sob. Her arms are so soft, so warm, and I'm so, so tired. I allow the blackness flickering at the edge of my vision to claim me, and I sink into the blissful ignorance of sleep.
A/N: Well, hello. It's nice to meet you, reader. ;-) I should probably point out tat all my stories take place in the same universe as each other, unless I explicitly state otherwise. Make a note of that for future reference. This is my second FanFic, and it will definitely be longer than the first. That's pretty much all I have to say. Please review; follow/favorite (I would dearly love to know that someone out there is reading my stories) and I will hopefully see you next time for Chapter 1. Till then, byesie bye!