This was a little something that I thought up a while ago. I was in a bit of a poetic mood... and this was the end result. It's quite a bit different from the sort of thing that I usually write, but I hope you like it!
The first time I got shot, I thought I was going to die. Then came the second bullet… the third… I stopped counting after that, but they kept coming. As I fell to my knees, I could hear someone screaming. More gunshots. I could see the red dots scattered over my shirt. The fear in my partner's eyes as he ran towards me. I could feel the cold concrete against my cheek. The immense pain that came in waves. And in that moment, lying on the ground in my partner's arms, I knew that I wouldn't survive. Couldn't survive. And I almost didn't. For months, I waited for them to come back for me, for them to hunt me down and finish the job. Even now, I still have the scars… memories of that day. I see them every time I wake up. Every time I have a shower. Every time I go to the beach. They will never fade. Never stop reminding me of that fateful day. People stare. I know this, and have gotten used to it. What I haven't gotten used to, however, is telling people what happened, if they care enough to ask. So when a woman approaches me one day while I am sitting on the sand, I don't know what to say. All I can do is stare at her. As we look at each other, I can tell that she knows. She might not know how it happened… or why… but she knows. When I tell her, I am surprised. Never, in the years since it happened, have I spoken of it to anyone. Not even my co-workers. She smiles, nods her head, and sits down beside me. I don't move away or speak. We just sit there, side by side, watching the sunset.
Sunsets are amazing things, aren't they? Personally, I love seeing the blue and green streaks in the sky as the sun is only just setting, as opposed to the bright yellows and deep reds as the sun sinks below the horizon. But what about you? What's the most breathtaking sunset you have ever witnessed?
Side note: Should I write another NCIS LA fic? I have one ready but am a bit unsure about posting. Thoughts?
