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"Barry! Barr...wake up son! Barr!"
Barry's eyes flew open and he jolted up in his bed. He was tangled in his own blanket that was now moist with his own sweat and tears. The hero was breathing heavily and flinched when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Joe immediately pulled his hand back "Hey hey son...it's me...relax..it's just a bad dream"
Barry still looked dazed when he turned to face his father. He wiped his face trying hard to get his breathing under control. He could still see and feel his dream. It seemed so real. The kid...the man who stabbed him...everything was looked real
"Are you alright son? Caitlin is right downstairs. Do you want me to call her?" Joe asked his son softly. He had come out of his room to get water when he heard whimpering sounds coming from Barry's room. The farher was familiar with the sounds since Barry had come to live with them. He knew his son was having a nightmare. On entering the room Joe saw Barry was thrashing on the bed, hands tightly clutching his blanket tears rolling down his eyes as small wimpers broke out of him. He closed the distance and placed his hand on Barry's chest. He applied little pressure and started calling out to him, knowing this gesture always calmed Barry down and woke him up.
Barry shook his head "No...I am fine...it was just a nightmare" Joe squeezed his shoulder "Do you want to talk about it?" Barry ducked his head down and again shook his head "Sorry..but.."
"Hey Barr...there is no pressure okay. Talk when you are ready. We all are here for you"
Barry nodded and gave a smile "Thanks" Joe patted on his thigh and got up. After he closed the door Barry didn't feel like sleeping again. He could still see the painful and pleading eyes of the kid. He didn't want to be alone right now. Barry thought about calling Iris to his room but saw the time and went against the idea. He did not want to disturb her
Barry twisted and turned whole night but wasn't able to get any sleep. He woke up early and got ready before his regular time. Cisco and Caitlin had gone back at labs and Iris to her job. He and Joe reached station together. For the first time Barry was happy with the loads of work he was given to complete. He really needed a distraction from his dream
After two hours Barry was stapling some sample papers when he heard the voice again
"Help me...Please Help me!"
Barry jerked, accidentally stapling his own finger. He cursed loudly and got up from his chair. Stinking pain shot through his finger and Barry gritted his teeth. He slowly pulled the pin out and again cursed "Damn this hurts!"
"Help me...Please Help me!"
This time Barry felt a sudden sharp pain in his head and he swayed on his spot. He clutched his head with both hands and closed his eyes. As soon as he did the kid's face plopped infront of him. Barry blinked his eyes open as the pain doubled in his head "Who...are you? What do...you want?"
And just like that the pain was gone. Barry looked around him taking deep breaths. He caught the edge of the table and shook with fear. What the hell was going on? Who is this kid?" Was it the same kid who he saw in his dream last night? How could he hear his voice? And why only him?
Barry slumped down on his chair and drank some water. He was glad no one saw what just happened. How was he going to explain. He himself had no idea what was going on with him. It was lunch time but Barry could get only few bites in his stomach as he could still hear the kid's plea
Around four Barry's cell vibrated in his pocket. Cisco had send him an address with an message saying flash was needed. He called Joe and asked his father to cover for him. Flashing into his suit, Barry stopped near a bank "Cisco! What do we have here?"
"Two guys...both armed and dangerous ... masked... inside the bank" Cisco said into the coms. Barry nodded "I am on it!" He flashed outside the bank and saw behind him were countless police officers with their gun drawn. He motioned them to stand by and ran inside the bank. Barry saw many civilians were crammed behind the counter and one women was screaming as she was held hostage by the armed criminal "Stay where you are flash!"
"Let her go! You don't want to do this!" Barry tried to talk the criminal. He knew he wouldn't be fast enough to save the women if the man pulled the trigger "She will be free as soon as I collect my money. Now move!" The women was crying and shaking in his hold. Barry held his hand out silently asking her to stay calm
"Help me...Please Help me!"
Barry heard the kid's voice again that came along with a pain in his head. He shook his head and tried to concentrate on the criminal infront of him. Cisco's voice also came through the coms "Stall him Barry! I get access to the alarms...that will give you a distraction"
"Got it" Barry blinked still feeling the headache and raised his voice at the man "You want hostage...take me!" The criminal gave a sadistic smile "Yeah so the moment I let her go...you can use your powers on me. Nice try flash" The other man came to his partner "We are good to go"
"Wait! You will not get away with this. Surrender now!" Barry took a step at the man but froze when he saw the man remove the safety of the gun "Please don't do this"
"Stay back or else...!"
The alarms of the bank made a high pitched sound. Everyone in the bank had to close their ears to avoid the piercing noise. The two robbers also got distracted and loosened their hold on the woman which gave Barry a chance to gain upper hand on them. He used his powers and ran towards them. Barry grabbed the woman and flashed her to the cops. He again ran back inside to catch the criminals who were running through the back door. He pursed his lips and followed them back. When the two robbers were just a feet away, the voice again boomed in his head
"Help me...why aren't you helping me"
This time Barry gave a painful yell and collapsed on his knees. He caught his head "Stop it!" Barry's eyes filled with tears and with blurry vision he saw one of the robber come close to him
"Barry? What's going on?" Cisco asked after he heard his friend yell. Caitlin walked towards the big screen "His vitals are getting low and heartbeats is going haywire. Barry!?"
"Barry? Are you alright?" Cisco asked again only to hear a groan coming from his friend "Something is wrong! Call Joe now! He has to get out of there!" Caitlin nodded and immediately dialled Joe's number
Barry felt his head was going to split in two. The pain was getting unbearable and the voice was still echoing in his ears "What happen flash? Got tired already? Too slow huh?" mocked one of the robber. Sirens were heard and before Barry could blink the man brought down his gun on his head. He fell to his side losing consciousness as he hit the ground. The two robbers then ran away from the area
AFTER TWO HOURS
Barry's hand went to his head as he slowly came back to world of living "Cisco..." he saw his friend was typing something on his I pad "What...happened?" Cisco yelled for Caitlin and Joe "Guys Barry is up!"
Joe and Caitlin then came into the med bay "How are you feeling Barry" the doctor asked her patient. Barry rubbed his still throbbing head "Fine...Awww...what hit me?" Joe looked at Caitlin "It looks like he's got concussion"
Caitlin came forward and checked Barry's vitals and eyelids "He seems fine now. Maybe he should rest for a while" Barry grimaced and shifted on the bed "I am fine. Just having terrible headache"
"That's because you were hit with a butt of a gun Barr. You were lucky I came to you before anyone could find you. What happened out there?" asked Joe in concern. It was now the hero remenbered everything. The voices...the pain...the robbers...the gun...everything turning black.
"Yeah dude. You scared us for a moment. Why did you yell when you were about to catch the robbers" Cisco looked at his friend suspiciously. He knew something was wrong. Never before Barry had trouble in catching the bad guys plus this time they weren't even metas.
"It...was nothing...I don't know what happened" Barry lied eyes shifting from one side to another. Caitlin frowned "Your vitals had gone too low and your heartbeats were racing. Barry if you are experiencing any changes in you body please don't ignore it. We all are trying to help you"
Barry gave a small nervous smile and nodded "I know Cait but seriously I am fine" No one in the room believed him but decided not to push Barry on the subject. Joe squeezed his shoulder "You rest. We will go home in an hour" Barry laid back down and they left him with his thoughts
Barry laid wide awake unable to get any sleep or rest. Something was seriously wrong. What happened today was not an accident. He heard the kid's voice twice today. It distracted him in catching the robbers. He wanted to tell his team about the kid but was afraid what would they think of him. Would they believe him? Would they laugh at him? Wnat if they think I am hallucinating. Would they think he is going crazy? No. He couldn't talk about it. No one will understand him. He decided to remain quiet and handle the situation all by himself
Barry was back at Joe's as Caitlin asked to keep an eye on him for tonight. Iris made Barry's favourite dish for dinner. She then made sure Barry was rested well before she went to sleep in her room.
Like yesterday night Barry wasn't able to sleep. Whenever he closed his eyes he could see the kid's face. It was now two nights in a row that he wasn't able to get any sleep and it exhausted his body. The dull constant pain in his head was also irritating him to no end.
It was now seven in the morning when Barry was finally able to get his eyes close without any trouble. He grabbed a pillow and hugged it to his chest and took a breath.
Barry's eyes flew open and he was back in the room with the kid
"Help me...You have to help me"
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