Chapter Four
It was cold in her apartment. She shivered as she pulled her cardigan closer to her and wrapped her arms around herself. Dana checked the time, 3.30. Mulder should be on his way now.
She sighed as she walked over to the heating controls and turned it up. Turning back to the kitchen, she glanced at the clock on the wall again. 3.34.
Scully stared into the empty apartment and considered calling him. She took out her phone and selected his name.
'Scully?' Mulder picked up fast.
'Hey Mulder. You didn't call me back..' She started.
'I'm just on my way home now. I won't be long.' He said. She heard the background noise again of the road.
'I was getting worried about you there.' She said with a small smile to herself, grateful that he was ok.
'Really?' He said. She could sense the joy in his voice. 'I'm touched.'
She was silent for a moment as her chest tightened. I still love you.
She so desperately wanted to say it, but she stopped herself. The memories of the break up were still so raw. Being together just brought it all back again. Scully sighed in frustration. She knew the dance that they were doing. They were good at it.
'What's the matter?' He asked, hearing her sigh. Scully snapped back into reality.
'Nothing.. nothing.'
'I'll be there soon.' He said with concern. She felt tears fill her eyes as she melted at his compassion. 'Don't worry.'
'I'm not!' She said with a small smile. 'I know you will be.'
'Although I'm hoping I don't get lost – I've not been to your new apartment yet.' He said with an awkward tone. Scully looked around her new home.
'You've got the address.' She murmured coldly. She didn't want to lead him on. 'I'll see you soon.'
'You've got the address.'
Mulder's heart lowered with the coldness of her voice. She was putting it on to protect herself.
'I'll see you soon.'
It sounded like she was ready to hang up.
'Hey Scully, wait..' He started, his heart racing. It was on the tip of his tongue.. aching to come out.
This is killing me.
But he stopped himself, far too aware that she wasn't ready to open those wounds yet. He wasn't even sure that he was – he had nearly died when she'd left. His depression had completely taken over by that point.
'110 right?' He asked. She was silent.
'Yes Mulder.' She whispered back. He could sense her sadness.
It was painful.
He didn't see it coming.
The car screeched towards him, coming from across the other side of the road.
He cried out in surprise and saw the vehicle come flying towards him, crashing through the middle barrier and flipping over as it did. In a panicked reaction he swerved to the left to try and get off the road, but to his horror his steering was not responding.
He could hear Scully faintly down the phone. He cried out to her, his mind speaking for him in survival instinct. He wanted to let her know that he was in trouble, that he needed help.
The car caught his back end and he slammed on the brakes desperately as the car in front of him came careening into his vision faster than he would have thought possible. But his brakes weren't working either.
'What the hell!?' He cried out in panic. He couldn't do anything. His car was useless.
His world stood still.
Everything went to slow motion.
Mulder felt panic fill his chest as he saw the plates from the car in front come closer. Suddenly he noticed something on the side of the road. He frowned in confusion as he turned to look.
A hooded figure stood still, shrouded in darkness. Mulder's eyes opened wide in shock as he came to realised what was happening. He tried to make out the man's face, but it was lowered, and he appeared to be chanting something. His mouth moved slowly.
Mulder said something to Scully down the phone, not even sure if she was still there or could hear him, but he needed to say it.
He closed his eyes and braced for impact.
'110 right?'
She could sense his sadness.
'Yes Mulder.' She whispered painfully. Tears threatening to fall again. She was such a wreck at the moment.
Suddenly she heard a crash.
'Mulder?' She asked in surprise. He didn't respond. The line jumped and she heard the undeniable sound of a car horn screeching through her ears. Scully jumped in shock and felt the panic hit her hard.
'MULDER?' She exclaimed louder, desperate for him to answer. But to her horror, he didn't. There was another sound of crunching. She felt sick at the sound. It was the sound that you never wanted to hear as a driver – the sound of one car crashing against another. She cried out in shock.
'Oh my god!' She breathed sadly. 'Mulder! Talk to me!' She pleaded, but there was no response.
'MULDEEER!' She cried out, and felt her arm reach out to her desk to steady herself. She felt faint.
'SCULLY!' He cried out to her. She gasped at the sound of his voice. He sounded like he was in grave danger.
'MULDER!? WHAT'S HAPPENING?'
'I need… help!' He cried out in desperation. She could just about make out his words over the noises.
'Where are you?' She asked frantically, grabbing her keys from her desk. She stormed towards her coat hanger and threw on the first jacket she could reach. 'Talk to me! Keep talking to me Mulder!' She pleaded frantically.
'What the hell?!' He cried out in shock. She knew that tone, he was genuinely terrified.
'I'M COMING TO FIND YOU!' She shouted. He didn't respond. 'MULDER!?'
'Dana?'
His voice came back over the line. But this time he was different. She opened her eyes wider in shock as he now sounded calm. She couldn't control her emotions and she broke down as she heard him say her first name in that familiar way.
Like he used to say it.
'If you ever see William... tell him... I love him...'
The line went dead.
'NO!' She cried out. But the tone rang her ears.
'Please, no, no no..' She repeated frantically between sobs, tears now streaming down her cheeks.
Her world fell apart around her.
He was gone.
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