Spoilers/Timeline: Set between 3x14 The Wannabe in the Weeds and 3x15 The Pain in the Heart.
A/N: I know these types of drabbles have probably been done to death, but CupcakeBean and I were discussing what we didn't get to see during those two weeks and this infiltrated my brain; probably the closest thing to angst that I'll ever write. Title can be found in Dierks Bentley's Trying to Stop Your Leaving.
She steps in, turning the water to its hottest. It's scalding her, burning her skin, but it doesn't matter. She can't feel anymore anyhow.
The past week swirls around her. Cyndi Lauper blares in her head. Haunts her. The only thing that replaces it is her own voice pleading, begging.
She can still feel the sticky, warm blood on her hands though she'd scrubbed it away days ago. It makes her dizzy. For a moment she thinks she's going to be sick. She sways and then sinks to the floor, hoping for - praying for - the water to wash her away.