A/N: Thank you so much for your patience. I have been so sick lately, that is hard for me to update. I do have a new story though and it is my favorite. Go read "In Time."
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"Code White, ICU, Code White ICU." You hear the overhead announcement and hug your knees closer to your chest as you hide in the basement stairwell. The code has been going off for a good while now, and you know it is for you. They are looking for you.
"Shit." You whisper to yourself as you cower in the cold stairwell, you arm is still bleeding from where you ripped out the IV. You have no doubt you have left a blood trail that will lead someone straight to you. That and you know your team is here, looking for you. With the damn FBI in the building it is only a matter of time- they hunt down criminals across the US and can find them; they will find you.
You have to keep moving, you have to get out of the hospital. But first, you have to get out of the stairwell. You've got the training, you know how to make yourself disappear, now to actually put it to use.
You have no idea where you will go, you know your team will be lurking in all of your favorite spots, so you will have to figure that out as you go. Suddenly, as the announcement goes out over the speakers again, you hear a door swing open, and propel yourself up and rush down the stairs, desperate to stay away from everyone and anyone.
"She can't have gotten to far." You hear a somewhat familiar voice speak; and the voice sends shivers down your spine. You know it… and suddenly you are terrified.
"I doubt that." The second voice speaks up. And you know it is Hannah. "She is a trained federal agent and bound and determined to end it all." For some reason, Hannah's words really dig deep.
"I heard a bit about what happened." You find yourself frozen, unable to move as the voices get closer to you; and you find yourself having to make a decision.
"She went through hell, but I am not here to discuss what happened. That is Agent Jareau's business.."
You bite your lip; they are getting closer. This is your chance at freedom, to get away from this hell hole; do you move or do you stay put? If they ever find you, you know you will find your way into a locked unit.
"Whatever, Hannah." They pause and you find yourself holding your breath, hoping they won't come any further down. "How in the hell did she get out of the ICU anyway?"
"From what we have put together, she ripped off her IV, got dressed and simply walked out."
"What dumbass let a suicidal woman off the unit?" Their voices are growing further away and you let out your breath. This was a close call.
It's just as you back up a bit more, you find it. An emergency exit door. It will set off an alarm, alerting everyone where you were; but by the time they find the exit, you will be long gone.
And without a moments hesituation, you push open the door and are momentiarly blinded by the tinstense sunlight, and the alarm screams. You have no time to waste and you take off, thankful the snow has gone, without snow, you can't leave foot prints.
You leave no trace of yourself as you run away; you simply rip off the hospital bracelet and toss it in the dumpster; and as you make your way around the hospital building, you hear Morgan's voice demanding to know where the exit is. You turn just to see him race inside; away from you. You are free.