Chapter Eleven:
Reid sat in the driver's seat of his Escalade at the side of the road his hands still on the wheel. His hands were starting to go numb he was holding the wheel so tight, his knuckles were white, but as long as he held the wheel he couldn't see himself shaking.
He had pulled over between the Danver's place and the party. He couldn't face everyone yet. He just couldn't stand to be around people. He couldn't wrap his head around what he had done; he couldn't even remember having control over himself.
He looked around his truck at where Victoria had been sitting moments before. Victoria hadn't run away, she had been there beside him. He had only just dropped her off at her house.
"Damn it," He whispered to the truck, He practically had a break down in front of her. "You're being a pussy," He said out loud as if trying to pull himself together.
Reid looked around the SUV, it felt like IT was closing in on him, his breathing was getting heavier, he couldn't get air. His hands left the wheel and shakily grabbed the door handle and opened the door. Reid pushed himself out of the truck nearly collapsing on the ground.
He ran a few steps away from the truck clinging to his own chest. He couldn't breath. His hands went to his head clinging to his toque trying to get a hold of himself. It was as if he was loosing control over his own sanity.
He fell to his knee's panting; suddenly it was like a voice was telling him what to do, reasoning with him. He looked at his truck, everything was getting clearer, he was breathing easier, and he stood up feeling powerful, his old self again.
He pointed his open hand at his truck. The metal groaned in on it's self as the truck raised off the gravel road. Reid found himself laughing as he used.
Watching the truck floating and with more ease then ever before, it wasn't like when he used before he ascended, he could do anything.
Something caught his attention. He looked at his body and blinked a few times, the truck hit the ground again with a crash. He knew he had stopped using and a sudden cold feeling collapsed in on his chest. He gasped as the air was sucked from his chest. He staggered and blinked a few times.
He seemed to regain control over himself, his cell was ringing. He flicked it open.
"Uh…yeah?"
"Reid?" Was the response on the other end of the line, it was quiet but Reid knew it was Victoria.
"Victoria? Are you okay, you don't sound good?" Reid asked concentrating on her and not his shortness of breath.
"Uh, no…no I am not, look I am sorry I don't have anyone else to call," It sounded like she was crying.
"Victoria, what's wrong, where's Caleb?"
She gave a watery laugh, "Yeah, Caleb. Uh, I don't think I can deal with him right now….look I am sorry Reid,"
"No, don't be sorry. Look, where are you?" He asked walking towards his truck.
"I am outside my house,"
"Okay, I'll be there,"
"Reid?"
"Yeah,"
"Hurry okay?" Reid froze with his hand on the door handle; something in her voice made his heart hurt in a way the he had never felt before. "Reid?"
"Yeah, I am here, I'll bet there in a sec," With that he hung up and got in his truck.