The following morning, Kelly arrived at work a little earlier then
she had the other days of that week. When she got there, she wasn't
surprised when there was only one other car there, what did surprise her
though was that that car belonged to Kris. As she entered the office, she
wasn't sure what to expect. After the shooting the day before, everything
else that happened was a blur, and she wasn't sure how she had reacted.
The worried look on Kris' face though, answered all of her questions, and
she soon found herself wishing that she hadn't gotten there quiet as early.
Despite wishes to avoid it though, she sat down on the couch, unwilling to
start the conversation.
"Are you ok Kelly?" Kris finally asked.
"I'm better." Kelly responded. She still didn't want her friend to know about the nightmares that now haunted her throughout the day.
"Do you want to talk about what happened yesterday?" Kris nervously asked. Kelly had been so close to letting her emotions go the other day, and now she seemed to be claming up again.
"I got scarred. He fired at me first Kris. The bullet barely missed me. It could have been me that was on the ground when you came." Kelly blurted out. She figured that that much was obvious.
"It's normal though Kelly. What you went through 20 years ago was traumatizing, and because you've been hiding your fears for all this time, they're hitting harder now then they would have before. If you stop pushing us away though, we can help you past this." Kris pleaded. She knew that if she were going to get Kelly to open up, it would have to be now.
"I'm sorry. I just wish I could erase it from my memory. That the nightmares would just disappear. It hasn't always been like this Kris. Before this week, I never even thought about it. I went from day to day just like everyone else did. I slept at night and had no problems getting through the day." Kelly finally said after some silence. She was tired of staying quiet, she was hopeful that by talking about it, she'd be able to get past it.
"Nightmares…Kelly, why didn't you tell me this before. What does Christopher think?" Kris was wondering.
"He doesn't know, he doesn't know about any of it. Not Charlie, not you, not my working here, not even the shooting.", Kelly confessed.
The next several minutes were filled with more confessions by Kelly, and more comforting thoughts from Kris. Before they knew it, Sabrina and Bosley had shown up, and with that, Kelly once again grew silent. It wasn't that she was unwilling to share her fears with them, she just felt guilty that they would all know, and Christopher wouldn't. So instead, they talked about little things as they waited for Charlie to call. When he did, he was quick to congratulate them on yet another job well down. It was after the "how glad he was that he could count on them" speech though that the real shocker occurred.
"Anyway Angels, after witnessing your success on this last case, and realizing just how much this agency has been missing since you all left, I started wondering what the possibility would be of the three of you returning to work here." Charlie asked them. Just hearing the words but Kelly into shock. Kris and Sabrina were quick with yes answers, but there was an eerie silence from Kelly. Talking with Kris before had helped to ease the fears that Kelly constantly felt, but they were still there and she wasn't sure if they would ever go away. After a long silence though, she made her mind up. The only way she was going to get past what had happened 20 years ago was to be faced with the same situation time and time again. By working for Charlie again, she would be in the perfect environment. With that in mind, she quickly blurted out her yes answer, a smile crossing both Kris and Sabrina's faces as she said it. Everyone seemed to be happy with her decision, now all she had to do was to tell Christopher
"Are you ok Kelly?" Kris finally asked.
"I'm better." Kelly responded. She still didn't want her friend to know about the nightmares that now haunted her throughout the day.
"Do you want to talk about what happened yesterday?" Kris nervously asked. Kelly had been so close to letting her emotions go the other day, and now she seemed to be claming up again.
"I got scarred. He fired at me first Kris. The bullet barely missed me. It could have been me that was on the ground when you came." Kelly blurted out. She figured that that much was obvious.
"It's normal though Kelly. What you went through 20 years ago was traumatizing, and because you've been hiding your fears for all this time, they're hitting harder now then they would have before. If you stop pushing us away though, we can help you past this." Kris pleaded. She knew that if she were going to get Kelly to open up, it would have to be now.
"I'm sorry. I just wish I could erase it from my memory. That the nightmares would just disappear. It hasn't always been like this Kris. Before this week, I never even thought about it. I went from day to day just like everyone else did. I slept at night and had no problems getting through the day." Kelly finally said after some silence. She was tired of staying quiet, she was hopeful that by talking about it, she'd be able to get past it.
"Nightmares…Kelly, why didn't you tell me this before. What does Christopher think?" Kris was wondering.
"He doesn't know, he doesn't know about any of it. Not Charlie, not you, not my working here, not even the shooting.", Kelly confessed.
The next several minutes were filled with more confessions by Kelly, and more comforting thoughts from Kris. Before they knew it, Sabrina and Bosley had shown up, and with that, Kelly once again grew silent. It wasn't that she was unwilling to share her fears with them, she just felt guilty that they would all know, and Christopher wouldn't. So instead, they talked about little things as they waited for Charlie to call. When he did, he was quick to congratulate them on yet another job well down. It was after the "how glad he was that he could count on them" speech though that the real shocker occurred.
"Anyway Angels, after witnessing your success on this last case, and realizing just how much this agency has been missing since you all left, I started wondering what the possibility would be of the three of you returning to work here." Charlie asked them. Just hearing the words but Kelly into shock. Kris and Sabrina were quick with yes answers, but there was an eerie silence from Kelly. Talking with Kris before had helped to ease the fears that Kelly constantly felt, but they were still there and she wasn't sure if they would ever go away. After a long silence though, she made her mind up. The only way she was going to get past what had happened 20 years ago was to be faced with the same situation time and time again. By working for Charlie again, she would be in the perfect environment. With that in mind, she quickly blurted out her yes answer, a smile crossing both Kris and Sabrina's faces as she said it. Everyone seemed to be happy with her decision, now all she had to do was to tell Christopher
