Ray was the first voice you heard when you finally came to,
"She looks so peaceful when she's asleep." Ray chuckled.
"You shouldn't say things like that about strangers, Ray." Winston said hovering in the doorway.
"Well according to Ray, strangers are just friends you haven't met yet, at least that's what he always said in high school." Egon piped up from the couch of the interview area not looking up from his newspaper.
You opened your eyes slowly so they could adjust to the bright sunlight pouring in from the window. When they focused in, Ray was so close you got scared and rolled out of the bed again and hit the floor for a second time.
"If I'm gonna keep landing on the floor like this, I'm gonna need another mattress to land on." You said tiredly with a stretching squirm.
Ray helped you up with a hand and you continued stretching now that you were vertical. Egon was sitting on the couch in the interview area when he saw an article that caught his attention,
"Hey, guys. There's something here about (y/n)'s apartment." He said out loud so you could hear from the room.
"What!?" Ray ran past Winston, who barely had time to move out of his way.
You hurried behind him to read the article over Egon's shoulder, Winston followed to read it too. Egon read it after clearing his throat,
"(Reader's apartment address), was broken into and was ransacked. A neighbor alerted the police after hearing rustling noises coming from inside, the authorities have sealed off the apartment to search for evidence. No suspect was found, there was no sign of forced entry, but when the police got there they had to bust the door down and only a window was wide open." He lead his finger across every word so the 3 of you could follow along.
Ray's jaw dropped and Winston sighed and squeezed the bridge of his nose, you on the other hand were white with dread. Egon turned to see the reactions behind him and yours sent him into a bout of empathy he didn't even know he had.
"(y/n), I am so sorry this happened. I guess it is a good thing Ray let you stay with us, you could've been hurt or worse had you been there last night." Egon said getting up from the couch, walking over to you, and putting his hand on your shoulder as you walked zombily over to a nearby recliner and just dropped onto it. You cried into your hands and he just stood there casting glances to Ray and Winston for help, Ray walked over and decided to say something,
"(y/n), if you want we could drive over and see what damage was done, but that is completely up to you." He said remorsefully.
You just cried as Egon nervously rubbed your shoulder with his hand in small circles, he didn't even realize why he was doing this as it was not something he would normally be doing. Winston was just standing there waiting for the decision to be made and he would start getting things ready, you on the other hand were just distraught beyond belief and could only think of one thing to do, something that all girls usually do when things go wrong,
"I w-want to call my mom first before we go anywhere." You sniffed shakily.
"I'll take you to Janine's desk, she'll let you use the phone." Ray said offering a box of tissues from the table nearby, which you took with embarrassment due to your current state.
Egon took the newspaper over to the kitchen area and cut out the article with a pair of scissors so you could use it as a secondary proof with your ID to get back in if the police were there. Ray took you down to make the call and Winston followed to get the gear ready, since this could've been the entity again.
Egon now alone went to put the clipping with your things, also for a quick trip to the restroom before taking off anywhere. After finishing, he washed his hands and caught his reflection in the mirror and noticed bags under his eyes (not like his usual ones from working many nights in a row). He took some water in his hands and splashed his face to try to hydrate himself, as he also noticed he was looking pale and drained. You came back up while Ray and Winston packed the Ecto-1,
"Egon? You okay?" You asked him seeing that the bathroom light was on.
"Yeah, I'm ok. Just looking more tired than usual, you do too you know." He pointed out.
"Crying does that to you, I guess I need a little pick-me-up." You said absentmindedly.
"There's some coffee out there, I think Ray made it this morning when we got back." He replied drying his face off.
"When did you guys get back?" You asked curiously.
"Around 9am, the ghost was haunting a little girl disguised as an imaginary friend." Egon scoffed, "Supernatural creatures will stoop to any levels just to draw energy from people."
You walked over to him and put your hand on his shoulder, in repayment from what he did earlier and you felt a surge of electricity pull through your body. He must have felt it too, cause he shivered.
"Gosh, the water was cold." He sheepishly chuckled.
"Yeah, I bet...I haven't used it yet, so I wouldn't know." You chuckled in response patting him on the shoulder lightly with humor.
"You should try cold showers," He stopped after realizing what he had just said to you… a girl who he barely knew, "I mean, um...it's scientifically proven that they help your health and get rid of migraines, makes you more alert, improves circulation, eases stress, and relieves depression."
"Huh, I didn't know that. I guess I'll try that when we get back from my place." You started to walk back out the door.
"Wait? You're going, why didn't you tell me?" He questioned.
"I thought you knew?" You asked, then you remembered why you came up, "That's right! I came up here to tell you just that."
"So, I guess we should get down there, Ray and Winston are probably ready to go." He walked out the door behind you when you started to walk away.
"My mom will be there by the time we get there, I told her what happened." You said walking down the stairs.
Since Winston was in the passenger seat, you and Egon got in the back seat, he let you in first then he got in and closed the door. Driving to the apartment was the easy part, walking up the stairs was too...but when you got there and you saw your mom standing with the door open, the view you and the guys walked up to was not a pretty picture.
