Chapter 1
It's been a week since both Caitlin and Cisco had left Barry, Barry had sold off the apartment him and Caitlin were living in, as it brought back way to memories of her, which he couldn't handle. He eventually moved to Joe's house after he sold off the apartment.
"Barry, I've been looking over ever since your mother's death, and I know how hard life was on you, first you had your mother murdered, then your father was murder, and then the whole situation with Iris occurred, and now finally you had your best friend walk out on you along with your girlfriend. I really wish I could help you out Barry, or at least help with sharing the pain", Joe said.
"It's alright Joe, I'll eventually get through this like every other problem I've had", Barry replied with a defeated voice and went to his room, to sleep.
A week later Barry had moved out of Joe's home, and bought a small one-bedroom home on the outskirts of Central City.
A year had continued of Barry completing his duty as a CSI and lived in that small house, but every weekend you would find him either in his living room drunk or in a bar until he properly meets his neighbors.
The Meeting
Barry had just arrived home and was parking his car into the garage when he sees a girl walk past his house dropping a doll, but goes unnoticed by her, and she walks into the home right next to him. He goes and picks up the doll, and makes his way to his neighbor's house. He rings the bell and is greeted by an old man.
"Hello, there ... ", the old man said.
"Barry. Barry Allen. I believe someone from this household lost this doll.", Barry replied.
"Oh thank goodness, that's my granddaughter's doll, she loves it dearly as it's her only reminder of her parents. Please come in.", the old man said as he grabbed the toy from Barry's handled gently and started to open the door for him.
"Thank you for inviting me but it's alright, I don't want to intrude on your time with your granddaughter", Barry replied.
"Oh, you're not intruding at all, please at least join us for dinner tonight", the Old man said.
"Thank you for the invite, I'll gladly love to join you for dinner tonight", Barry replied and scurried off to his home.
Dinner
Barry had gotten ready and made him over to the elderly man's home, to attend dinner with his family. When he ringed the bell he was brought inside by the same elderly man.
"So are you single", the man questioned him.
"Yes sir, I still didn't find anyone who would marry me", Barry replied with a slight frown as he remembered Caitlin.
"Oh how impolite of me, of not telling you my name, the name's John", he said.
Just as Barry and John were going to talk about how his job was, a little girl with the doll, Barry had returned to the elderly man, had walked towards him and said, "Thank you so much, they're my only memory of my parents".
"Oh, well you Welcome, but what's your name kiddo", Barry asked.
"My name is Ash, and I'm 4 years old", she replied.
"What a cute name", I responded.
"So where are your parents", I asked, causing the room to be completely silent.
She started crying and ran off.
"Her parents died in a car crash, ever since then she's been living with us, that doll you returned was her only memory of them", John said.
"I'm so sorry", I replied
"Don't be, you didn't cause it", John responded in a grim tone.
"Well let's have dinner shall we", John added on changing the sad grim mood to a much more cheerful mood.
After I start having dinner with John, his wife, and his granddaughter join us for dinner. After we complete, dinner they sit me down in, the living room, and we talk about how my life was going, while the little girl plays with her toys on the floor.
"So what did your parents do", John and Emily (John's wife) ask.
"I don't know, my parents were murdered when I was little", I said in a sad tone.
This caused the little girl to look up and come over to me and say, "Did it hurt a lot when you just lost them".
"Yes it did, but I eventually went was able to get myself to stand my ground and fight back against the world Ash", I said.
Eventually, John and Emily put Ash to sleep and that's when I talked into more detail about what happened in my life. We continued talking until it turned to about 11 pm when I took my leave.
Another year passes by, except this time, in my spare time I spend a lot of time playing with Ash and talking to John and Emily. Unfortunately, John and Emily die, at that very year due to a chronic disorder. I have Ash move in with me with, in order to make sure she doesn't get sent to an orphanage. Another year with her in my home will pass.