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To his own surprise, Reid began to wake again. He had thought for sure that he wouldn't. He could hear his father near him, but he soon heard his footsteps walking away from him. That's when he realized he heard something else.
His eyes shot open as he heard the sound of his cell phone ringing from his bedroom. My Team. He had never been happier to hear the sound of his phone ringing. Maybe there is still hope.
He must be late for work. Has it been that long already? Although it felt like he had been lying here for an eternity, it still seemed like that much time shouldn't have passed yet, but he was glad that it had.
The ringing was getting louder. His father came back into the room with Reid's phone in his hand.
"Late for work, I presume," his father said. "Morgan…I believe I met him."
Morgan. He will be filled with anger. He will take the longest to accept my death...
Reid began to drift in and out of consciousness. He wasn't sure how long he was out each time, but it was enough time for more calls to come to his phone. Each time his phone rang, it brought him back into the world. And each time, his father told him who was calling.
"JJ."
JJ. She will cry the most. She will lose her best friend, and her baby will lose his godfather...
"Garcia."
Reid wondered why his father kept telling him who was calling. He wants me to remember what I'm going to lose. He's trying to torture me psychologically by making me think about what my death is going to do to them. It was working.
Garcia. This will hurt her the most. She won't be able to be that bubbly, cheery person that makes everyone smile anymore...
"Morgan, again."
Of course he would be the one calling me the most...
"Prentiss."
Emily. She will take this hard, but she won't show her emotions in front of anyone. She will cry when she is alone...
"Morgan. Hmm. That's the third time. He must be really worried about you."
I wouldn't expect anything less...
"Rossi."
Rossi. He will be sad, but he will be the one to encourage the others that they need to move on, and that that would be what I would have wanted...
"Morgan."
Reid realized that everyone probably knew Morgan was calling him, but each of them had to try for themselves. It made him sad to realize how much everyone cared for him and worried about him. The only one who hadn't called yet was...
"Hotchner."
Hotch. He will blame himself. No matter what anyone tries to tell him, he will still feel like it's his fault he wasn't here to protect me.
A thought popped into Reid's head. For Hotch to give in and call him meant that he was getting really worried. That means he'll send someone to come check on me soon. Another thought popped into his head. My father probably knows this as well and is going to kill me soon.
A question began to float through Reid's mind as he once again began to slowly drift into unconsciousness. Which one is going to happen first?