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The next morning

Slowly she walked to the district, her hands in her pockets. This morning she had had her last appointment with her doctor, as a last check up and she felt bummed, because it felt like this was going to be the way it was.

Some people were looking at her, at her neck and her face and she just wanted to hide. She knew that former her, was strong enough that she would have asked what was the problem, confront them with the fact they were staring at the scars, but right now she didn't feel strong enough. She was tired, so tired. Most of the night she had been spending in the bathroom again after ruining the night for her and Ruzek. He had been so sweet for taking her out and she had been scared of his rejection because of all the scars. She still felt like he was bothered by it but did not want to admit it, but she didn't dare to talk about it, even more worried about rejection. Walking into the district, some people were looking at her. She didn't like it looked at them because it made her insecure and small.

She greeted Platt and walked up the stairs and was ready to tell Ruzek that the doctor had told her she was fine now, she also wished he had not said that, because he had said that she was okay, it did mean that it wouldn't get better, that she wouldn't get better. The scars would not go away and that was something that she had known, that the scars would not go away, but now it was sure and it hurt her. It made her scared for her future and scared that Adam would realize that her scars would not get better and she would look like this forever.

Looking as Roman walked past her, looking at her, not knowing what to say.

''Hey, how are you doing?'' She said then, walking towards him. They had never gotten very close but she was kind of sad to leave him because they had never talked about what had happened to her. She did blame him, because he should have had her back. He was just flat out ignoring her now and it annoyed her, it made her so angry because she was stuck with these scars and he was her partner, he should have had her beck and beside a card in the hospital, she hadn't heard anything from him.

''Fine.'' He said, casting his eyes from her and passing her without saying anything else.

Upset, Burgess walked to the bathroom, standing in one of the stalls as she felt tears filling her eyes. Sitting down on the toilet with the lit down, she sobbed. She was so angry of him. It was not like he could have saved her, but he still should have had her back instead of fighting with his ex.

Trudy Platt walked into the bathroom, surprised as somebody was crying. After going to the bathroom and washing her hands, she listened and realized that cry sounded very familiar.

''Burgess?'' Platt said then, by the door. Kim tried to be quiet but Platt's shoes didn't move outside she slowly left the stall.

''What is wrong?'' Platt asked and Kim shook her head.

''Nothing.''

''You were crying.'' Platt said.

''It was nothing.'' Kim said, washing her hands by the sinks and walking out of the bathrooms before Platt could ask anything else. Walking back onto the hallway, she let out a deep sigh and wanted to walk upstairs to the intelligence unit again, when she suddenly realized she had been wrong earlier. Roman could walk away all he wanted, but maybe it would make her feel better when she let it out. She walked around, suddenly she was him close to the intelligence unit.

''Roman!'' She yelled but he kept on walking and she grabbed his shoulder.

''I have to deal with these marks on my face and body for the rest of my life because you didn't have my back.'' Kim said angry, grabbing his arm as he was walking and he looked at her.

''You didn't have my back and you were my partner! You were too busy fighting with you ex. I know it is not your fault that the buzzer was rigged but you can at least look me in the eyes and tell me you are sorry because you should have had my back!'' She yelled then, angry and Roman looked at her.

''Sorry.'' He said then, looking down.

''I said you have to look me in the eye while saying it. Or are my scars bothering you?'' She yelled angry and some of the other officers looked at them. Suddenly somebody took her by her arm and dragged her away and she wanted to hit the person away, when she saw it was Adam.

''Let me go!'' She yelled angry as he took her to an interrogation room.

''Calm down!'' He said then as they went inside and he closed the door. She sat down on a chair, looking at the ground and suddenly her face got raised again by Adam, whom had his hand under her chin and she carefully smiled at him then.

He gave her a kiss and looked at her,

''Are you really okay, because I am worried about you. What did the doctor say?''

''I am okay.'' She lied and gave him a small smile. ''The doctor said that too.

He smiled and he nodded, although he was still worried about her. His hand caressed her scarred cheek and she tried not the cringe but he put the hair behind her ear and kissed her on her forehead as he got up.

''If there is anything, please talk to me. I will see you in the office when you feel up for it again.'' He said and she nodded, looking as he walked out.

Turning a little, she looked in the mirror, that was there in the interrogation room, looking at herself again and wondering if she should tell Adam that she was so bothered by the markings in her skin, the markings of when she was shot, but somewhere she was too scared that they bothered him too and that he would admit it then and maybe even leave her. Walking closer to the mirror, she touched the scar in her neck…it had to bother him. He could get a much prettier girl.

Looking into her own eyes, she still saw that they were red from crying and she was almost scared that this sadness would never go away and that in the end, she would never be the pretty girl again she once was.

Maybe it had been better if she hadn't made it.

NOTE: Burgess got cleared by the doctor whom made sure she is all fine now, but she is so scared because she knows that the scars will not go away and that Adam will leave her, which also came out at the end when they talked. She confronted Roman about her anger that he did not have her back, but that ended with her crying in the bathroom stall. Platt heard her and is very suspicious now but Burgess is in a dark place and can she open up to somebody in time before it is too late?

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