Chapter 44
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"Maeve, where are we going?" I asked her. It seemed to take so long.
"Don't worry Spencer. I am going to show you a couple of people who you know but really wish they were still alive." She replied.
A few minutes later we arrived at a room. The room was a dark green with gold wires across it. It looked like a giant computer circuit. The floor was tiled but the tiles a really light blue. It was as if we were looking down on the earth.
I saw people against the walls looking at little screens which were built into the walls.
"Here, look. That man over there. The man with the dark hair. You know him very well. He is standing next to the blond woman. They are soul mates but both of them hate it up here. They both hate missing out on their child's life. The only way they can see him grow up is through is through one of these screen. They can't talk to him. They can see the pain their child is going through but can't do anything about…" She whispered.
I knew who it was. Hotch was finally with Haley but they both shared a pain that a parent must have had when they couldn't protect their child any more. It was so upsetting to see Hotch and Haley together in a shared sob.
Hotch was definitely in pain. Just like any parent would be.
Both parents were crying over the live they could never have back with their only child.
"Is this the only place people mourn over the lives they have lost?" I asked. It was upsetting to see Hotch like that.
I think he was oblivious to anyone else other than Haley being in the room. I don't think he knew I was in there.
"No, there are lots of rooms like this. Usually people who have just died spend a lot of time in here. After about a month or two they readjust their lives and visit maybe once a week or a couple times a month. You know before you came here, I looked over you. I love you Spencer but I know it's not you time to properly die yet…"
"What?" I interrupted. I couldn't understand what she meant by 'it's not your time to properly die yet,'
How did she know when I should die? How did she know whether my time was up yet or not?
"Don't worry Spencer, I need you to go and see Morgan now. I will send you. Goodbye my love, we will meet again in the future. I will always love you Dr Spencer Reid!" She whispered as she gave me a kiss on the lips and hugged me tight.
I didn't want to leave her. I didn't want to leave the only person I truly loved. It seemed so harsh but as soon as her lips left mine.
She wasn't with me anymore. She had sent me to a place which looked like the dining room I had been in when I closed my eyes. I was looking down on myself and saw Garcia weeping next to my body. Everything was so still. Even the tears coming from Garcia's eyes were dead still.
I felt someone stand next to me. I assumed it was Morgan. "What do you want to show me exactly?" I snapped.
I had just been separated from my one true love and most of my close friends and family. I wanted more time to be with Maeve. It wasn't fair we had to be separated.
"I just wanted to show you that people love you down here too. Personally I would be happier if you stayed with my baby girl and protected her because I don't want to see her hurt herself. I know you will look after her and my child well. You are actually the only one I trust in protecting them. I know this will seem so harsh but I need you to re-enter your body. You can do that. Your body can survive this but my body couldn't live. Please I wouldn't ask if I thought she didn't need someone looking out for her. Please Reid. Can you re-enter your body?" He asked.
I thought of the thing I had seen. The great thing I had seen. I could be with my love. I could be with my mum and my best friend. But I could see how upset Morgan was and Maeve said it wasn't my time. I could also see how upset Garcia was even though she was dead still and with my body. I still wondered what Maeve meant.
"Please Pretty Boy," He begged me. I had never seen him like this before.
I was torn on whether to stay or go.