Chap 2. Heartless
Despite the banters, her wit, her cheerfulness Penelope Garcia was a very secretive person regarding her private life. She was rather close to certain persons of her team but there were some things she couldn't share with us. Everyone had a secret garden but sometimes she wished she hadn't such a huge one.
Fate had retrieved the most precious things from her life and she had to go on despite what happened.
Sometimes she wished she could open up to her best friend Derek Morgan and yet she knew that she couldn't…not yet. Maybe that time would come.
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Derek sighed deeply thinking about Penelope, once more she had declined coming with him to Chicago to meet his family. He couldn't pinpoint why she refused to finally meet the most important people in his life.
His relationship with her was a wreck, she had always been secretive about personal matters but yet they were such good friends caring about each other before. Now, it was as if they hadn't much to share. He had some things to share with her. What about her?
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Desiree was looking at his brother intently; his mind was obviously somewhere else.
She finally decided to ask him what was wrong.
"Derek, what's on your mind?"
"Nothing, it's just I worry about Penelope, she seemed off when I asked her to come with me here."
"And she refused, one more time." Desiree said.
"That damn woman." She thought.
"Yes, she said she wanted to be alone at home, so I left her. One hour later I went back to her place and she was gone. I called JJ who said she was going to California."
"She lied to you?" Desiree asked with disbelief.
"Technically yes, but I rather think that she's hiding something, she seemed so sad."
"Well she obviously doesn't want to share it with you so why do you care;"
"She's my friend…"
"Yeah you have some strange friends Derek; you had know her for what 6 years and despite claiming that you her best friend she refuses to meet us. I heard you telling mum that she doesn't go out with you in public; you just shared moments at hers or yours. I think that you should get rid of that kind of friend. She's obviously ashamed of being seen with you."
"How can you say that? You don't know her at all! She's not like that!"
"With the little I know, I can say that she's a heartless woman.
"Desiree, you're my sister and I love you, but you better not talk about Penelope like that!" he said storming out of the room.
Fran who had just entered looked at his retreating back puzzled.
"Nothing." Desiree muttered and left the house.