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Three weeks later

Reid knew he was beginning to break, he couldn't stand being in the hospital for much longer. He didn't want to talk to the doctors about what he was going through or what had happened to him. He wanted to make them understand that he wasn't planning on killing himself anymore, he had thought about other ways he could improve his life. Reid thought about starting somewhere new. He could go somewhere people didn't know him, he had briefly thought about calling Gideon and asking to stay with him when he got released. He didn't know if Gideon even knew he was in a mental hospital, Reid knew that the team still didn't respect Gideon.

Reid was laying down on his pillow, there was something soothing about the cold side of a pillow. It was two in the afternoon and Reid had chosen to say in his room instead of the day room. Reid jumped slightly when his door opened, he let out a small smile when Eric walked in. Reid had to admit the only good thing about being in the hospital was that he had become friends with Eric. Eric was a twenty six year old patient who had been admitted after he had started to suffer delusions, Reid knew by Eric's behaviour that he was experiencing the onset of schizophrenia.

"Hey Dr Reid," Eric smiled as he walked into the room, Eric lifted his hand up halfway and gave him an awkward little wave making Reid smile a little.

"E-Eric, please call m-me Spencer. I'm not a d-doctor, n-not since I-I came in h-here."

"I like calling you Dr Reid, it makes this place a little more bearable plus it annoys the mental doctors," Eric told Reid.
Reid lifted himself off his bed and ran a hand through his hair, he felt his stomach churn as he caught a glimpse of his
wrists but he quickly pulling his jacket down to cover his wrists. He was thankful to Eric for not saying anything at his
actions.

"How a-are things g-going today?" Reid asked.

"They changed my meds so I'm a little jittery but I'm okay. I didn't want to take my meds but Michael the nurse didn't really give me a choice," Eric said before tapping his hand on his knee three times. Reid knew that Eric did this to block out something bad.

"They f-forced it d-down your throat. This p-place is a d-disgrace, I h-hate it here," Reid said angrily before he hit his
fist against the wall.

"I don't like it here either but we don't exactly have a choice. This places acts as good as gold when there are visitors here but its a hell hole once we are alone. My dad put me here because he didn't want to deal with me," Eric said before his eyes watered and he started to cry.

Reid walked over to Eric and led Eric back to his bed. Reid sat him down and tried to calm him down.

"E-Eric, you can t-talk to me. I-I know this p-place isn't nice b-but I'm here when you n-need to talk," Reid soothed as he put a comforting hand on Eric's shoulder.

"My mum was willing to look after me but my dad forced me in here. It isn't my fault this happened to me, I didn't choose to be this way. I'm not going to survive in here and I know that. I miss my mum," Eric cried.

Reid immediately knew how Eric felt. Reid missed his mother but he didn't have the heart to tell her where he was. He had been sending her letters but not as frequently as he was used to. He had been lying to her where he was. He was suffering in this place, he didn't want his mother to suffer as well.

"I know h-how you f-feel. I-I miss my m-mum t-too," Reid admitted. He wasn't sure how he felt about sharing details about himself but Eric was the closest thing he had to a friend at the moment. He hoped that Eric wouldn't betray his trust.

"Why are you here Dr Reid? You don't look crazy," Eric said as he wiped the remaining tears from his cheeks. Reid could help but let out a small gentle chuckle.

'At least one person doesn't think I'm crazy' Reid thought.

Reid took a deep breath and decided he was going to tell Eric why he was in this hell. Eric had told him, Reid knew the least he could was being honest with Eric. Reid felt incredibly fearful of telling Eric but he pushed past it. Eric understood better than the doctors who were trying to pry secrets from his lips.

"I'm h-here b-because I t-tried to kill my-myself," Reid admitted. Reid felt a rush of relief wash through him and a weight lift off his shoulders.

Eric looked up at Reid with a look of horror and shock.

"Why would you try and kill yourself?" Eric gasped. "You are so nice Dr Reid, you are the nicest person I know, why would you do that?"

"Eric I-I.." Reid began to say before he his door opened to reveal Michael the nurse.

"Eric, you have a group therapy to go to. Up now!" Michael barked at Eric causing Eric to cower away from Micheal. Reid realised then that Eric was going to suffer if he didn't do what Michael told him to do.

"I-I'll t-take him," Reid said. Eric nodded and stood behind Reid. Reid didn't like the way that Michael was looking at him, the profiler inside of him was screaming that this man was wrong. Reid put his hand on Eric's shoulder and led him out the room. They walked through through the corridors slowly. Reid knew that Eric was in no rush to the get to his session.

"Thanks for not letting him hurt me Dr Reid," Eric smiled.

"Anytime kid," Reid smiled back. Reid was briefly reminded that he used to be the kid.

Later that night

Reid felt his eyes burn as he tried to fight against the sandman's song, Reid looked out of his window through the bars and noticed that the stars were out. He smiled as he remembered all of the constellations. Reid knew his eidetic memory even when slightly dampered was a blessing in a place like this. He was able to recite books and poems in his head. Reid was about to let his eyes close when he heard the lock on his door being opened. Reid sat up from his bed and felt confused as Eric came with a bloody lip and tears running down his face.

"Eric, w-what h-happened?" Reid gasped as he took in Eric's shaking form. Michael walked in behind Eric and shut the door with a smirk across his face.

"That was me Dr Reid. Eric here is insurance that you are going to come with me quietly," Michael smiled before he pulled out a small handle, he flicked it causing a blade to flick up. Reid stepped off his bed and put his hands in front of him to show that he was obeying. Reid looked to Eric and saw a that the young man was trembling against the wall. Reid couldn't let Michael hurt Eric, he wasn't going to let someone else get hurt because of him.

"Er-Eric hasn't done a-anything w-wrong. L-let him go," Reid asked calmly. Reid felt more confident than he had in a long time. He was able to push back the crippling feeling of fear inside himself and let the braver side of himself come forward.

"I will let him go when you are restrained and on your merry way with me, I have someone who wants to see you," Michael growled at Reid.

"Who w-wants t-to see me?" Reid said, he hated the slight quiver in his voice.

"He said to tell you the man in the white mask."

Reid instantly knew was waiting for him. What he wanted to know was how the hell the son of a bitch had escaped from prison. How the hell did Jay knew where to find him. Reid let out deep breath as he tried to stop the memories of his first kidnapping coming through. Reid shook his head slightly and pushed the memories back.

Reid knew he was going to have protect himself. He also had to be the protector of Eric.

"You won't be able to just march me out of here. There are other guards here," Reid said.

"It is the night shift, barely anyone is around to see us. A nice little window in the basement is how I will march you out here. I don't might killing Eric to get you to come with me. The money I've been offered is well worth more than this snivelling piece of crap. Now come here," Michael snapped angrily before he held the knife near to Eric. Eric whimpered and Reid stepped forward with his hands up. He slipped his shoes on and walked forward.

Reid walked forward till he was near Micheal. Michael smiled and produced a small cable tie from his back pocket. Reid took a deep breath.

'Now or never' Reid thought.

Reid took one more step forward before he thrust his leg up and kicked Michael in his private area. Michael doubled over in pain giving Reid a chance to hit him again. Reid brought his good knee up and smashed it into Michael's face, Michael dropped into the floor in a heap. Reid stumbled backwards as he realised what he had just done. He ignored the slight pain in his leg.

"That f-felt good," Reid gasped before he gathered himself. Reid quickly knelt down and went through Michael's pockets, he pulled out a set of keys and smiled. He knew that the keys would open the doors he needed to open to get out of here. He grabbed the knife and pushed the blade back down into the handle carefully. Reid grabbed his jacket from the bed and slipped it on.

Reid looked to Eric and saw the young man was still trembling. Reid opened the door and noticed that no-one was about. He smiled slightly before turned back to Eric.

"E-Eric, come w-with me. We can find your m-mum and s-she can take c-care of you l-like she w-wanted to," Reid said to Eric. Reid knew that Eric couldn't stay in the hospital especially when Michael woke up. Reid had experienced abuse from the guards and nurses first hand. He couldn't leave a friend in a place like this.

"I need my meds, they will come back if I don't get my meds," Eric said before wincing at the pain in his lip.

"You'll be okay f-for while and w-we can get y-you some m-more meds once we a-are out of h-here. I know someone w-we can go to, s-someone I-I hope th-that can t-trust," Reid assured Eric.

Eric grabbed Reid's hand. Eric trusted Reid and he didn't want to stay in this hell hole, he didn't want to be treated like a crazy person anymore.

Reid almost yanked Eric from the room. He started to run down the hall.

He was getting out of here and away from Jay, he was not being tortured again. He couldn't go through that again.

He was going to be free.

To be continued in ...Return of the white mask

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