Take The Time To Listen

The entire case had given her an overwhelming desire to turn and run away. Right from the word go, something had just felt off. Never before had she wished so desperately that she'd taken the time to listen to her instincts and act on them.

She couldn't explain it though - not without sounding...well, to be perfectly honest, like Mulder - so she'd pushed it away and kept going on. It wasn't like she could drop everything just because she had a bad feeling, after all. That would be unprofessional and a sure sign to her partner that she wasn't coping. That was the last thing she needed.

Vulnerability could only weigh her and him down and she'd never wanted him to think her weak.

Of course that had meant that she'd have to face her fears and that was what had led her into this mess in the first place.

She chastised herself as she looked around her prison and tried to ignore the unsanitary taste of the cloth that had been forced into her mouth. It had been an idiotic move on her part to keep things to herself. It had been utterly stupid. She was stupid!

As the door in front of her cracked open, she clenched her jaw and decided once and for all, should she get out and survive, she'd be more open with her partner, with Mulder. She sure as hell did not want a repeat of, or anything remotely similar to this experience. Not ever.

fin.