Author : Me
Note : I like this part a lot (wait for the end)
Word count : 1665
Date posted : 3.15.24
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A hour passed and Oliver showed. He walked into the room and rushed toward me with his arms open. I smiled and hugged him tightly.
He pulled away and looked at me up and down "How have you been?"
I nodded "I've been good, I honestly feel like I don't need to be here right now"
Barry laughed and walked over to Oliver "I told you she was just like you"
Oliver chuckled and welcomed Barry, they were obviously friends that wasn't hard to tell. Cisco interrupted my thoughts when he walked into the room and saw Oliver.
Oliver looked at Cisco then back at me, I smiled to him "Gosh it feels like its been forever sense I have seen you up" Oliver said
I turned and nodded my head "So how is wonderful Starling city?"
He nodded and swallowed "A lot has happened, sense you left" he looked at Barry and me again "I was gonna ask if you even remember the night of the explosion."
I nodded "All of it I think, I was trying to save this dog that was stuck under this electrical post so I went over there and lifted the pole so the dog could move" I paused "He ran off and I saw the dark matter wave so I ran, but I found myself in a big puddle of water and a broken electrical cord was swinging above the water. I knew what was going to happen, and well next thing I know I'm here ten months later" I shrugged and Barry looked shocked. I looked around the room, Cisco was standing there listening, same with Catiline, and Harrison Wells.
"Huh that is crazy also... amazing" Cisco said and ate another bite of his twizzler.
Barry looked at me smiling, Oliver spoke up "I'm just glad your okay"
I nodded "Me too"
Time passed and I was finally able to leave S.T.A.R labs, Oliver unfortunately had to go back to Starling city they needed somebody to protect them with all the craziness down there. Barry took me out for some coffee then we decided to go down to CCPD to get me situated.
If you didn't know I was a CSI just like Barry and a good one for my town but something brought me to Central city, I loved it here.
"Hi I'm detective Joe west" He shook my hand and smiled he was friendly and also Barry's adopted dad "I'm glad your recovered from the coma you had" he looked at Barry who was standing with me "You too Barry"
They laughed and I smiled holding back.
I nodded "It definitely feel's nice to be out here again"
"That's good oh and I was suppose to tell you the captain wanted a word with you" He whispered, I looked to his office "Don't worry he is all bark and no bite"
I smiled and walked toward his office. "Captain Singh you wanted to see me?"
He nodded and shook my hand "Yes, it's good to have you here" he paused "Anyway's there is a list of stuff for you to do, and your office is up with Barry. Sense this is your first day I'm sure he will help you get comfy and used to how we do everything down here. Correct me if I'm wrong but you've worked as a CSI ever sense you got out of college at Starling city?"
I nodded "Yes that is correct"
He smiled "I think your gonna be a good fit to the team, just get me if you need anything" with that he sat back down and got back to work.
I smiled and walked out Barry was waiting for me. "Oh hi, you scared me"
Barry walked with me "Well someones gotta show you around" He smiled and looked at me.
"I have a bunch of work I have to do Barry, I can't just walk around CCPD-" He cut me off
"Oh stop it, I can help you" He paused "Plus your gonna wanna know where the staff room and coffee's at"
I nodded "Fine but I'm holding you to helping me"
He laughed and showed me around.
"Ha! I told you I would help you!" Barry exclaimed
I laughed "yeah, but that's one case" I groaned and picked up the pile of papers off the shelf onto my desk where Barry was sitting. "We got like twenty or thirty more."
He puffed his lips and acted like he was crying "You do know I was in a coma too" he paused and looked at me
I scoffed "So did you finish all of your work in a month and a half?" I said and put my hands on the desk getting in his face "Don't you even lie, because I swear Barry Allen if I find any of these are yours-" I was being sarcastic just trying to get on his nerves but he did something.
He scooted closer making our faces inches apart "Do you want help or not? I finished my stack in like two months and I can help you with yours." He smiled looking into my eyes not moving.
I looked in his he really was adorable, "Hey Barry!" A voice said down the hallway it was a girls voice. I backed up and looked toward the door.
Barry stood up and walked toward the door, when she walked in I saw how gorgeous she was. I don't even know why I was jealous, maybe its just because I liked the boy but I wouldn't think they were dating.
"Iris Hi!" Barry walked over to her stealing her bag of food from big belly burger "Thank you" he said and walked over to me "You want some?"
She rolled her eyes "that's my food!"
I shook my head not wanting to take her food.
He nodded "oh Thea this is Iris, and Iris this is Thea" he looked at Iris "Thea is the girl that just woke up from the coma"
She looked at me and smiled "oh my gosh that's crazy and your at work already?!"
I nodded and smiled "Yeah, I guess I really like my job"
Iris seemed super friendly and welcoming "No, I mean it kinda is surprising but I'm glad you enjoy doing it. It makes it a lot more fun when your having fun you know?"
"Yeah, yeah exactly" I agreed
Iris snatched her food back from Barry and I laughed seeing his expression change. "Why don't you go get your own food?' Iris asked him
He shrugged and glanced at me "She's keeping me here to work on HER assignments!"
Iris smiled to me "I'm sure there is a good reason behind it"
Barry rolled his eyes and dropped his act "its not that bad actually" he looked at me "hey you wanna go out and maybe get something quick?" He asked me
"it's not going to get you out of this though" I looked at the stack of papers.
He nodded "yeah, yeah, I'm just starving and want some food right now"
I smiled "Sure"
"okay" Barry gathered his things and Iris walked over to me
"I hope everything goes well between you two, I honestly haven't seen him this happy in a while" She was talking quietly.
I smiled again "Thank you it means a lot to me"
Barry walked back over to me "You ready?"
I picked up my stuff as Iris said goodbye to Barry and walked out of our lab.
He smiled to me and we walked out to his car. The road trip was kinda boring at first, but we jammed out to music and it was fun.
Lunch was good we got a sub at this sandwich place where they like made it in front of you. I don't know it was weird and we don't have anything in Starling city like that. Barry paid but only because I forgot my wallet at our lab and I promised to pay him back.
The ride home was interesting because we started talking about our family's.
"Yeah and my dad well he passed when I was a kid and Oliver was a teenager, and my mom well she left from the beginning because my dad was sleeping with other people." i sighed "Anyway after my dad passed Oliver was the one who took care of me, he would work full time jobs to keep us stable. I did really good in high school so that I got a lot of scholarships to make college cheaper but I had to pay for a lot of it." I paused and looked at him driving "So what's your story?" I asked, I wasn't sure he would tell me because we had just met and I didn't want to hurt him by bringing it up. "Its okay you don't have to tell-"
At that moment the world around me slowed, a car in front of us turned sharply and I watched as their car flipped, and rolled slowly..? I looked at Barry and he looked at me.
He sighed "Give me one second" he moved the car I was in, off the road and he was moving fast, he had orange lighting behind him. I watched as he quickly picked everybody out of the car and put them on the side of the road. It was so crazy.
I watched as he sped back to the car and looked at me "I can't believe it"
"I'm sorry how is this a good thing, those people could be dead right now and I have to be hallucinating." I took a couple deep breaths
He placed his hand on mine "Thea, your not hallucinating"
I looked at him confused and looked at the people standing up off the side of the road, it was a family. Two little kids and a mom and dad. They were safe. "How did you.." I started breathing heavy "But your sitting right here!"
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