A Short Story : A Story?

' 'I think we need to consider restraining Barry before we know what 's going on with him. ' ' repeated Caitlin at the newcomers before they could speak. ' 'He wasn 't too hard to keep him down in his state, but we 're not sure what to expect next time. ' '

“Call the police,” I said. “Hurry.” she was leaving Michael in the hospital so

"It's OK, Wally. You're going to be OK. I promise. That bastard will come no where near you ever again. Not while I am around. No one will let him near you." When Wally continued to look doubtful, Roy continued. "I know what's going through your head. You can stay here as long as you need. You don't have to go back there. And Barry and Iris will be back soon. It'll all be OK." He hesitated a moment before he stood up and wrapped his arms around the still trembling younger redhead. "Things will be OK."

“Uh, yeah! Sure!” When I knew I was l alone I ran all over town looking for the source of the snow. I finally found it at an abandoned warehouse just outside of town. I waited a couple of seconds before saying something but before I could, someone spoke.

Joe started stumbling, bringing Iris back to reality in an instant, going from supporting herself to support her father, all the way to the closest chair. The chair that just happened to be the one next to the bed. Joe slowly, shakily, reached for his son’s arm, needing to feel him again. It’s been one hell of a week. Even if she needed the space to work on her patient, Caitlin didn’t say anything and worked around Joe’s sitting form to connect back all the remaining medical equipment and medication while Cisco was helping cleaning the mess.

After taking a deep, calming breath, he opened his eyes and gave the young intern an apologetic look. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have yelled. It’s just… I was there; I saw what they did to him and… Shit! He’s my friend, and I just want to know if he’s okay!”

After a few blinks in surprise, the woman turned to the computer and started typing. “I don’t have anyone by that… oh wait… His name just popped up. He is through the doors. Take the left and he should be at the end of the hall,” she said then hit a button hidden by the desk.

He could hear her crying, barely keeping it together at the other end of the

Bobby waited for the elevator door to close and then hurried over to her. “Are you ok?” he asked. He grabbed her elbow to steady her.

Tina nodded when she saw the look in his eye. He didn’t want her to see him like this. She turned and walked towards the ER waiting room.

''Yeah yeah, he’s ok, got a pretty bad concussion. I came to pick him up at the hospital when I heard the nurses talk about a John Doe in the hospital. I just knew it had to be Barry. Don’t ask me how, I just…knew. I knew he still had to be alive. Some couple doing a rally found him two days ago at the beach at the north-east of the city.

Iris put one hand to her hip, and the other wrapped around the handle of a shovel. “Sis wanted you to stay,” she said, her voice cracking. “Let the law trail that murdering

While Caitlin didn't say a thing, it made her more nervous than it should to see Joe leave the lab, but at least, Iris took her day off to

"Oh Wally. My precious Wally." Mary bit back the tears that wanted to escape at the sight of her son, "Robert did this, right? Wally, did your Father do this?"

"You have to fight through the pain, Iris." Charles turned and started to walk. Iris didn't think about the pain anymore, just about her family. She had to find them or she would not feel anything at all.