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fandomtownies2006-02-06 11:23 pm
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The Park, Monday Night
It was so very different, Natalie thought as she wandered along the path, to have an entire night to herself. There was no lab work to do, no autopsies waiting, no pager to go off -- at least not yet. Not that autopsies should be a normal part of the work here...Or I hope they won't be.
She paused, lowering herself onto a bench. There was too much silence. The breeze stirred through the trees, and she felt the chill wash over from the river. Her ears prickled at the sounds that carried from town -- the clatter of silverware against plates; a few passing cars; laughter, conversations. She was so far from it all. Not for the first time lately, she felt isolated and alone.
Why had he sent her here? Why couldn't she have stayed with him? Hell, she would have even preferred Janette's company at this point, than none at all. It was safe, he had said. Safe for what? For her? For him? Certainly, she was likely to be able to continue her research here undisturbed, but some part of her knew the real reason: He was still afraid of her. Of them. Of us.
Drawing her knees to her chest, she sat for a while and listened to the city around her. Time to think, that's what she needed. She sighed. She wasn't in a hurry to go home. At least, not yet.
She paused, lowering herself onto a bench. There was too much silence. The breeze stirred through the trees, and she felt the chill wash over from the river. Her ears prickled at the sounds that carried from town -- the clatter of silverware against plates; a few passing cars; laughter, conversations. She was so far from it all. Not for the first time lately, she felt isolated and alone.
Why had he sent her here? Why couldn't she have stayed with him? Hell, she would have even preferred Janette's company at this point, than none at all. It was safe, he had said. Safe for what? For her? For him? Certainly, she was likely to be able to continue her research here undisturbed, but some part of her knew the real reason: He was still afraid of her. Of them. Of us.
Drawing her knees to her chest, she sat for a while and listened to the city around her. Time to think, that's what she needed. She sighed. She wasn't in a hurry to go home. At least, not yet.
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