Athena McGee

Chapter 1

Athena's POV @ 5 years old

I hear the bang and a ringing coming from the living room.  I run to my room and hide in the closet. Pushing clothes in front of me.

I feel the tears streaming down my face.

Just remember what mommy and daddy tell you. I try to remind myself. They love me.

My hands and body are shaking. My throat is getting sore and I just want to scream.

I sit here for a while before I begin to get tired. I roll up one of my sweaters making it into a pillow and pull one of my blankets over me. I make sure I am still hiding and that I am safe before I close my eyes letting sleep take over my body.

I get up to the sound of a thousand people running threw the house.  I scurry to the corner. My body is shaking.  Tears are streaming down my face once again. 

I hear my bedroom door open and I cover my mouth trying not to scream. I am sure someone can hear my crying.  I hear a bunch of people saying clear. Clear of what? Dirt? Food? People?

They are walking around my room. Probably trying to find me. I hear the door of my closet slide open and a man with a gun looks inside.

"Hey guys we have a problem!" He calls out. He puts the gun in the pocket thing on his hip.

"Hey it's okay...I am hear to help you. How about you come on out?" He says. He stretches his hand towards me but I flinched and curled in to a tighter ball. I see a bunch of people come into the room. A female with blonde hair, one guy with grey hair, another that I talked to with brown almost black hair. And a guy with light hair.

Nobody moves for a second.

"Hey sweetheart...I'm Tim....we are here to protect you." He says taking a step forward. He takes his hand slowly and moves the clothes away from me so I can see them all clearer.

"How about we make a deal...I will let you hold my badge and you can come out...I promise we are here to help you." He says. I nod. He takes out his badge and hands it to me. I look at the numbers then back at him. He is holding his arms out. I stand up and run into them.

I cry in to his shoulder as he holds me.

"It's okay...I'm here." He tells me in my ear. I feel a blanket being wrapped around me and he carries me out of the house making sure he covers my eyes before he makes it past the living room.

"Okay sweetheart we are going to ride back to the station together okay?" He asks I nod. I don't dare to let go. I am shivering.

We get into the car and he puts the buckle around us. I lay my head on his shoulder. Drifting into the darkness of sleep.

When I awake again we have just parked. I grab Tim and don't let go.

He carries me into the building and into an elevator.

"McGee take her down to Ducky to make sure she is alright. Then take her up to Abby." The grey haired guy said. He whispers something else in his ear then gets off with the other guy as well as the female. I slowly let go of Tim and stand next to him.

I take his hand and wait for the elevator to stop. The doors open revealing a room with silver tables and a lot of tools. I see an old guy and a young guy.