Lost in another dimension ↯ Barry Allen/The Flash

Chapter 3

I don't own The Flash or its characters, only my OC and the plot

Once Wells left the Cortex, I was ready to take my leave. I had felt so much emotions in one day, and I was honestly feeling quite exhausted. Making sure I had everything on me (which was, being honest, almost nothing), I was about to say my goodbyes when reality downed on me. Where was I supposed to go back if I had basically lost every single one of my possessions?

Feeling awkward, I turned back to where everyone was chatting, and ended up deciding on interrupting their little conversation, of which I was just listening. "Hey, guys, um... I don't really know how to say this but I..." I had their attention, which just made me a bit more nervous. "I have no place to return to, seeing as I was basically just born again here, so, could I stay with one of you? I understand if you can't, no pressure. It would just be until I find a job and can afford to pay an apartment or something."

All three of them looked at each other, and I suddenly felt a bit self-conscious. What was I doing, asking literal strangers if I could stay over? What was this, a sleepover? Feeling hesitant, I again spoke up "You know what? Don't worry, I can find myself a room in some hotel around here, although I'm short on money," I said, muttering the last sentence.

"No, Amy," said Barry, laughing a little. "I think you might be able to stay over with me at Joe's, just let me ask him. I'm pretty sure you remember, but Iris' room is empty as of right now," he said, words laced with a tad bit of sadness at the end. In all honesty, I got it, not being able to do anything when the love of your life walks away in front of your very own eyes.

Pushing my own emotions aside, I tried to answer as best as I could not to make things worse, "I know, but, don't worry, though. I'm pretty sure things will work out somehow." I smiled as best as I could, to give some kind of reassurance to him. It, apparently, worked, as he cheered up just a bit. With a cheerful "Okay!", or as much as he could muster, he excused himself to try and call Joe, which left me alone with both Cisco and Caitlin.

An awkward silence overtook the Cortex while I tried to calm myself down and find something I could use for a small talk. The atmosphere seemed so dense, and I was panicking for a bit while I searched through my mind. Thankfully, Caitlin decided to break the silence.

"So, Dr. Wells asked me to run some test on you, do you mind?"

Feeling relieved, I smiled and cheerfully answered, "No, absolutely not! Go ahead and do some magic, Caitlin." To that, she offered me a polite smile, and I quickly got up to follow her. Cisco, being a bit bored, I guessed, also got up to follow us.

While we headed towards the med bay, Cisco decided it would be a great time to start chatting. We talked about science, and they asked a bit more about me. Once we got there, Caitlin instructed me to sit down, and Cisco grabbed a chair that was nearby to continue chatting.

"I hope you don't mind needles and blood," Caitlin said, as she grabbed a needle that previously sat in a medical cart. I laughed nervously, I really did not like needles on me, but I had to calm myself down.

"I don't like needles, actually, but I'll bear it for today,"

Caitlin and Cisco just watched as I tried my best not to look at the syringe while Caitlin drew out some blood. They both just laughed when Caitlin was done, and I ended up joining them. It was better to laugh at myself than to be sad or even angry.

We continued talking while Caitlin ran a whole bunch of other medical procedures on me, of which I remember none. Although I was into science, it ended on Chemistry and maybe a bit of Physics; biology and medicine as a whole had always confused me, and the knowledge I once acquired while Caitlin explained each procedure is now lost in the corners of my mind.