Struck Through the Heart (Book One)

Chapter 15

I woke up slowly. I felt my right hand get squeezed gently. I looked over to see a blurry face gradually come into focus. It was Barry. I smiled. The smile disappeared when I saw him in a red suit. A mask hanging off the back of him like a hoodie. My eyes landed on the lightning bolt emblem on his chest. "You're...you're The-" I stuttered. "-Flash." Barry said as he interrupted me. "All this time you've been telling Iris that The Flash wasn't real...when it was you the entire time?" I said. "I know Hazel. I wanted to tell you so badly. I just couldn't live with myself if I told you I was The Flash and have a meta-human capture and kill you." "You mean like what Snart did?" "Exactly like Snart." "How did Snart know before me?" I asked. "That was my fault. Actually all of this was my fault. Cold captured my brother and told me if I didn't make his cold gun he'd kill my brother. So I made his gun. Then he blindsided me and used the gun anyway on my brother's fingers. He told me to tell him who the Flash was he finish my brother off. I'm so sorry Hazel. I didn't even think about the consequences. I didn't think about what would have happened to Joe or Iris or you or Eddie." Cisco said. I just nodded my head.

"What happened to me?" "The blast from Snart's cold gun traveled up to your heart and stopped it for 5 minutes. Our defibrillator didn't have enough power to resuscitate you. So Barry here used his powers to shock your heart back up. If it wasn't for Barry you would be dead." Dr. Wells said as he rolled into the room in his wheelchair. "How long have I been out?" "You've been out nearly a day and a half, Hazel." Barry said as he looked intensely in my eyes with concern. "A day and a half?!" I exclaimed. I brought myself up. I got out of the bed. "Whoa! Whoa! What are you doing? Your heart just stopped a day and a half ago you are lucky to even be alive or to even be standing on your feet." Caitlin said. "I'm fine." I said. "Hazel if this has to do with me not telling you I'm the Flash I really wanted to. Believe me." Barry said.

I took the gown off and quickly put my scorched up, bloodied, and torn up tanktop on. I walked out the room. "Hazel please I think you should rest." Barry said. "I SAID I'M FINE BARRY!" I said. When I did, my eyes flickered a blue color. Barry backed. "Whoa!" Cisco said as he grabbed a fire extinguisher. He sprayed in the direction of where my hand was pointing. I walked out of S.T.A.R. Labs shaking my head.