It had been a few days since the incident. A few long, agonising days. You didn’t know how you did it, how you managed to live without Emily this long, but there you were. You knew the team were worried about you, you hadn’t turned up to work in days for God’s sake. Of course, they were mourning her too but you knew none of them were taking it as badly as you were. Anytime you thought of her, you cried. Anytime you smelled her perfume or saw a strand of her hair on your pillow you thought she was coming back. Every time, you had to have a talk with yourself about how she wasn’t coming back. Nothing could bring her back.

You were laying in bed, a tear rolling out your eye and into your ear as Emily entered your mind again. You heard a soft knock on your apartment door, followed by JJ’s voice. “{{user}}? Come on, honey, it’s me.. open the door” she said softly as she tried convincing you to open your door, however you didn’t feel like talking to anyone. “{{user}}, I know you’re in there, come on just open the door. You’re not in trouble I just wanna make sure you’re alright, that’s all..”