The car ride home from the hospital was filled with uncomfortable silence. Reid couldn't help but feel that everybody at the BAU was judging him. Looking out the window, Reid tried to ignore his insecurity. "What will I do now?" Reid thought, feeling that none of his team members would ever see him the same way again.

Morgan pulled up to Reid's apartment building. Reid opened the car door hastily, "Thanks for the ride," he mumbled, he wanted to be alone. "Wait Reid" Morgan said before Reid rushed up to his apartment. Reid closed the door again and waited for Morgan to criticize him. "You know I care about you Reid, right?" Morgan asked, trying not to get too emotional.

Without speaking, Reid nodded his head, still embarrassed. "I know that you're having a rough time, but whenever you feel overwhelmed or stressed, just come to me. I will be there for you always" Morgan promised. "Okay" Is all Reid whispered out, before getting out of the car and waving goodbye to Morgan as he drove off.

Unlocking the door, Reid walked in gloomily. He didn't know what to do or where to go at this point. "Am I going to be fired?" He thought, along with many other concerns. Sitting on the couch, Reid ran a hand through his messy hair and rested his chin in his hands. Nothing but thoughts and questions swarmed through his brain for what felt like hours.

Morgan walked back in through the doors of the BAU. "How is Reid doing?" JJ asked, "He feels really ashamed of what he did, it will take some time before he feels comfortable again" Morgan reported, at least Reid was alive.

The ringtone of Reid's phone snapped him out of his daze, he picked it up to read a text from Garcia.

How are you doing?

The text read, Reid didn't respond to her, he was sick of that question. He got it on a daily basis, it made him feel like a helpless child. He wouldn't have died from the drugs he took, it wasn't even an overdose. The team always overreacted. All Reid wanted was to be left alone and for the team to stop worrying about him for once.

Wanting to take his mind off of things, Reid decided to take a walk. He needed some fresh air after being cooped up in buildings.

Reid still wanted to be alone, so he decided to take a walk in the woods, it seemed like a bad idea, but he honestly didn't care. The air felt cool upon his neck as it blew through his hair. The crunching of dry leaves underneath his feet made him feel tranquil. Smelling the autumn air, a smile graced his lips for the first time in a while. "Why didn't I do this sooner?" Reid wondered to himself, considering how good it felt to be outside in peace.

He was deep into the forest now, venturing further and further, finally feeling at peace. In the corner of his eye Reid saw something strange in the leaves. He went to investigate, his heart stopped when he saw a man laying in the grass with his throat cut, dried blood covering his neck.

Instinctively, Reid pulled out his cellphone, thankfull he brougt it along. He speed dialed Hotch.

Hotch felt his cell phone vibrate in his pocket. "Reid" He said as once he brought the phone to his ear. Morgan's head turned at hearing his friend's name. He wondered if everything was okay. "Hotch, I just found a body in the forest, his throat has been slit and. . ." Reid trailed off as he saw feet sticking out from behind a tree. "Reid? What is it?" Morgan asked, they were on speaker. The rest of the team began to approach. Reid found another man's body with the same wound. "I just found another body, his throat slashed as well" Reid reported.

"Reid where are you?" Hotch ordered. "Um, I'm in the forest that's half a mile left of my apartment" Reid admitted. "Stay there, we'll be over soon" Hotch instructed.

Before Reid could say bye, he felt a breath on his neck. His blood went cold as he slowly turned around. "Reid?" Hotch asked, Reid was paralyzed in fear. "Reid are you okay? Answer me," Hotch asked concerned.

Reid stood face to face with a woman with a bat raised above her head. In the blink of an eye, she slammed it down upon Reid's head. He fell unconcious to the ground, leaving the phone on.

"Reid can you hear me? Reid!" Hotch practically yelled into the phone. Something was wrong, they had no time to waste.