Don't Look Back (Numb3rs, prompt #38) Title: Don't Look Back Fandom:Numb3rs Characters/Pairing: Megan Reeves Rating: G Word Count: 167 Prompt: #38 everything Summary: She keeps holding on.
She keeps holding on. If she stays, if she just waits long enough, it'll come back, she's sure it will. Her spirit, her motivation, her energy; she loved this job, once, it was her life, everything she ever wanted. She made a difference; every day she helped someone, and sure, maybe she wasn't changing the world, wasn't affecting the big picture, the grand scheme, but she was doing what she could. Every closed case was one less bad guy, one small but significant victory for the side of good.
It wasn't black and white, of course, because nothing is, but she had faith. She believed that they were helping more than they harmed. She believed that.
Things are different, now.
But she stays, hoping, waiting, marking time. Until one day, when she walks out of the office into the bright clear sunlight and realises, for the first time, that she has a choice, that nothing is set in stone, and that it's up to her.