Drabble: "The God particle" (Larry, Colby, Amita, Charlie)
Title: "The God particle"
Series: Bridge to the 7 Deadly Sins Series, 1/3. Set after the Tragedy Chain Series.
Characters: Larry, Colby, Amita, Charlie
Word Count: 300.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Several characters death. I wouldn't recommend any sensitive Larry or Colby fan to read this, it could be very painful.
Spoilers: None.
Summary: Larry makes an important decision after two tragedies.
Written for: numb3rs100, prompt #161, Damages.
Beta: The lovely toomuchfandom.
Disclaimer: I do not own Numb3rs or anything related to it.
Next chapter: "Erase the pain" (Robin, David, Megan, PG-13)
It was hard for Larry to realize that the death of the Eppes Family had changed everything.
Three days after the funeral, Colby had been hit by a car. Apparently, he was on his way to buy flowers for the graves of his friends. He never got to the cemetery. He was in an ambulance before he could even get to the florist. And by then, his heartbeat had become irregular.
An hour later, Amita had shot herself in the head to end her misery. She just couldn’t put up with feeling so miserable and alone anymore.
A question had hit Larry when he had seen her gun. Without hesitation, he had taken it with him to a place where he could think.
Now, alone in Charlie’s office, he could still feel the presence of Charlie and Amita, laughing, flirting sweetly, discussing the number theory Larry hated so much.
But they were gone. He would never see them or Colby again. And Colby had become a nice person to talk to lately; he seemed to have a very inquisitive mind, just like Megan.
However, not even Megan’s support could help Larry to escape from his own, dangerous thoughts.
What would it feel like to decide to take one’s life and sleep forever?
He could do it. After all, he already had many existentialist debates on his mind, and curiosity was an additional factor pushing him over the edge.
So he did it. He pulled the trigger, and his chest started to bleed.
It was a horrible sensation, but everything suddenly felt… so peaceful. Things didn’t look threatening anymore, they were just things.
There was no reason to be afraid.
Larry slowly closed his eyes. He knew he was going to see the God particle.
His fingers reached for the light.