Everybody Has Secrets

Summary: Andrea survived the fire at Sun Hill, but now she has another mission to complete; finding a way to bring down PC Gabriel Kent. This won't be easy now her undercover role has been revealed, and she is unable to access certain information. Will she be able to do it? Some Andrea/Neil.

Author Notes: Inspired by MauraBarton349's story 'Alone in the Dark', (go read it if you haven't already.) My version of what could have happened if Andrea survived the fire, and how she could still bring Gabriel down. The POV changes throughout the first few chapters, but I've listed who at the top of the chapter/paragraph to avoid confusion.


Chapter 1

Andrea's POV

Coughing loudly and struggling to clear the roughness from my throat I slowly regain consciousness. Everything hurts, my throat burns and I quickly realise this must be from the smoke inhalation; every bone in my body feels broken, although I am sure not all are otherwise I would be dead. Drifting in and out of consciousness, I struggle to make sense of what's happening and where I am.

The last things I remember are arguing with Gabriel Kent in an empty interview room, then a loud bang and fire is surrounding us. I feel something heavy on my chest, I am trapped, struggling to breath. Next thing I remember is crying out for help, before everything goes black.

The force of the memories knocks me back into unconsciousness, this keeps happening repeatedly; I wake up, relive the memory before drifting back into unconsciousness. Maybe I am dead. This is all too much for me to get my head around.


The nurses tell me I've been drifting in and out of consciousness for over a week now. I'm still very weak and sore but beginning to stay awake for longer periods and regain some sense of reality. I'm not dead, but a few extra minutes in the fire and I would have been, apparently even the paramedics and firemen at the scene thought I was dead until they got me back to the hospital, where through some form of miracle they managed to revive me. The nurse tells me that no one has been to visit me, but that doesn't surprise me under the circumstances. For now it's better if no one knows I'm still alive. When I am well enough to leave the hospital I will attempt to make contact with the few people I truly miss. For now I need to rest up and get myself well again and I still need to find a way to bring down Gabriel Kent.


A.N. This is just a small taster of a story I am working on. More to follow in the coming weeks, but I need to work out where it's heading before continuing to post. Keep your eye's open for the opening chapters of a couple of other stories I've been working on though.