I wasn't very bright as a teenager. I didn't know why I was in a gang. I just knew that they were the same as me, or so they told me.
I was always the laughingstock. The total failure of the Organization. God only knows why they even wanted me in their gang. But I was a good little gangster. I did what I was told. I had no parents to tell me otherwise. I just went around in my black coat, doing whatever the Organization wanted, along with my best friend Cissnei.
We finally realized how stupid we were after a few years. Letting them push us around to do what they wanted. Obtain illegal drugs, sometimes even murder to get them.
We were stupid for thinking they would just let us quit, too. We swore we wouldn't say anything, but really, what good would promises do? They told us, "You can leave. But your only other option is hell." I honestly did ponder which was worse. Cissnei decided to stay. I didn't.
After being brutally beaten, they left me for dead in an alley. Luckily, Cissnei escaped from them and came to my aid, apologizing and crying. I kept telling her it wasn't her fault, but she didn't believe me, and still doesn't.
Not long after, we ratted the Organization out to the police. We weren't charged for being members of the gang, thankfully.
I realized just how wrong I had been, and wondered if there was any way to atone for my stupidity. Only one thing came to mind. If I was involved in law enforcement, maybe I could stop things like what had happened to me and Cissnei.
I went to school and interned at the BAU for a while, then before I knew it I was in charge of my own team of one of the FBI's resident agencies. Though Cissnei was slightly older than me and much more qualified for the job, she remained my subordinate. I supposed she still felt guilty about the incident with the gang, though I had forgiven her many times and pointed out that it wasn't her fault I was hurt. Being beaten was kind of my awakening into reality, and not the drug-induced dream they told me was real.
So in a way, I didn't mind, even though I had been close to death. I was just glad that now I was doing the right thing by punishing those who would inflict that kind of pain on people.
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