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From: Rhetta <rhoannan@worldnet.att.net>
Date: 13 Dec 2002 02:56:19 -0800
Subject: [all-xf] NEW: Satisfactual (1/1)
Source: atxc

TITLE: Satisfactual
AUTHOR: Rhetta
RATING: PG
CLASSIFICATION: Vignette; Mulder POV
DISTRIBUTION: Sure, just let me know.
FEEDBACK: rhoannan@att.net
SPOILERS: 'One Breath'
DISCLAIMER: Mulder and the rest of the 'X-Files' belong to Chris
Carter, 1013, and FOX. David Duchovny belongs to himself.
SUMMARY: Set mid-scene after Mulder gets a phone call.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Written for the Haven's 155 Words Mid-Episode
Challenge.

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There's a kind of power in words.  A power to heal.  A power
to destroy.   They can lift you up, bring you down, or just make
you think.  And it doesn't take that many to do it.

In my case, it only took two.

"She's awake."

Just days ago I'd been in the depths of despair.  Chasing lead
after lead to end up with nothing new.  Nothing tangible.

I'd given up hope.

Hope of finding her.  Finding who did this.  Of finding myself
again.

But today I can't seem to stop smiling.  I wouldn't even be
surprised if at some point Mr. Bluebird appeared on my
shoulder.

All because of two simple words.

Sure, tomorrow Old Smokey and his dark Machiavellian plottings
will be back to bite us in the ass, but that's tomorrow.

Today she's awake, and no cigarette-smoking psychopath, or his
little trained rat for that matter, is going to ruin my mood.