@ask-thedepressedkidatthetable continued
There really wasn't a good explanation for him being there at that exact moment in time, at least not a logical one. Thankfully, he was dressed in his street clothes and not in his Flash suit because otherwise he'd really be in trouble right now. "I know, I - -- I can explain later." They just had to get out of there, and QUICK. His hand being taken in Alex's, he followed along. If the other hadn't stumbled upon him, well, he would have just sped off but it was just bad timing. Stumbling as he looked back, he could hear the sirens getting closer and closer and his heart quickened. "I promise I will." He nodded his head before he got down into the drain. Pausing for a moment, Barry waited quietly, listening as the sirens faded into the distance. Letting himself catch his breath, he laid eyes upon Alex and swallowed. "I know that it looked bad, but I was trying to HELP. There was a speedster, another one, not the Flash and he killed those innocent people. I don't know why, he just DID it in front of me." He knew why, but he couldn't say that. "I can't help but think that' it's my fault that I didn't do what he wanted, but I'm just a CSI. I can only do so much."