Body 21
Introduction- Who is Body 21, the survivors of the biggest and most horrid train crash to date wanted, no needed to know.
Writers note: Hi some of you may notice that this story was once uploaded before, you're not wrong. My dear friend Kayla-Louise was the original author but sadly almost two years ago Kayla-Louise passed away. Her husband requested that in her memory her stories live on, but I just couldn't do this straight away. I now feel the time is right to carry on and try to do right by my friend. I'll admit I'm no writer and spelling and grammar are not my strong points but please if anyone wants to be my guide then please inbox me. Thank you for taking the time to read this very long writers note.
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Death comes to us eventually we just don't know where, when or how it just happens when we least expect it!
Gil Grissom and his team were sat in the break room waiting for the shift to end. Sara, Sofia and Catherine sat discussing bed time rituals and temper tantrums while the guys played on the Nintendo Switch or in Gil's case a Forensic Magazine. Sara had only recently returned to work after having her second child, Taylor. Sofia and Catherine a year earlier.
"Honestly Jada will not go to sleep for me, it's all Warrick!" Catherine groaned rubbing her temple after all it had been a long tiring shift.
"Well she is a daddy's girl, same goes for Lindsay!" Warrick replied not looking away from the television.
"Well at least Warrick gets Jada to sleep; Nick and I just don't seem to be able to get Mia to settle!" Sofia moaned stretching and yawning.
"Have you tried Lavender Bubble Bath?" Sara asked Sofia and Catherine who were yawning in unison.
"Lavender?" Sofia questioned the excitement evident in her voice and sounding much more awake.
"Oh yeah puts Kimberly and Taylor straight to sleep or I get Grissom to talk about bugs!" Sara replied giggling at Grissom's who was still engrossed in the Forensic Magazine, or so she thought.
"My bug conversations are not boring!" Grissom protested placing the magazine neatly on the table in front of him.
"Boring? They are enough to commit murder too!" Greg piped up.
"Greg?" Grissom asked already smirking at the rest of his team.
"Yes oh good old bossy o?" Greg replied not looking at Grissom or anything else for that matter.
"You are fired!" Grissom replied smirking when Greg went as white as a sheet.
"But...but I" Greg squeaked sinking lower into his chair almost slipping to the floor.
"Jesus Greg it was a joke!" Warrick announced still looking at the television "You really need to listen to Grissom's tone of voice".
"Sorry" Greg replied sulking and sitting up correctly in the seat.
Everyone carried on with whatever they were doing or discussing not noticing Conrad Ecklie barging his way into the break room, followed closely by the Sheriff and Detective Jim Brass.
"Grave will have to pull a double or triple depends on how long it takes!" Ecklie shouted as he came into the room followed by the Sheriff and Jim Brass.
"Details Ecklie!" Sofia remarked "If you hadn't noticed three of us have small children at home!"
"I know and realise that Sofia, this is a serious matter!" Ecklie replied "Is everyone here that should be here?"
"Everyone is present!" Grissom replied "Sheriff can you please tell us what the hell is going on?"
"Gil there has been a train versus SUV accident!" Sheriff Jackson replied "We need to get out there as soon as possible"
"Oh god!" Sofia said putting her hand over her mouth "Any survivors?"
"We don't know till we get out there!" Jim answered "Ecklie Grave run the show and days and swing report to Grissom and his team!"
"I agree, this is on Grave's patch so they run it" Sheriff Jackson said nodding his head.
"Fine, I will inform days and swing!" Ecklie replied walking out the room mumbling to himself about grave shift being the favourites.
"He's always been a funny one is Ecklie" Sheriff Jackson muttered next to Grissom.
"Agreed and they call me weird!" Grissom acknowledged whilst nodding.
"I have a question!" Sara interrupted the Sheriff's and Grissom's conversation "I know this case, crime whatever it is, is on our time but our babysitters won't look after our children forever!"
"Good point Sara" Catherine said noticing Sofia nodding in agreement.
"Well you have an option, two options in fact!" Sheriff Jackson replied "One you run the tests back here in the lab or two plead with your babysitters and the lab will pay the fees!"
"Plead!" Sara quickly replied "I have a feeling this will be the biggest case in history and I for one is not missing it"
"As am I" Sofia remarked "Catherine?"
"Don't need to ask, what we waiting for?" Catherine said walking out of the room, throwing her bag over her shoulder to place it back in her locker.
Everyone else left in the break room stood up and walked to the locker room to fetch their kits, wash their faces and collect car keys before heading to the screen. Nobody knew or dared to think what the scene looked like they just hoped that they could solve it and not be to emotionally attached to the case or people involved.
TBC
Please read and review and many thanks. As I said before this is now my story to take on its journey all in memory of my dear friend Kayla-Louise, RIP my beautiful friend xx