TEN MONTHS LATER:
"C'mon, all of you people promised!" Greg moaned to all the CSIs.
They all groaned in unison as they stood outside St. Mary's. It was the annual blood drive, and Greg had to force them to sacrifice their free time to come along with him.
"I dunno, Greg," Nick said, hesitating, "I think blood should stay INSIDE the body."
"Oh, what is your reason for that?" Greg snorted.
"Because I'm normal." Nick said simply.
"Nick," Greg said, shaking his head slowly, "You work with dead people all day. Face it. All of you people aren't normal."
All of the CSIs laughed and walked inside St. Mary's, and the ending statement of Maree's final memoirs seemed to echo in the desert:
"It's the moments that you never forget that really mean something, and the sad resolution that we all have to eventually leave them behind. All I know is that in the heart of some people, I will not be forgotten, and that is all I ask for. Thanks for the memories."
--END--
"Remember the compliments you receive and forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how."
-Baz Luhrmann "Sunscreen Song"
