Catherine needs time off. That's why she left, Grissom tells himself. Well,
you will be missed. Come back soon, girl.
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Silent tears fall down Catherine's cheeks. All she wanted was so time alone, a little while away from work. But that was before she boarded that plane.
Sure, there is a friend in Kansas City. A friend who won't be home for the next couple of months, leaving Catherine with an empty house and her daughter. At least she is able to pull her daughter out of Las Vegas during the summer months. For the last month, Catherine plans to send her home. Whether Catherine will join her in her return is yet to be decided.
Her exit was just so abrupt and left so many things to be desired. Goodbyes, for one. A clear plan of what she would do. But she couldn't take it anymore. She just had to get out of that damned city. It is a place that she does not want to belong to anymore. Here in Kansas City, everything from the people to the landscape is different. A new place to start over...
Starting over? No, she doesn't want to be here long enough to start over. Only long enough to recover. There is no physical pain, just emotional hurt.
Once she boarded that plane, an indescribable sadness had overwhelmed her. Catherine is depressed, but does not know why. She has some unknown longing, need, desire. If only she knew what she wanted! Is separation anxiety the problem?
No medicine, no drugs, no nothing. Catherine is determined to get over her problem without artificial solutions. Maybe somewhere in this new place she will find the cure. Happiness, content, clarity.
A road-trip. Maybe a road-trip will help to clear her mind, calm her down, help her to overcome her depression will help.
Catherine hops in her friends car. What a nice friend; do they get any better? In this car she drives all over the midwestern countryside. Everywhere from the Ozark mountains of Missouri to the plains of Kansas and Nebraska. All the way she has her car radio and stereo blaring.
The stereo plays all kinds of music. This is part of Catherine's attempt to rid herself of her depression. Music therapy to calm her mood, delay the tears.
Driving, driving all over everywhere, she passes by what she at-first assumes to be a quaint little town. 'Welcome to Wichita, an All-American City' the sign greets. She has heard of Wichita before, and thought it was slightly larger.
Later, she realizes how large the city really is, after getting lost more than once.
Enjoying this unique city, she drives around, stopping at all places of interest. God bless this place for helping clear her mind.
This place has everything, from museums to a neat theatre with interesting architectural structure, to an 'Old Town' that has many sidewalk shops. What she enjoys most about this city are the pleasantries. Nice landscape, nice people, no skyscrapers. But still posseses every necessity of a large city. Malls, restaurants; just everything nice about a big city with everything pleasant about a small town. Very humble, probably a nice place to raise your kids.
Next stop, Hutchinson. There is only one place Catherine plans to visit, and mostly she is going for her daughter's educational purposes. Catherine has been hearing about the Cosmosphere here for years, but has never actually been.
It's incredible. Here she and Lindsey can see so many monuments from the U.S. space program, including such crafts as the Liberty Bell and Apollo 11. When you first walk into the building, there are to huge planes hanging above your head. Grissom would love this place, she thinks.
Damn, did it again. She came to this place to get away from everything Las Vegas, especially work. Not too many murders or crimes, with the exception of the BTK murderer who has been all over the news and papers here. Sounds like a pretty terrifying serial, she thinks. But she stays away from these articles. Nothing work-related.
She chose this area for a reason. It was nothing like Vegas. Very few fancy hotels. Hell, gambling is illegal here, so there are no casinos. No driving on mountains (these golden plains are very easy to drive on.) Actual school spirit. Funny thing: here, everyone is either a KSU wildcat or a KU jayhawk. Catherine took the time to visit both campuses. Also, she got the chance to visit WSU (shockers), a very neat place. You learn something new everyday. The souvenirs she got from all three campuses will be fun to show when she gets back.
Maybe this trip has helped her. The depression is lesser now, receding ever- so slowly. Maybe she can return to Las Vegas soon. Maybe.
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Silent tears fall down Catherine's cheeks. All she wanted was so time alone, a little while away from work. But that was before she boarded that plane.
Sure, there is a friend in Kansas City. A friend who won't be home for the next couple of months, leaving Catherine with an empty house and her daughter. At least she is able to pull her daughter out of Las Vegas during the summer months. For the last month, Catherine plans to send her home. Whether Catherine will join her in her return is yet to be decided.
Her exit was just so abrupt and left so many things to be desired. Goodbyes, for one. A clear plan of what she would do. But she couldn't take it anymore. She just had to get out of that damned city. It is a place that she does not want to belong to anymore. Here in Kansas City, everything from the people to the landscape is different. A new place to start over...
Starting over? No, she doesn't want to be here long enough to start over. Only long enough to recover. There is no physical pain, just emotional hurt.
Once she boarded that plane, an indescribable sadness had overwhelmed her. Catherine is depressed, but does not know why. She has some unknown longing, need, desire. If only she knew what she wanted! Is separation anxiety the problem?
No medicine, no drugs, no nothing. Catherine is determined to get over her problem without artificial solutions. Maybe somewhere in this new place she will find the cure. Happiness, content, clarity.
A road-trip. Maybe a road-trip will help to clear her mind, calm her down, help her to overcome her depression will help.
Catherine hops in her friends car. What a nice friend; do they get any better? In this car she drives all over the midwestern countryside. Everywhere from the Ozark mountains of Missouri to the plains of Kansas and Nebraska. All the way she has her car radio and stereo blaring.
The stereo plays all kinds of music. This is part of Catherine's attempt to rid herself of her depression. Music therapy to calm her mood, delay the tears.
Driving, driving all over everywhere, she passes by what she at-first assumes to be a quaint little town. 'Welcome to Wichita, an All-American City' the sign greets. She has heard of Wichita before, and thought it was slightly larger.
Later, she realizes how large the city really is, after getting lost more than once.
Enjoying this unique city, she drives around, stopping at all places of interest. God bless this place for helping clear her mind.
This place has everything, from museums to a neat theatre with interesting architectural structure, to an 'Old Town' that has many sidewalk shops. What she enjoys most about this city are the pleasantries. Nice landscape, nice people, no skyscrapers. But still posseses every necessity of a large city. Malls, restaurants; just everything nice about a big city with everything pleasant about a small town. Very humble, probably a nice place to raise your kids.
Next stop, Hutchinson. There is only one place Catherine plans to visit, and mostly she is going for her daughter's educational purposes. Catherine has been hearing about the Cosmosphere here for years, but has never actually been.
It's incredible. Here she and Lindsey can see so many monuments from the U.S. space program, including such crafts as the Liberty Bell and Apollo 11. When you first walk into the building, there are to huge planes hanging above your head. Grissom would love this place, she thinks.
Damn, did it again. She came to this place to get away from everything Las Vegas, especially work. Not too many murders or crimes, with the exception of the BTK murderer who has been all over the news and papers here. Sounds like a pretty terrifying serial, she thinks. But she stays away from these articles. Nothing work-related.
She chose this area for a reason. It was nothing like Vegas. Very few fancy hotels. Hell, gambling is illegal here, so there are no casinos. No driving on mountains (these golden plains are very easy to drive on.) Actual school spirit. Funny thing: here, everyone is either a KSU wildcat or a KU jayhawk. Catherine took the time to visit both campuses. Also, she got the chance to visit WSU (shockers), a very neat place. You learn something new everyday. The souvenirs she got from all three campuses will be fun to show when she gets back.
Maybe this trip has helped her. The depression is lesser now, receding ever- so slowly. Maybe she can return to Las Vegas soon. Maybe.