Sara fell asleep in the bathtub on her left side. She faced the door. I watched her sleep as I continued to think of ways to get out of there. I thought about the window, but it was too high from the ground. There was no way that I could get Sara out of it without hurting her more than she already was. Then I remembered my cell phone! How stupid am I to forget about my cell phone! I reached into my pocket and grabbed my cell phone. 'Low battery' flashed on the screen. I panicked and quickly turned it off. I reached for Sara's jacket. Her phone wasn't there.
I looked towards her. And then towards her jeans pocket. Her phone was in her pocket. I needed to get that phone out but I didn't want to wake her up. Just then, a shrill noise filled the large bathroom. It was her cell phone!.No! Sara woke up abruptly.
The door flung open and the man stepped inside. He reached for her pocket and slipped the cell phone out of it. He quickly answered it.
"Hello?" He asked in an annoyed, deep voice.
"Who is this?" Catherine asked on the other end of the line.
"Who is this?" He countered.
"My name is Catherine Willows with the crime lab. Now are you 'gonna answer my question?"
"No." The man replied simply and hung up the phone.
It rang again instantly.
"What do ya want lady?" He asked. This time a little louder.
"Excuse me sir, who are you and what are you doing answering this phone?"
"I am answering it because I am. Oh and you're never gonna see your friends again." He hung up the phone again. And yet again, it rang.
" Gosh! What do you want???!!!" He yelled into the phone.
"Is this some kind of sick joke?" Catherine spoke firmly," I wanna talk to Gil or Sara now!"
He took the phone away from his ear and smashed it against the wall shattering it into pieces. He again left the room, this time slamming the door shut.
Sara was curled up in the corner of the huge tub breathing very hard. I have never seen her so scared before.
" It's going to be okay, " I told her. "We're going to get out of here." She nodded at this but I think she was thinking otherwise.
I took out my cell phone and looked at it wondering when or if I should turn it on. I don't know how long the battery would last. Sara looked at me with a questioning expression on her face.
"Why don't you call someone. Call Cath, Warrick, Nick, Brass, Ecklie evn.Call anyone!" She said.
"Low battery" I said sadly.
She knew we had no chance of getting out of there without a call. Hopefully Cath would be smart enough to know that this isn't just some 'Sick Joke' as she called it and look up where we should have been and come get us. She's pretty sharp though. She'll realize we didn't come back and then worry right? She's not dumb. She'll come.
I started to feel tears well up in my eyes. 'I can't cry. I have to be strong. I have to be strong for Sara. I have to be ther for Her. I have to comfort Her." I put my head in my hands trying to hide the tears that streamed from my eyes down my cheeks. Soon, I felt a hand on my shoulder. Sara's hand.
"It's okay to cry Gris." She told me in a calm voice, " You don't have to hide it."
' I have to be strong.. Strong for Sara. Be strong. Be strong. Be strong. I c-can't anymore' I started to cry.
Before I knew it, she grabbed into another embrace and we were crying with each other. I didn't know what to do. I was crying.
I gave upon my thoughts. I wasn't as strong as I thought that I could be.
" Cath will come." I told her trying still to help her relax a bit, " She's got to know something is wrong."
" I hope so." She clung tighter to me, " I really hope so" She soon stopped crying and relaxed in my arms.
"I'm going to try to use my cell phone." I told her. We let go of each other and I reached into my pocket. I was about to turn it on when she spoke.
"Think about who you are going to call before you turn it on. The battery will only last five minutes or so." She said.
" Good idea. Let's see...Should I call Nick? I asked her.
" No. Definately not."
"Why?"
"He never answers his phone."
" Oh." I said,"Um...How about Warrick or Cath?"
"I'd call Catherine," She stated, " She is most likely to answer."
"Okay."
"Okay. Then remember you only have on chance. One call. Maybe two if you're lucky."
"Right. No pressure." I tried to humor but it didn't work.
"Sure."
"Here goes nothing." I turned the phone on. As soon as I did, the phone began to ring loudly.
"NO!" I yelled. I heard running footsteps down the hall. They or one of them were coming. I quickly handed Sara the phone and ran to the door to hold it shut. Sara answered the phone.
"Hello?" She said frantically.
" Sara, what is going on. I called earli--" Catherine started to talk but was interrupted by Sara.
"Cath!" Sara gasped, "We need you to come to our crime scene as fast as you can. Bring officers!"
"What's going on, are you alright?"
"NO!" The men bust through the door and the cell phone fell to the floor. I was thrown against the wall by one of the men. Catherine was still on the line.
"Grissom!" Sara yelled as I fell to the floor. The two men grabbed Sara by the arms and started to drag her out of the room.
"Let go of me! Let me go!" At this I got up from where I lay on the floor and chargedat the men. I was going to keep my promise. I wasn't going to let those men hurt her again. They let go of her and fought with me. One of the men went out into the hall and came back with both mine and Sara's guns. He handed one to his partner. I immediately backed off. They backed out of the room and locked the door. I ran to the cell phone.
"Cath!" The cell phone was dead.
I threw the phone against the wall.
"Cath's in her way," A voice behind me said, "I know she is." Sara threw herself down on the groung and started to cry. I ran over to her. All we could do was wait. The only thing I could do was hold her close and never let go. TTry to comfort her. She was priority number one. She was the only thing that mattered. The only thing. She comes first.
