Part 4
Tuesday 7th June
Sorry I haven't written in a while. Everything's just been so hectic. Nick's out of hospital. And he's doing great. Jamie and Louis are finally getting used to me being around. Sara and I are getting along great. She took me into work with her the other day. It was so fun. I met her boss Gil Grissom. He is so weird. He's into bugs and creepy crawly things. His whole office is filled with gross stuff. Actually it's kinda cool. Then there's Warrick. Now he is a legend. And he has a sweet as body. (I saw him getting changed in the locker room as I walked past.) Mind you Greg has an even nicer bod. And he's more in my age group. (Well maybe a few years off but a girl can dream cant she?) Greg is ace. He's a computer whiz and he's great in the lab. He showed me how everything works. Which was pretty neat. Then I met Cath and her daughter Lindsay. Lindsay's really nice. She's just the right age for me to hang out with. And she introduced me to a heap of new people. But I'll get to that later. Well the other people Sara works with are kinda old. Jim-well Brass as he likes to be called-is like 50 something years old. So is the coroner guy Al. But I didn't really talk to them much. Anyway. When I left the CSI office I went with Lindsay and Cath. Cath dropped us girls off at some pizza joint where I met the most amazing people. It was so cool. There was this one guy-Michael-he is so hot. (I wonder if he's taken.) There were plenty of other guys there. And some of them were actually hitting on me. Which was nice. It made me feel like I fit in for once. Anyway. After that I went bak to Sara's place and then things went on from there.
I swear yesterday was the best birthday I have ever had. Sara took me out to lunch, and then when I got home all my new friends were there. I guessed Sara was the one that had organised it. She was the best sister ever. I had a great time. There was music and everything. Everyone was dancing. Then Nick brought out the karaoke machine. That was the best part. Well actually pressies were the best. But anyway. I did a duet with Sara. We sang an Avril Lavigne song called 'Tomorrow'. Then came the pressies. I hadn't gotten pressies since I was 8 yrs old. So as you could tell this was a big time for me. I loved it. I got assorted CD's &books, makeup, chocolates, clothes and so much more. It was excellent.
Anyway I guess I'd better go. Sara's about to take me to her work again. I can't wait to see Greg. He is so cool. And I guess you could say we've become friends. Hey maybe I can help him out with something. But then again I might not be allowed in the lab. Oh well.
Toodles. Luv Lila!
Sara led Lila through to the break room.
"I'll be back later. Try not to break anything."
"I'm not that destructive." Lila laughed.
"Ok. Feel free to make yourself a coffee."
"I will."
Sara left the room. Lila walked around and opened a few cupboards and drawers. She then sat back down again and picked up a magazine. Greg walked in.
"Hey Greg."
"Hey Lila. What's up?"
"Nothing. Sara's gone off working and I'm stuck in here for the day."
"You can come into the lab with me and help me out."
"I'm not sure if I'm allowed to."
"Well we'll bend a few rules. You can't stay cooped up in here all day."
"Nah I guess not."
"Anyway. I came in here to get a coffee." He reached into the cupboard and pulled out the sugar. Then he got the rest of the stuff he needed (The coffee he brought from home) and when he reached for a mug he turned to Lila.
"Did you want one?"
"Nah. I don't drink coffee."
"Fair enough." Greg finished making his coffee and then Lila followed him into the DNA lab.
"So what did you want me to do?"
"Well you can start by helping me process this DNA sample Cath brought me."
"Cool. How do I do that?"
"Well first of all you have to take the evidence bag and a pair of tweezers. The you place the hair onto a slide, add a drop of this stuff then place it under the Polarized Light Microscope like so." Greg showed her.
"What's a polarized light microscope?"
"It's a microscope used to magnify particles by 1000 times. It helps us distinguish where the particle came from."
"Cool."
"Here take a look."
Lila looked through the microscope at the piece of hair.
"Cool." She cried.
"Ahem." Sara coughed.
Lila stood up and her and Greg bumped heads.
"Ouch." Greg said as he rubbed his head.
"Sorry dude." Lila apologised.
"No problems."
"Ahem. Sorry to interrupt. But I don't think Lila is supposed to be in here. Let alone using the equipment." Sara said.
"Sorry Sar. It wont happen again."
"It's my fault. I was bored so I insisted Greg let me help him."
"Well it doesn't matter. Greg can you please get on with your job. Lila you can come with me. There's something I want to show you."
"Ok. C-ya Greg. Sorry bout ya head."
"No problems. It's all good now. Catch ya later."
Lila followed Sara out of the lab.
"So what did ya wanna show me?"
"Well actually I've got a present for you. It's sort of a late birthday present."
"You didn't have to get me anything else. Just being here with you is enough."
"Awww that's sweet. But I still got you something."
"So what did ya get me?"
Sara reached into her pocket and pulled out a small silver box.
"Here you go." He handed it to her. "Open it."
She carefully undid the bow and opened the box. Inside was a locket.
"Wow it's beautiful. Thankyou."
"Look inside it."
She opened the locket and there was a picture of Sara, Nick on one side and a picture of Jamie and Louis on the other side.
"Thankyou."
"Now wherever you go we'll always be with you." Sara said. Lila wrapped her arms around Sara and hugged her tightly.
"It's great. Thankyou."
"It was nothing. I'll put it on for you."
Sara took the locket and placed it around Lila's neck. She did it up and Lila picked up the heart and held it.
"You're the best sister."
"I know I am. Now how about we go home. We can get changed and go out. Just the two of us. I'll leave the boys with Nick and we can have a girl's night out. How does that sound?"
"Excellent."
The pair linked arms and walked away.
Tuesday 7th June
Sorry I haven't written in a while. Everything's just been so hectic. Nick's out of hospital. And he's doing great. Jamie and Louis are finally getting used to me being around. Sara and I are getting along great. She took me into work with her the other day. It was so fun. I met her boss Gil Grissom. He is so weird. He's into bugs and creepy crawly things. His whole office is filled with gross stuff. Actually it's kinda cool. Then there's Warrick. Now he is a legend. And he has a sweet as body. (I saw him getting changed in the locker room as I walked past.) Mind you Greg has an even nicer bod. And he's more in my age group. (Well maybe a few years off but a girl can dream cant she?) Greg is ace. He's a computer whiz and he's great in the lab. He showed me how everything works. Which was pretty neat. Then I met Cath and her daughter Lindsay. Lindsay's really nice. She's just the right age for me to hang out with. And she introduced me to a heap of new people. But I'll get to that later. Well the other people Sara works with are kinda old. Jim-well Brass as he likes to be called-is like 50 something years old. So is the coroner guy Al. But I didn't really talk to them much. Anyway. When I left the CSI office I went with Lindsay and Cath. Cath dropped us girls off at some pizza joint where I met the most amazing people. It was so cool. There was this one guy-Michael-he is so hot. (I wonder if he's taken.) There were plenty of other guys there. And some of them were actually hitting on me. Which was nice. It made me feel like I fit in for once. Anyway. After that I went bak to Sara's place and then things went on from there.
I swear yesterday was the best birthday I have ever had. Sara took me out to lunch, and then when I got home all my new friends were there. I guessed Sara was the one that had organised it. She was the best sister ever. I had a great time. There was music and everything. Everyone was dancing. Then Nick brought out the karaoke machine. That was the best part. Well actually pressies were the best. But anyway. I did a duet with Sara. We sang an Avril Lavigne song called 'Tomorrow'. Then came the pressies. I hadn't gotten pressies since I was 8 yrs old. So as you could tell this was a big time for me. I loved it. I got assorted CD's &books, makeup, chocolates, clothes and so much more. It was excellent.
Anyway I guess I'd better go. Sara's about to take me to her work again. I can't wait to see Greg. He is so cool. And I guess you could say we've become friends. Hey maybe I can help him out with something. But then again I might not be allowed in the lab. Oh well.
Toodles. Luv Lila!
Sara led Lila through to the break room.
"I'll be back later. Try not to break anything."
"I'm not that destructive." Lila laughed.
"Ok. Feel free to make yourself a coffee."
"I will."
Sara left the room. Lila walked around and opened a few cupboards and drawers. She then sat back down again and picked up a magazine. Greg walked in.
"Hey Greg."
"Hey Lila. What's up?"
"Nothing. Sara's gone off working and I'm stuck in here for the day."
"You can come into the lab with me and help me out."
"I'm not sure if I'm allowed to."
"Well we'll bend a few rules. You can't stay cooped up in here all day."
"Nah I guess not."
"Anyway. I came in here to get a coffee." He reached into the cupboard and pulled out the sugar. Then he got the rest of the stuff he needed (The coffee he brought from home) and when he reached for a mug he turned to Lila.
"Did you want one?"
"Nah. I don't drink coffee."
"Fair enough." Greg finished making his coffee and then Lila followed him into the DNA lab.
"So what did you want me to do?"
"Well you can start by helping me process this DNA sample Cath brought me."
"Cool. How do I do that?"
"Well first of all you have to take the evidence bag and a pair of tweezers. The you place the hair onto a slide, add a drop of this stuff then place it under the Polarized Light Microscope like so." Greg showed her.
"What's a polarized light microscope?"
"It's a microscope used to magnify particles by 1000 times. It helps us distinguish where the particle came from."
"Cool."
"Here take a look."
Lila looked through the microscope at the piece of hair.
"Cool." She cried.
"Ahem." Sara coughed.
Lila stood up and her and Greg bumped heads.
"Ouch." Greg said as he rubbed his head.
"Sorry dude." Lila apologised.
"No problems."
"Ahem. Sorry to interrupt. But I don't think Lila is supposed to be in here. Let alone using the equipment." Sara said.
"Sorry Sar. It wont happen again."
"It's my fault. I was bored so I insisted Greg let me help him."
"Well it doesn't matter. Greg can you please get on with your job. Lila you can come with me. There's something I want to show you."
"Ok. C-ya Greg. Sorry bout ya head."
"No problems. It's all good now. Catch ya later."
Lila followed Sara out of the lab.
"So what did ya wanna show me?"
"Well actually I've got a present for you. It's sort of a late birthday present."
"You didn't have to get me anything else. Just being here with you is enough."
"Awww that's sweet. But I still got you something."
"So what did ya get me?"
Sara reached into her pocket and pulled out a small silver box.
"Here you go." He handed it to her. "Open it."
She carefully undid the bow and opened the box. Inside was a locket.
"Wow it's beautiful. Thankyou."
"Look inside it."
She opened the locket and there was a picture of Sara, Nick on one side and a picture of Jamie and Louis on the other side.
"Thankyou."
"Now wherever you go we'll always be with you." Sara said. Lila wrapped her arms around Sara and hugged her tightly.
"It's great. Thankyou."
"It was nothing. I'll put it on for you."
Sara took the locket and placed it around Lila's neck. She did it up and Lila picked up the heart and held it.
"You're the best sister."
"I know I am. Now how about we go home. We can get changed and go out. Just the two of us. I'll leave the boys with Nick and we can have a girl's night out. How does that sound?"
"Excellent."
The pair linked arms and walked away.