Chapter Eighteen-Waiting, Waking and Forgetting
~~~At the Doctor's office~~~
Grissom knocked on Dr. Pearson's office door.
"Come in." Dr. Pearson's voice sounded. Grissom went into the office and Dr. Pearson smiled.
"Mr. Grissom, I presume?" Grissom smiled and nodded.
"Hello, Dr. Pearson, I was informed that you have special concerns for Greg Sanders?" Dr. Pearson nodded and motioned for Grissom to sit down first, so he did. Dr. Pearson's smile faded and he cleared his throat.
"While I was examining Mr. Sanders, it has come to my attention that he had been…..sexually assaulted by another male." Grissom nodded.
"Yes, I was aware of that, we were…..informed about that a while ago."
"Okay then, I am afraid that this may cause several emotional and mental problems when Mr. Sanders wakes up. When he does wake up, and if he suddenly becomes…..aggressive, I will sedate him. But I really don't know how Mr. Sanders will react when he wakes up because of the shock that he has been through, he is not mentally stable." Grissom frowned deeply.
"What are the chance that Greg will wake up…..sane?"
"Oh, Mr. Sanders will be very much sane, but after this traumatic experience, he will probably experience short-term memory loss, but there is a small possibility that he will have a permanent memory loss. Do not worry, Mr. Sanders will remember everything sooner or later, and as I said to your companions, if Mr. Sanders makes it through today without any problems, he will wake up tomorrow."
"When will Greg be able to be go home?"
"Well, because of his numerous injuries, I was very much surprised, as should you, that Mr. Sanders still lived! So, he will need lots of rest, I want to keep him here for about three to four more days, then you can take him home."
"Alright, thank you, Dr. Pearson, is that all?" Dr. Pearson smiled.
"Yes, that is all, good day, Mr. Grissom." Grissom nodded, and started to walk out the door when Dr. Pearson's voice called to him again.
"Oh yes, one more thing, if you and your companions visit Mr. Sanders, do not be too loud, and if, by any chance, Mr. Sanders wakes up while you are still in the room with him, keep calm, call for me or any of the nurses, and quietly talk to him and ask him questions. Also, keep everyone within his line of vision, he will be easily scared, so do not talk too loudly, do not make sudden movements or noises, and please, do not touch him, at all. I am afraid that it may trigger some…..memories." Grissom nodded in understanding.
"Thank you once again, I understand, good bye, Dr. Pearson." Grissom said and left to go to Greg's room.
~~~Greg's room~~~
The four CSIs (Catherine, Warrick, Sara, and Nick) stared sadly at Greg's pale and still form. Greg was connected to many wires and tubes, all there for the same reason…..to keep Greg alive. Also, bandages stuck to his face and body, and Greg had two casts on, one on his arm, and one on his leg. Just then, Grissom entered the room and told the CSIs everything that Dr. Pearson had told him. A wile later, Catherine left to relax at home, as did Sara and Warrick, Grissom went back to the crime lab, and Nick was about to leave as well. Nick stood at the foot of Greg's bed.
"I'm so sorry, Greg, I really didn't mean to shoot you, nor did I mean to insult you and hurt your feelings like that. I had absolutely no right to judge you at all…..I barely even knew you…..I'm so sorry! I just…..I hope that one day, you'll forgive me, and we'll be great friends…..again…..please wake up, Greg, you need to pull through this! You need to wake up and beat me up for doing this to you!" Nick whispered as tears started to form in his eyes.
A minute later, Nick rubbed his eyes, smiled slightly at Greg's unconscious body, and left for the hotel. (Nick moved to another apartment ever since he knew that Greg had been raped by Johnson in his home, but it still needed to be prepared, so he's living in the hotel for now. Also, the CSIs have been excused from their duties for the time being because of what happened to Greg).
~~~The next day~~~
Nick walked into Greg's hospital room, partly surprised to see Catherine, Lindsey, and Sara there. Sara looked up to Nick and smiled warmly as she motioned for Nick to sit beside her. (Yes, ppl, I put two comfy couches in Greg's hospital room, hey, the visitors need to be comfortable too!) Catherine and Lindsey were asleep on one couch, and Nick and Sara were sitting on the other.
"So, this is good, Greg made it through yesterday! I assume that he is recovering now?" Sara nodded.
"Yea, it is great! Dr. Pearson checked on Greg a few hours ago, and he said that Greg was doing fine." Sara and Nick whispered as to not wake Catherine and Lindsey.
"A few hours ago? How long have you been here?" Nick asked.
"Well, when I got home, I took a shower, ate, and slept for awhile, then when I woke up, it was almost 8:00pm, so I ate again, walked around, and decided to come here to visit Greg! Since there was nothing else to do around my house…..I was just sitting there, and I fell asleep again. When I woke up, Catherine and Lindsey were standing beside Greg, they were crying so quietly that I almost didn't hear them, and the time was around 1:00- 2:00am. Then, Dr. Pearson came to check on Greg, Catherine and I were talking while Lindsey was sleeping on Catherine's lap, and a while later, I went to get some coffee, and when I got back, Catherine was asleep as well. And up until now, I've been reading! What time is it, anyway?" Nick looked at his watch.
"Hmmm…..6:54am…..not too early, not too late."
"Why did you come here at this time?"
"I couldn't really sleep much, I was thinking about things since I went back to the hotel. So I ate, took a shower, slept for an hour or so, and came here." Sara smiled.
"How is that new place coming for you?" Nick grinned.
"Actually, it's better than I thought, the apartment is near to the lab, it's bigger, nicer, and it's in a better environment. I'm glad I moved anyway."
"That's good to hear….." Sara said, starting to fall asleep as she yawned.
"Y'know, Nicky…..I actually…..I….." Sara whispered as she fell right asleep on Nick's shoulder. Nick smiled and looked to Greg.
'I'm so glad you're okay now, Greg….." Nick thought again. Soon, sleep overtook Nick as well, and he fell asleep on Sara's tilted head.
~~~4 hours later (11:00am)~~~
Grissom and Warrick entered Greg's hospital room, and jumped a little as they noticed that other people were present in the room. But then they smiled warmly when they saw that Lindsey was sleeping on Catherine's lap and Catherine was also sleeping on one couch. And on the other, they saw Nick and Sara sleeping on each other. (Like, Sara on Nick's shoulder and Nick and Sara's tilted head, nothing odd happening!)
"Looks like Greg made it." Grissom whispered happily as he looked over to Greg's sleeping form.
"Yea, thank God." Warrick smiled and whispered back.
Suddenly, Grissom and Warrick heard a moan come from the figure on the bed. They walked swiftly, yet quietly, to Greg's bed just in time to see him open his eyes. Grissom smiled widely as he saw Greg wake up, but it suddenly vanished from his face when he hear Greg whimper and cringe in fear.
"Greg? Greg, it's me, Grissom." Greg furrowed his brow in deep confusion.
"Gri-Grissom?" Greg asked quietly.
"Yes, do you remember me, Greg?" Greg shook his head and immediately regretted it as he felt as if his head had just been stabbed by millions of sharp daggers. Grissom's frown deepened and looked to Warrick who stood on the other side of the bed.
"Do you recognize me?" Grissom asked again.
"No." Greg replied.
"How about Sara?" Grissom pointed to Sara, and Greg looked closely at Sara.
"No, sorry."
"How about Nick?"
"Nope." Greg replied weakly, his eyes starting to droop as wave up nausea hit him.
"Catherine?" Warrick pointed to Catherine.
"No." Grissom and Warrick sighed sadly.
"Hmmm…..Lindsey….." Greg said. Grissom stared at Greg as he pointed at Lindsey.
"You remember Lindsey?" Warrick asked again.
"Yes, Lindsey Willows, she's a nice little girl." Greg said, delirious.
"Okay, go back to sleep, Greg, and don't worry, even though you don't remember us, we'll take care of you while you sleep, no matter what. You're tired anyway…..good night, Greg." Grissom said softly.
"Yea, good night, Greg." Warrick whispered. Greg smiled contently and fell asleep again, he knew he could trust these people who he just met. Grissom sighed again.
"Warrick, please look after Greg for a while, I'm gonna go tell Dr. Pearson about Greg's…..amnesia." Warrick nodded, he grabbed a chair, and sat beside Greg's bed. Grissom smiled slightly at the friendly reaction, and went in search of Dr. Pearson.
A/N: I don't know what's happening to my computer, but for some odd reason, the internet's still here! LOL! Uh…..this is really weird…..but the internet will be disconnected really soon anyway, so I'm taking advantage of this time to update another chapter! I may lose the internet connection anytime, so, beware! AHAHAH! LOL! Anyway…..thanx for ur reviews! =D review more plz!
~~~At the Doctor's office~~~
Grissom knocked on Dr. Pearson's office door.
"Come in." Dr. Pearson's voice sounded. Grissom went into the office and Dr. Pearson smiled.
"Mr. Grissom, I presume?" Grissom smiled and nodded.
"Hello, Dr. Pearson, I was informed that you have special concerns for Greg Sanders?" Dr. Pearson nodded and motioned for Grissom to sit down first, so he did. Dr. Pearson's smile faded and he cleared his throat.
"While I was examining Mr. Sanders, it has come to my attention that he had been…..sexually assaulted by another male." Grissom nodded.
"Yes, I was aware of that, we were…..informed about that a while ago."
"Okay then, I am afraid that this may cause several emotional and mental problems when Mr. Sanders wakes up. When he does wake up, and if he suddenly becomes…..aggressive, I will sedate him. But I really don't know how Mr. Sanders will react when he wakes up because of the shock that he has been through, he is not mentally stable." Grissom frowned deeply.
"What are the chance that Greg will wake up…..sane?"
"Oh, Mr. Sanders will be very much sane, but after this traumatic experience, he will probably experience short-term memory loss, but there is a small possibility that he will have a permanent memory loss. Do not worry, Mr. Sanders will remember everything sooner or later, and as I said to your companions, if Mr. Sanders makes it through today without any problems, he will wake up tomorrow."
"When will Greg be able to be go home?"
"Well, because of his numerous injuries, I was very much surprised, as should you, that Mr. Sanders still lived! So, he will need lots of rest, I want to keep him here for about three to four more days, then you can take him home."
"Alright, thank you, Dr. Pearson, is that all?" Dr. Pearson smiled.
"Yes, that is all, good day, Mr. Grissom." Grissom nodded, and started to walk out the door when Dr. Pearson's voice called to him again.
"Oh yes, one more thing, if you and your companions visit Mr. Sanders, do not be too loud, and if, by any chance, Mr. Sanders wakes up while you are still in the room with him, keep calm, call for me or any of the nurses, and quietly talk to him and ask him questions. Also, keep everyone within his line of vision, he will be easily scared, so do not talk too loudly, do not make sudden movements or noises, and please, do not touch him, at all. I am afraid that it may trigger some…..memories." Grissom nodded in understanding.
"Thank you once again, I understand, good bye, Dr. Pearson." Grissom said and left to go to Greg's room.
~~~Greg's room~~~
The four CSIs (Catherine, Warrick, Sara, and Nick) stared sadly at Greg's pale and still form. Greg was connected to many wires and tubes, all there for the same reason…..to keep Greg alive. Also, bandages stuck to his face and body, and Greg had two casts on, one on his arm, and one on his leg. Just then, Grissom entered the room and told the CSIs everything that Dr. Pearson had told him. A wile later, Catherine left to relax at home, as did Sara and Warrick, Grissom went back to the crime lab, and Nick was about to leave as well. Nick stood at the foot of Greg's bed.
"I'm so sorry, Greg, I really didn't mean to shoot you, nor did I mean to insult you and hurt your feelings like that. I had absolutely no right to judge you at all…..I barely even knew you…..I'm so sorry! I just…..I hope that one day, you'll forgive me, and we'll be great friends…..again…..please wake up, Greg, you need to pull through this! You need to wake up and beat me up for doing this to you!" Nick whispered as tears started to form in his eyes.
A minute later, Nick rubbed his eyes, smiled slightly at Greg's unconscious body, and left for the hotel. (Nick moved to another apartment ever since he knew that Greg had been raped by Johnson in his home, but it still needed to be prepared, so he's living in the hotel for now. Also, the CSIs have been excused from their duties for the time being because of what happened to Greg).
~~~The next day~~~
Nick walked into Greg's hospital room, partly surprised to see Catherine, Lindsey, and Sara there. Sara looked up to Nick and smiled warmly as she motioned for Nick to sit beside her. (Yes, ppl, I put two comfy couches in Greg's hospital room, hey, the visitors need to be comfortable too!) Catherine and Lindsey were asleep on one couch, and Nick and Sara were sitting on the other.
"So, this is good, Greg made it through yesterday! I assume that he is recovering now?" Sara nodded.
"Yea, it is great! Dr. Pearson checked on Greg a few hours ago, and he said that Greg was doing fine." Sara and Nick whispered as to not wake Catherine and Lindsey.
"A few hours ago? How long have you been here?" Nick asked.
"Well, when I got home, I took a shower, ate, and slept for awhile, then when I woke up, it was almost 8:00pm, so I ate again, walked around, and decided to come here to visit Greg! Since there was nothing else to do around my house…..I was just sitting there, and I fell asleep again. When I woke up, Catherine and Lindsey were standing beside Greg, they were crying so quietly that I almost didn't hear them, and the time was around 1:00- 2:00am. Then, Dr. Pearson came to check on Greg, Catherine and I were talking while Lindsey was sleeping on Catherine's lap, and a while later, I went to get some coffee, and when I got back, Catherine was asleep as well. And up until now, I've been reading! What time is it, anyway?" Nick looked at his watch.
"Hmmm…..6:54am…..not too early, not too late."
"Why did you come here at this time?"
"I couldn't really sleep much, I was thinking about things since I went back to the hotel. So I ate, took a shower, slept for an hour or so, and came here." Sara smiled.
"How is that new place coming for you?" Nick grinned.
"Actually, it's better than I thought, the apartment is near to the lab, it's bigger, nicer, and it's in a better environment. I'm glad I moved anyway."
"That's good to hear….." Sara said, starting to fall asleep as she yawned.
"Y'know, Nicky…..I actually…..I….." Sara whispered as she fell right asleep on Nick's shoulder. Nick smiled and looked to Greg.
'I'm so glad you're okay now, Greg….." Nick thought again. Soon, sleep overtook Nick as well, and he fell asleep on Sara's tilted head.
~~~4 hours later (11:00am)~~~
Grissom and Warrick entered Greg's hospital room, and jumped a little as they noticed that other people were present in the room. But then they smiled warmly when they saw that Lindsey was sleeping on Catherine's lap and Catherine was also sleeping on one couch. And on the other, they saw Nick and Sara sleeping on each other. (Like, Sara on Nick's shoulder and Nick and Sara's tilted head, nothing odd happening!)
"Looks like Greg made it." Grissom whispered happily as he looked over to Greg's sleeping form.
"Yea, thank God." Warrick smiled and whispered back.
Suddenly, Grissom and Warrick heard a moan come from the figure on the bed. They walked swiftly, yet quietly, to Greg's bed just in time to see him open his eyes. Grissom smiled widely as he saw Greg wake up, but it suddenly vanished from his face when he hear Greg whimper and cringe in fear.
"Greg? Greg, it's me, Grissom." Greg furrowed his brow in deep confusion.
"Gri-Grissom?" Greg asked quietly.
"Yes, do you remember me, Greg?" Greg shook his head and immediately regretted it as he felt as if his head had just been stabbed by millions of sharp daggers. Grissom's frown deepened and looked to Warrick who stood on the other side of the bed.
"Do you recognize me?" Grissom asked again.
"No." Greg replied.
"How about Sara?" Grissom pointed to Sara, and Greg looked closely at Sara.
"No, sorry."
"How about Nick?"
"Nope." Greg replied weakly, his eyes starting to droop as wave up nausea hit him.
"Catherine?" Warrick pointed to Catherine.
"No." Grissom and Warrick sighed sadly.
"Hmmm…..Lindsey….." Greg said. Grissom stared at Greg as he pointed at Lindsey.
"You remember Lindsey?" Warrick asked again.
"Yes, Lindsey Willows, she's a nice little girl." Greg said, delirious.
"Okay, go back to sleep, Greg, and don't worry, even though you don't remember us, we'll take care of you while you sleep, no matter what. You're tired anyway…..good night, Greg." Grissom said softly.
"Yea, good night, Greg." Warrick whispered. Greg smiled contently and fell asleep again, he knew he could trust these people who he just met. Grissom sighed again.
"Warrick, please look after Greg for a while, I'm gonna go tell Dr. Pearson about Greg's…..amnesia." Warrick nodded, he grabbed a chair, and sat beside Greg's bed. Grissom smiled slightly at the friendly reaction, and went in search of Dr. Pearson.
A/N: I don't know what's happening to my computer, but for some odd reason, the internet's still here! LOL! Uh…..this is really weird…..but the internet will be disconnected really soon anyway, so I'm taking advantage of this time to update another chapter! I may lose the internet connection anytime, so, beware! AHAHAH! LOL! Anyway…..thanx for ur reviews! =D review more plz!