Chapter Nineteen-Getting Reacquainted, Nightmares, and Turning Away
When Catherine, Lindsey, Nick, and Sara woke up, Grissom and Warrick told them about Greg's memory loss and how Lindsey was the only one who he remembered.
"Why is Lindsey here anyway? No to be rude or anything, but I'm just wondering, doesn't Lindsey have school?" Nick asked.
"Oh, today's a PA day, and she wanted to see how Greg was doing." Catherine replied and Nick nodded.
"Oh yea! So, Grissom, does Dr. Pearson know why Greg only remembers Lindsey and not any of us?" Nick asked.
"Well, I informed Dr. Pearson of Greg's memory loss, he says that it will only be temporary though, he said that Greg might remember everything by tonight or tomorrow. Dr. Pearson asked me if we did or said anything to Greg that might've shocked him before, and I told him about that bad night when we hurt Greg while he was in the room. So, they doctor said it's probably because we caused Greg shock and pain, while Lindsey never did anything bad to Greg. And Greg wanted to get rid of the bad memories, so he blocked us out of his mind." Grissom said.
Nick looked down shamefully.
"Shock and pain…" Nick whispered.
"Blocked us out of his mind…" Sara said dully.
"Well, aren't we his best friends…" Catherine said sarcastically. Warrick scoffed.
"Isn't Greg lucky to have us…" Warrick said sarcastically. Suddenly, the CSIs and Lindsey heard a soft whimper from the bed, and they walked to Greg. Greg was frowning, but he was still sleeping, he was whimpering, mumbling coherently, tears were coming from his eyes, and Greg was shuffling roughly in his bed. Grissom shook Greg gently.
"Greg? Wake up." Greg stopped wriggling around, and he slowly began to open his eyes.
"Hey…I saw you…you…you…you…you…and you in my nightmare!" Greg said weakly as he pointed to each of the CSIs (excluding Lindsey). Catherine cringed inside.
"Ni-nightmare?"
"Yea…" Greg replied.
"Greg? Do you remember any of us?" Greg looked at the CSIs, frowning, and then he shook his head.
"None of you…but that's Lindsey!" Lindsey smiled brightly and hugged Greg in the best way she could, and Greg smiled.
"But I saw you people sometime before…you asked me if I remembered any of you too." Greg said.
"Well, first off, you are a lab technician at the Las Vegas Crime Lab. I am Gilbert Grissom, your night-shift supervisor, in other words, your boss, as well as you…friend…" Grissom said. Greg nodded as he took this new information in.
"This is Warrick Brown, he is a CSI, which is a Crime Scene Investigator. This is Sara Sidle, also a CSI, as is Catherine Willows and Nick Stokes." Grissom said as he pointed to each of the CSIs.
"You're Lindsey's mother." Greg said to Catherine and she smiled.
"Yes I am, Greg."
"So, tell us about your…nightmare, Greg." Grissom suggested. Greg cringed in fear at the memory.
"Don't be afraid, you can tell us anything, you can trust us…" Nick said softly and Greg hesitantly nodded.
"Well…first…I was surrounded by darkness, then I saw this man…I didn't know who he was…but he looked evil, sinister…he…he did something to me, he violated my personal space…then, there was a flash of light, and I saw the five of you. We were all having fun, laughing and joking, and then I remember someone taking our picture." Greg smiled at the memory, as did the CSIs who remembered what he was talking about.
"But then there was another flash of light, and you were…insulting me…and I felt sad and angry, then I saw your faces, all looking at me with hateful eyes. And then, I saw you…Nick Stokes, you shot me…and then there was darkness again. I…I'm afraid." Greg closed his eyes sadly and opened them again.
"What happened?" Greg asked softly.
"None of that was real…right?" The CSIs looked to the ground full of regret.
"Greg…" Nick looked sadly at Greg, Greg saw the guilt and sadness in Nick's eyes, and realization hit him.
"So it was true, then, you did shoot me, I was…sexually assaulted…it wasn't a dream, they were some of my memories…" Greg started to get angry and emotionally hurt, so, he turned his head to the side and closed his eyes to prevent tears threatening to spill out.
"Then forget it, I don't wanna know anything right now, I'm pretty sure I'll remember everything soon anyway…I overheard you people talking about my short-term memory loss, so my dream wasn't really a dream, they were some of my memories. Then maybe after I remember everything, I'll figure out what to do…with you…traitors…" Greg said coldly.
"Greg, please…let us explain…" Sara said in a broken voice.
"No! Just go! I don't want to see any of you! I don't want to hear what any of you have to say…not now…please…..just go…" Greg said softly, his voice cracking as tears started to seep through his closed eyes.
The CSIs looked painfully at Greg, sighed, and left Greg's room. After Greg heard the door close with a click, he opened his eyes again, and openly cried softly to himself. As Greg cried, he was unaware that his subconscious was slowly gathering information and forming all of his forgotten memories back together.
~~~Outside of Greg's room~~~
Catherine and Warrick sat down on some chairs again and Catherine cried a bit as she leaned against Warrick. Sara turned around and cried on Grissom's shoulder while he patted Sara softly on the back. Nick stood there, looking at Greg through the small window beside the door with tear- filled eyes. Outside, even Mother Nature shared the sorrow of the CSIs, and soon, dark clouds covered the sun, and it started to rain.
A/N: Soo…liked or hated the outcome? Please review me!!! Greatly appreciated!!! =D LOL! I didn't mean to make it seem like the CSIs and Greg were crybabies, but well, that was how it all should work out anyway! LOL!
When Catherine, Lindsey, Nick, and Sara woke up, Grissom and Warrick told them about Greg's memory loss and how Lindsey was the only one who he remembered.
"Why is Lindsey here anyway? No to be rude or anything, but I'm just wondering, doesn't Lindsey have school?" Nick asked.
"Oh, today's a PA day, and she wanted to see how Greg was doing." Catherine replied and Nick nodded.
"Oh yea! So, Grissom, does Dr. Pearson know why Greg only remembers Lindsey and not any of us?" Nick asked.
"Well, I informed Dr. Pearson of Greg's memory loss, he says that it will only be temporary though, he said that Greg might remember everything by tonight or tomorrow. Dr. Pearson asked me if we did or said anything to Greg that might've shocked him before, and I told him about that bad night when we hurt Greg while he was in the room. So, they doctor said it's probably because we caused Greg shock and pain, while Lindsey never did anything bad to Greg. And Greg wanted to get rid of the bad memories, so he blocked us out of his mind." Grissom said.
Nick looked down shamefully.
"Shock and pain…" Nick whispered.
"Blocked us out of his mind…" Sara said dully.
"Well, aren't we his best friends…" Catherine said sarcastically. Warrick scoffed.
"Isn't Greg lucky to have us…" Warrick said sarcastically. Suddenly, the CSIs and Lindsey heard a soft whimper from the bed, and they walked to Greg. Greg was frowning, but he was still sleeping, he was whimpering, mumbling coherently, tears were coming from his eyes, and Greg was shuffling roughly in his bed. Grissom shook Greg gently.
"Greg? Wake up." Greg stopped wriggling around, and he slowly began to open his eyes.
"Hey…I saw you…you…you…you…you…and you in my nightmare!" Greg said weakly as he pointed to each of the CSIs (excluding Lindsey). Catherine cringed inside.
"Ni-nightmare?"
"Yea…" Greg replied.
"Greg? Do you remember any of us?" Greg looked at the CSIs, frowning, and then he shook his head.
"None of you…but that's Lindsey!" Lindsey smiled brightly and hugged Greg in the best way she could, and Greg smiled.
"But I saw you people sometime before…you asked me if I remembered any of you too." Greg said.
"Well, first off, you are a lab technician at the Las Vegas Crime Lab. I am Gilbert Grissom, your night-shift supervisor, in other words, your boss, as well as you…friend…" Grissom said. Greg nodded as he took this new information in.
"This is Warrick Brown, he is a CSI, which is a Crime Scene Investigator. This is Sara Sidle, also a CSI, as is Catherine Willows and Nick Stokes." Grissom said as he pointed to each of the CSIs.
"You're Lindsey's mother." Greg said to Catherine and she smiled.
"Yes I am, Greg."
"So, tell us about your…nightmare, Greg." Grissom suggested. Greg cringed in fear at the memory.
"Don't be afraid, you can tell us anything, you can trust us…" Nick said softly and Greg hesitantly nodded.
"Well…first…I was surrounded by darkness, then I saw this man…I didn't know who he was…but he looked evil, sinister…he…he did something to me, he violated my personal space…then, there was a flash of light, and I saw the five of you. We were all having fun, laughing and joking, and then I remember someone taking our picture." Greg smiled at the memory, as did the CSIs who remembered what he was talking about.
"But then there was another flash of light, and you were…insulting me…and I felt sad and angry, then I saw your faces, all looking at me with hateful eyes. And then, I saw you…Nick Stokes, you shot me…and then there was darkness again. I…I'm afraid." Greg closed his eyes sadly and opened them again.
"What happened?" Greg asked softly.
"None of that was real…right?" The CSIs looked to the ground full of regret.
"Greg…" Nick looked sadly at Greg, Greg saw the guilt and sadness in Nick's eyes, and realization hit him.
"So it was true, then, you did shoot me, I was…sexually assaulted…it wasn't a dream, they were some of my memories…" Greg started to get angry and emotionally hurt, so, he turned his head to the side and closed his eyes to prevent tears threatening to spill out.
"Then forget it, I don't wanna know anything right now, I'm pretty sure I'll remember everything soon anyway…I overheard you people talking about my short-term memory loss, so my dream wasn't really a dream, they were some of my memories. Then maybe after I remember everything, I'll figure out what to do…with you…traitors…" Greg said coldly.
"Greg, please…let us explain…" Sara said in a broken voice.
"No! Just go! I don't want to see any of you! I don't want to hear what any of you have to say…not now…please…..just go…" Greg said softly, his voice cracking as tears started to seep through his closed eyes.
The CSIs looked painfully at Greg, sighed, and left Greg's room. After Greg heard the door close with a click, he opened his eyes again, and openly cried softly to himself. As Greg cried, he was unaware that his subconscious was slowly gathering information and forming all of his forgotten memories back together.
~~~Outside of Greg's room~~~
Catherine and Warrick sat down on some chairs again and Catherine cried a bit as she leaned against Warrick. Sara turned around and cried on Grissom's shoulder while he patted Sara softly on the back. Nick stood there, looking at Greg through the small window beside the door with tear- filled eyes. Outside, even Mother Nature shared the sorrow of the CSIs, and soon, dark clouds covered the sun, and it started to rain.
A/N: Soo…liked or hated the outcome? Please review me!!! Greatly appreciated!!! =D LOL! I didn't mean to make it seem like the CSIs and Greg were crybabies, but well, that was how it all should work out anyway! LOL!