Chapter 3: Is This The End?
Nick sat impatiently in his seat, fidgeting every time he heard a scream. It pained him to know that his friend and almost little brother was hurt and he couldn't do anything about it.
" What in the hell are they doing to the kid?" Warrick questioned with a sharp severity in his tone. Grissom looked towards Warrick, surprised to hear such a tone from him.
The screams finally stopped and Nick let out a sigh of relief. He could finally breathe easier knowing that they had stopped. At least he hoped they had stopped.
The lab became quiet again and the fear of what was going to happen next returned.
Grissom was scared. For one of the few times in his life, he was truly scared, not just for himself, that would be selfish. He was scared for all of them. Gil heard footsteps and saw Richard and James walking to the lounge. Gil watched the others stiffen in their chairs. Only something bad could happen now, Grissom could tell.
James walked in to the room and smiled.
"Greg's a real trooper, ain't he? You heard his screams didn't you?" James said with a smile. " It was quite amusing to say the least."
Warrick had enough. The anger in him had finally boiled over and had washed over him.
" You shut the hell up. Bastard. You don't know anything about Greg. He's one of the best damn people we have here. You don't know what you're talking about," Warrick yelled.
" Really? You think that? You should have been there. Crying for mercy, crying like a little baby. One of your best? And he can't even stand up for himself. How can he stand up for anyone else? How funny you think that. How do think about this?" James said, whipping out his gun.
James fired two shots, managing to hit Warrick. He gasped for air as one of the bullets struck his chest. The force knock Warrick's chair over and he fell to the floor, unconscious.
Sara screamed and Nick yelled.
" Now, does anyone have anything else they wish to add while I'm still here?" James asked.
No one answered his question, just remained quiet.
" That's what I thought," James replied to his question. He walked out of the room, leaving the stunned CSIs to deal on their own.
Grissom sat still, taken aback at what had happened.
" This could be the end," he thought to himself. " This could be the end for all of us."
Two tears fell from Grissom's eyes and slowly made their way down his face. Sara watched in amazement and sadness as the two tears fell from his face to the floor. She knew that they might not get out with their lives. She realized what Grissom was thinking and she felt the same way. The only feeling left in her was numbness. Her whole body was numb. Cold. Nothing in the world mattered to her anymore.