Chapter 5: Arrivals
Nick was sitting anxiously, waiting for something to happen. The doors had been rattling for an hour. People had been shouting at the doorand sirens whined.
James was getting nervous. He knew the end would come soon, but he was hoping in wouldn't be now. He started to pace around the room, avoiding the eyes of the CSIs. The phone started to ring and he jumped, taken back by the ring. He walked cautiously over to the phone, as if it would jump out at him. He picked up the phone and spoke.
" What do you want?" he asked.
The officer on the other line spoke, " Sir, my name is Sergeant Christine Davis. Is everything all right? I am here to help," the officer said.
" I don't need help. Everything is fine. You and your other officers can get the hell away from here," he said.
James slammed the phone down on to the rocker and swore to the CSIs. He walked out of the room, muttering out loud about nosy people. He went to find Richard to tell him the news.
Nick looked at Grissom, " Do you think that the cops will come in here soon?"
" I don't know Nicky. I hope so. But I don't know," Grissom said.
Neither of them was sure about anything. They weren't sure of how it was going to end, if Warrick would be all right, or if they would see Catherine or Greg again. Nick looked away from Grissom to the hallway. Maybe the men would be back with Catherine or Greg. Maybe the cops would break in and save them all. Life was full of maybes. Nick just wished that it wouldn't be maybe and instead a yes. He knew he was building his hopes up and was just waiting for the waves to break the wall down.