Disclaimer – I do not own CSI. I only own Emily Saunders, Illyana Kasdorf, Caitlyn, David, Alice, Aden, Tracy Green, Madeline Flynn, Carolyn Andrews and other new characters.
Three Sins
"There are only three sins - causing pain, causing fear, and causing anguish. The rest is window dressing." - Roger Caras
Eight – Just Like Yesterday
It was Sunday. For once Emily and Greg were off together. They didn't usually have much time to spend together. Greg worked 40 hours plus at the lab and Emily did six nights a week at City Blue.
They were sitting in watching a film. It was a rare occurrence and they just wanted to relax.
"Ok Em, we have Thirteen Ghosts, The Ring, Webs and House of a Thousand Corpses,"
Emily looked at her brother.
"Greg, why did you rent four films?"
He shrugged with a sheepish look on his face.
"For the choice?"
Emily shook her head.
"Well I've seen Webs and it is crap, I heard that House of a Thousand corpses isn't that good, erm… apparently The Ring isn't as good as the original. But 'yana says Thirteen Ghosts is good."
"Ok. Thirteen Ghosts. Now all we need is to call for pizza. I vote The Sizzler."
"Greg we have pizza."
"But not spicy pizza. Come on Em… I'll pay."
Emily gave in and half-an-hour later they were sitting in front of the TV with spicy pizza ready to start the film.
"Y'know Greg," Emily began as they were waiting for the DVD to load. "This is nice."
He looked at her, confused.
"Well, us, here. We are sitting, relaxing with pizza, about to watch a film."
She looked at the plate that was on her lap.
"I never believe that we would have this."
"Why?"
"I just always thought that we would be stuck in San Gabriel forever. I know that we have been here for ages but still…"
"I know what you mean Em, but we are here and no one can take it away from us."
Em smiled at her brother and pressed the play button on the DVD remote.
Thirteen Ghosts was never a critically acclaimed movie, but what horror was. It was good. Cyrus was really weird, Kathy was irritating, Bobby should have been shot, along with Arthur and Dennis was amusing. It wasn't that good a film but it wasn't the worst horror ever.
You just had to look at Blair Witch one and two and all of the Scream and Halloween movies.
Both Emily and Greg loved horror movies. The unrealistic gore and blood spurting from the mouth in unrealistic circumstances was amusing. True – there were few so called horrors that were actually scary, but even so they were good for a laugh.
And the siblings had seen worse than any horror film could show them.
Greg still remembered that day like it was yesterday. It was a hot Saturday in July. Emily had been at her dance lesson.
That's one thing that Papa did. He paid for them to act how he believed they should. Emily and Caitlyn both had dance, singing and piano lessons and Greg went to football club. David and Alice were too little for anything like that.
He was sitting in his bedroom doing his homework when he heard Mama come in. Knowing that Papa would be with her he went down the stairs. Papa always got angry if they did not greet him and Mama. He said that it was bad manners and he would not have rude children.
In retrospect he should have known that something bad would happen. Papa was staying out later and getting drunk, more often. He was angrier when he had been drinking.
Mama looked scared when he had entered the kitchen. Papa looked furious.
He was shouting at Mama. He then punched her in the face.
Greg froze where he was, not sure whether to hide or not. David and Alice were in their playpen in the other room. Papa might go after them.
Even though he was only ten, Greg knew that he had to protect his little brother and sister. He knew that they shouldn't have to grow up afraid.
They were so little and vulnerable.
Mama cried out and Papa hit her again – harder. Mama fell to the ground, hitting her head on the table.
Suddenly taking his chances, Greg had run into the other room. He was going to try to get the twins upstairs before Papa came.
He never made it.
Papa had grabbed him as he was opening the play pen.
His ten year old body was picked up and thrown against the wall. The breath was knocked out of him and he could not move.
The twins cried and Papa got angry with them.
One of the neighbors must have herd the screams as the police arrived before Papa started back on him.
After two days in hospital he was let out.
The ringing of the telephone brought him back from his musings.
Emily walked over to the sideboard and picked up the receiver.
"Hello?"
Greg glanced at his sister. She was pale and shaking slightly.
"Em?" He said quietly going to her. "What's wrong?"
She waved him off.
"Yes Aden, thanks for letting me know."
She replaced the receiver on the cradle and turned to face her older brother.
"One of the girl from the club, Lynnie, she's dead."
Authors Note – Thank you for the reviews and positive feedback. I really appreciate it. I love my reviewers and give them all cookies.
I live in the UK by-the-way, so I am sorry if I get things wrong to do with American terms, and places in Vegas.
Review Replies
Lins – Thanks, I really do need to work on my spelling though. I try so hard and some still slip through my fingers.
ScribbleDream – What you are saying about the new chapter dialogue is not how I was taught. I was taught it the way I do it now and I have been in advanced English for all of my schooling. It is one of those things that are taught differently everywhere and have no right and wrong. Like the differences between using " and ' for speech and thought. There is no right and wrong as long as it is consistent.
I would also like to know your reasoning on how a stripper can be a Mary-Sue – maybe I do not understand the correct meaning of 'Mary-Sue' or something. These terms often escape me.
I am glad that Simon creeps you out. It was how I was intending him to seem. He is nasty.
I hope you like the rest of the chapters.
Jacinda – Thank you. I hope you like this chapter
Matteic – Thank you.
