Chapter 29 abduction
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(next day)
"Where do I sign?" Gil asked as he sat in front of the social worker.
"Mr. Grissom" the women began " You do know if you don't want to
take her we have a sutible foster family who is ready to."
Gil looked up at the women from the paper he was reading
"It's my name listed as her guardian and I am more then happy to do
it, beside she will be back home as soon as her mother gets better."
The women handed Gil a second paper " I just advice to you that if
Lindsey runs away while in your care she will be removed. Some will be around on tuesday to complete a home check."
Gil nodded "Lindsey won't runaway, she won't get in fights at
school, she won't hitchike."
Gil looked over at Lindsey who was sitting with him. " Right?" he
smiled
Lindsey nodded "Right" she replied as they got up to leave.
"Uncle GIl?" she stopped him on the way out " Are you going to see
mom today?"
Gil smiled " Right after I take you back to your aunts."
"Will you Tell her I miss her and I love her?"
Gil smiled " of course."
Gil stood outside the hospital room door.
He had thought about this moment everyday since he had left. What he
would say to her, how he was going to make her trust him again, how
he was going to apoligize for all the horrible things he had said
when he left and now was his chance, but this wasn't how he thought
it would be. It wasn't even close.
"You can go in now?" a young women smield at him " If you need
anything just use the call button."
Gil smiled at the young women. " Thank you, I should be fine."
Gil took a deep breath and went in.
"Catherine?" he called when he saw her sitting by the window blankly
starring out.
"Gil walked slowly toward her " Catherine?" he called again.
Catherine froze when she heard him call out her name.
That voice..she knew that voice. "Gil?" she whispered so only she
could hear.
It can't be, she thought to herself, your just hearing things
Catherine, "you have to stop this " she whispered to herself " He'ss
gone, he's not coming back"
"I'm right here" he called out to her now he was right behind her
Gil pulled up a chair and sat beside her resting his cane against
the wall. "Cath?"
Catherine did'nt take her eyes from the window
"Catherine?" he reached to her
Catherine could see his hand coming toward her in the relection of
the window and she quickly pulled out of reach.
"Oh God" was his instant reaction when he saw her. Gil couldn't
believe what he was seeing. Her face was pale, like she had seen a
ghost and her eyes bloodshoot with dark bags under both of them,
like she hadn't slept well in weks, and beyond all of that he saw
the bandages around her wrist where she had attempted to take her
own life because of what she was going through. This wasn't
Catherine . This wasn't Catherine at all.
Gil couldn't help but feel extreme guilt as he snapped out of his
trance "I'm sorry." he apoligized " I should have known, I 'm sorry."
Catherine didn't reply but she kept her eye on him as she slide down
the wall and onto the floor.
Gil got up with the help of his cane and went to sit besde her and
tried once more to get her to talk.
"Caatherine?" he said sliding down the wall to sit with her "
Catherine please talk to me say something , anything."
Catherine looked away from him but he saw her mouth opened slighty
to speak when but a knock at the door interuppted them both.
"Sorry to interuppt, It's supper time, maybe since you're here you
can see if you can get her to eat something,"
Gil got off the floor and took the tray back to Catherine.
Setting the tray beside her he sat back down
Catherine looked at the tray and didn't move to touch it.
"Catherine you have to eat." he paused for a moment, by the look on
her face she was considereing whether or not to eat. " Eat something"
Catherine looked from the tray to Gil and back and slowly reached
for the fork.
