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Author's Note: So very sorry I haven't been updating. Please review. I'm dying here. Hmm. Sorry about the dullness and shortnessof the chapter. Having Writer's Block and heading back to school Monday morning. Sigh. Life sucks doesn't it?
Chapter 4: Accidents Galore.
Ava waved. Greg waved. Then, she turned her head around only to have anasty meeting with the toilet door. She felt like someone had punched her in the face, and tears sprang into her eyes as she grabbed her nose. She cursed. Greg was running towards her.
Oh dammit. He saw it.
" Hey, you alright?" He sounded concerned. Ava nodded.
" It's nothing, I'm pretty used to banging into doors, a very bad habit of mine," Ava waved it away like it was nothing. Her insides were screaming in pain.
" Hmm," was all he said, looking grim. Then, he gently took her hand away from the nose. Ava looked at her hand. Red. Blood. Blood. Crap. Nosebleed. Greg winced. Ava smiled sheepishly. This was too tragic.
"Wait here,I'll get some tissue for you.Ok, just lean forward and do this," he demonstrated pinching the bridge of his nose. She nodded and followed his action, standing outside the toilet while Greg got some toilet paper.
She headed for the break room after the nose bleeding fiasco was finally over. Ava's nose was still hurting like hell even though the bleeding had stopped. Greg had some things to settle with Grissom, but being the gentleman he was, escorted her to the Break Room and got an icepack for her.
" Thanks, Greg, but I think I can manage from here. You'd better go and sort things out with Grissom, y'know. I'll be fine." She said, trying to act casual while pressing the ice pack to her nose.
" Okay then, Sayonara. Be careful of those toilet doors." He grinned. She smiled under the ice pack and nodded. He walked out of the break room.
Ava sighed and collapsed on the couch,wondering if Gregthought she was aclown.He probably did.She laythere for a full five minutes, until her peace in the room was interrupted by the entry of Warrick and Nick who were arguing about sports or the like. They stopped when they saw Ava lying on the couch, ice pack on nose, eyes half- closed. Warrick coughed.
She jumped and the ice pack jumped with her, landing on the floor.
Nick stared at the ice pack and then at Ava.
" What happened?"
" Oh, I smashed my face into the toilet door," Ava explained matter-of-factly, hoping that the both of them wouldn't probe any further. Warrick winced.
" Aw damn. Did it bleed?"
" 'Course it bled. Hurts like Hell, too," she replied. " So. What you two doing here? Thought you s'posed to be working." Nick handed Warrick a cup of coffee and sat down in the armchair beside Warrick.
" Nah, shift's over. Just need to unwind a bit before breakfast," Nick told her. She sat up.
" So we can go?"
" Yeah, you just better check with Gris first, you being the newbie and all," Nick said. Ava thanked him and headed for Grissom's office. Grissom was concentrating on feeding one of his tarantulas, and just nodded when she asked him if she could go.
She grabbed her bag from her locker, slammed it with gusto and skipped down the corridor, out of the building, into her car and drove toward home.
Ava was so relieved.
Her terriblefirstday wasfinally over. Joy.
