Chapter 3
Stuck on Rewind
Tim woke with a start as he heard the cell phone humming on his night stand. His heart raced as he looked at the clock, 8:30 am. Could he have been dreaming? He answered his phone breathlessly, reliving the events in his mind.
" Speedle"
" Speed it's Horatio. I'm sorry to bother you on your last day of vacation, but I need you on a scene."
Tim stopped breathing for a second and thought. He had heard this conversation before.
" Speed, are you there?" Horatio asked.
" Huh? Um yeah. I'll be there in twenty."
" Thanks, I'll tack on the remaining to your pay."
" Okay, see you there?"
" Yes we're on the..."
" Biscayne," Tim said softly.
" Biscayne," Horatio finished.
" Okay," Tim said hanging up. He paused for a moment then got into the shower. He knew that he had felt all of this before. He left the house with a weird feeling, a strong sense of Deja vu.
TS
Tim walked through the corridors of the lab a bit shaken. All morning long , he had the feeling that he had definitely been through this before. He walked to the trace lab and grabbed his lab coat. He saw Delko as he walked in behind him. As they began to work, Tim again noticed the similarities.
" Hey Delko, you remember that movie? The one where the guy keeps reliving the same day?"
" Sure , why do you ask?" Eric said looking at Tim.
" I have this serious case of De ja vu. All morning, I've been feeling like I've been here before."
" Are you okay, Speed?" Eric asked as an angry Calleigh burst through the door.
"Tim!..."
" My kit is on the table. Take it, Calleigh," Tim said without looking up at her.
" How did you know?..." Calleigh asked taken aback.
Tim looked at Eric then to Calleigh and sighed. He could try to explain , but they wouldn't believe him. He shook his head and continued to work, thinking, Why am I going through this?
TS
Horatio walked into the lab with a stern look about him. He put his hands on his hips as he watched the young man work.
" Speed, I need you to come with me to the Williams' house. Something developed from the jewels that Delko found."
Tim looked up at Horatio, remembering this conversation briefly. " I still got some samples to run, H. Can you take Delko?"
" He's still at the bay with the car."
" What about Calleigh?"
" She's down in ballistics with our vic's bullet," Horatio replied. " Speed , is there anything wrong?"
" No," Tim lied, " I just wanted to finish my work. I'll be with you shortly."
" Meet me at the Hummer," Horatio said as he turned to walk away.
Tim sighed heavily, he knew what was coming up.
Walking past the red car, Tim felt the nausea as it crept in his stomach. He didn't want to say it , but he felt compelled to.
" Such a bad investment. I thank God everyday for my Ducati," he said as he stopped behind Horatio.
" Speed sooner or later I think you are going to... Speed are you okay?" Horatio asked as he noticed he wasn't following behind him.
" I have a bad feeling about this, H." Tim said as he glanced at the door. The heaviness of the moment had paralyzed him.
Horatio kept walking and opened the door, " It's just a jewelry store. We are here just to talk."
Moments later, Tim had his gun in his hand and moved to fire. Again it misfired and again he took a second to look down. The familiar heat sizzled through his chest as he fell backwards. As he struggled to breathe, he thought to himself, why? Horatio's face lingered above him, the pain in his blue eyes being too much for Tim to bear. Closing his eyes, Tim thought to himself, I can't keep going through this.
TBC...
A/N: please read and review. I'm interested in knowing what you all think. :)