CHAPTER THREE

Calliegh stood in the box when she stood the water was already to her chest.
"I didn't get t...t..to tell him I love him"She sobbed to herself.
"Now he'll never know how much I care I'll never know would he ever be able to learn to love me"She started crying harder.
"I should have told him sooner I should have told him I was only brave on the job inside I'm afraid to even tell him I care"
Glancing at her watch she began to sob again Horatio had five minutes.
C.S.I HQ Horatio and Eric stood in the computer room Horatios cellphone was hooked to a computer.
"Ok H she wasn't on the phone long but I can give you a greneral idea she is here roughly"
A large circle was on screen.
"Sorry H I can only get about ten miles close to her"Eric sighed.
"That's ok now I need you to tell me where the water is the deepest in the circle"
"Ok right about there"A small red dot appeared in the circle"
"OK let's go there first"Horatio said running out the door with Eric in tow.
Horatio got in the driver seat of his hummer Eric got in up front and Wolf got in the back.
"H what if we don't find her?"Eric asked softly.
it was the question Horatio and everyone else had wondered in their minds but didn't have nerve to ask aloud.
"We'll find her"Horatio said.
Wolf and Eric looked at Horatio in doubt but sighed and said nothing.
Alex stood in the morgue looking at the vic on the table.
Blonde hair blue eyes similar resemblence to Calliegh.
"Oh Baby what happened to you?"Alex asked.
Alex had to fight the tears in her eyes she had already examined speed her close friend she could not bear to examine Callieghs brusied broken body too.
Just then Yelaina walked in.
"Has Hoartio been here yet?"She asked.
"No he is busy"
"Doing what"
"Looking for Calliegh"
"Oh...he did not tell me he was going anywhere"
"well he was in a hurry to find her everyone hopes he finds her in time our prayers are with him"
"Yes...I'm sure they are but I however am not holding my breath"
"What do you mean don't you want him to find Calliegh"
"I do...but only for his sake as for myself it means no difference either way"
Alex looked shocked.
"Don't be so surprised Alex we all know that Calliegh and I are not the best of friends"
"Yes,Why is that Yelaina"
Yelaina smirked spun on her heel and walked away leaving Alex with her thoughts.
CALLIEGH Calliegh stood straining her ears to hear sirens anything that would indicate Horatio had found her.
Suddenly the water rushed higher to reach her shoulders.
Only one tear rolled down her cheek as she was sure she had no more left to cry.
HORATIO He drove quite recklessly as he saw on the clock Calliegh had five more minutes to live he was ten minutes away.
His cellphone rang and he quickly answered it.
"Hello"
"Hello Detective Caine"Said the vioce he knew to well.
"LET CALLIEGH GO"
"why don't you slow down detective?No matter how fast you go you're going to be five minutes too late"
"No don't do this just let her go"
"Poor little Calliegh she didn't give up you know the water is at her shoulders yet she still expects you too make it"
"you harm her in anyway I swear I'll kill you myself"
"Actually you are the one who killed her it's you I hate it's her you love get the picture"
"What are you saying"
"If you didn't love her like you do she would be ok right now"
"So it's my fault"
"Kind of"
"what"
"I hated you I wanted her she wanted you more than me and you keep leading her on I know you love her"
"You got me there"
"So she'll die you'll grieve and be miserable never together"
"Why not kill me? take Calliegh when I'm gone"
"Because if you die she'll still love you not if she dies"
"YOU'RE INSANE"
There was a cruel laugh and then the signal the other man hung up.
Horatio threw his phone on to the dash.
"H.what's wrong?"Eric asked.
"He...it's my fault she's gone"Horatio said.
"What?"Wolf asked confused.
"Because he said it's because I'm in love with her"
"Well if he thinks you're in love with Calliegh he's even carzier than I thought"Eric said.
Horatio looked over at Eric and then back at the road.
"Oh...Horatio I didn't know I never even suspected"
"It's ok nobody did"Horatio said softly.
CALLIEGH She was swimming now to keep her head above water and getting tired.
Tears were still running down her cheeks.
Horatio would make it she knew he would he had too.
With one last scream she was completely underwater as the box slipped deeper.
HORATIO The hummer pulled up by the shore just in time to see the box go completely under and hear her cry.
Eric quickly pulled out his cell dialing 911 Wolf stood in shock.
Horatio jumped out of the hummer slipped off his jacket and shoes and dove in.
Eric quikly followed and Wolf began to take off his shoes but Eric told him to wait for 911.
Calliegh thought she heard shouting but she couldn't be sure her lungs began to burn.
Horatio and Eric reached the box and dove under Horatio immediatley found a secret door.
Together they fought it open and Horatio went inside.
He saw her floating lifeless.
By now his lungs also burned and he grabbed her limp body and swam to shore.
Together Wolf,Eric and Horatio pulled her onto the banking.
She still looked beautiful her hair was wet falling around her face and she looked at peace.
"CALLIEGH!"Eric called lightly smacking her face.
Wolf checked for a pulse while Horatio pushed her hair gently from her face.
Horaio looked at wolf who shook his head.
"uuuuhhh we gotta do CPR"Wolf said quickly.
Quickly Wolf ran to get the first aid kit.
Horatio began CPR.
Eric kept his fingers to her neck to wait for a heartbeat.
They had just about given up hope when suddenly she coughed.
"That a girl Calliegh"Eric said helping her to sit Horatio stood relieved and took a few steps back.
Wolf covered her with a blanket.
Calliegh coughed and spit water out repeatedly When she stopped her intense blue eyes looked to Horatio.
"Wolf get her some water from the hummer"Eric said.
Wolf ran off and Eric walked over to the arriving ambulance to tell them what happened.
"Horatio"She looked on the verge of crying when she stood up.
Quickly she walked over to him wrapping her arms around his neck and crying.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and left her cry.
She held on so tight he thought they'd never make her let go.
She cried till her throat throbbed and no more tears would come.
Wolf and the paramedics wanted to help her but Eric insisted they wait until later.
"Eric she needs some water she's been crying for awhile her thraot must hurt"Wolf said.
"No I know Calliegh she never cries if you seperate them now she'll stop and never let it out"
"But"
"She needs this ok...and she won't do this whith anyone else to help her let them go"
Wolf nodded.
After a few minutes of just crying hysterically Calliegh pulled away and pulled her blanket closer to her shoulders.
Horatio walked her to the ambulance.
He knew that her hug and crying on his shoulders didn't mean anything but he also knew she needed it.