Fresh Wounds
Chapter # 1: Good Luck and Good NightTime was non-existent as Sara sat at a desk, staring down at the case file in her lap. She was investigating a 20-year-old woman's abusive death. Memories of her life experiences flashed before her eyes. She sat and thought of everything that had happened in the past few days:
How long have I been sitting here…hour's maybe? Catherine got promoted to Supervisor, "The Team" was split up, Sophia Curtis joined us, and Conrad Ecklie took over. Not to mention Grissom's been ignoring me more than usual lately.
Sara looked at the clock. It read 8:53pm. "God, shift ended two hours ago!" she said to herself. Sudden footsteps approached in the hallway, followed by hushed voices and girlish giggles. Lone and Behold, there was Sophia and Grissom walking by, sharing what appeared to be an inside joke. Just as Sara turned away from them, Grissom turned back after seeing Sara and knocked on the open door.
"Hey…" said Grissom.
"Hi" replied Sara quietly.
"I just wanted to let you know that there is a man in the interrogation room. It's Mr. Breolac, the suspect in your abused-woman case." Sara looked hurt at his mention of abused women.
"Would you prefer to question him tonight or tomorrow morning? You look pretty tired Sara…maybe you should do it in the morning." Grissom suggested.
"Thanks Grissom, but this woman deserves justice. If Mr. Breolac did this to her than I'd prefer to know tonight." Sara replied moodily.
"Okay, well I'll be on the first floor if you need me. I think that almost everyone has gone home; it's been a rare day not having many cases. Anyway, Good Luck and Goodnight Sara." Grissom said while exiting the room.