Bene- hope this wasn't too long
Transylvanian, sara kicks ass, zookie and irismoon - thank you
cherrydrops12- amazingly enough I know what your trying to say and thanks : )
Sidle Chick- praise will get you everywhere, what can I say I'm a sucker for good reviews ; )
Icklebitodd- I like Doc Robbin's I feel sorry for him always stuck in the morgue so I decided it was time for him to don his cape and play a hero!
The ride to the hospital had been a blur to both Catherine and Nick all they could do was sit and watch as their friend lay fighting for life. Once they reached the hospital Nick and Cath had been reluctantly escorted away and made to stand out side, there was a swarm of people around her bed when they left which to Catherine wasn't a good sign.
"WHERE IS SHE?" Grissom's voice made both of them jump as he ran down the corridor to where they were sat.
"She's about to be taken to ICU the doctor said he'd talk to us then" replied Nick as ever since they got to the hospital Catherine had only been able to form short incoherent sentences.
"ICT?" questioned Greg quickly.
"Right where's he doctor I want answers" said Grissom in a panicked voice none of the team had heard him use before.
"I assume you are Mr Grissom," said a doctor coming up behind him.
"Yes"
"You are listed as next of kin but as Miss Sidle expressed that I could tell everyone her condition you may all follow me to the relatives room" the walk to the room felt like a cartoon to Grissom, one where as you run to get somewhere the path in front of you stretched out so you never got there.
"Take a seat" the five of them sat down on the abundance of chairs in the room.
"We are 99 sure that Miss Sidle has a string of meningitis and we are doing blood work to determine which one. Obviously it was severe to case such damage. She has been taken to intensive care as a CT scan revelled swelling caused by the infection in her brain" this sunk in 'swelling on the brain' everyone seemed to unconsciously hold their breath for him to continue.
"I'm sorry to have to tell you that she has gone into a coma. Now there is a very high chance that she will come out of it within days as she is responding well to antibiotics. A nurse from ICU will come and get you once she is ready. If you have any questions I will be in my office"
The doctor had lost just about everyone after the word coma.
"She can't be I mean she was fine this morning. Well not fine but not…she wasn't that ill," rambled Catherine tears stinging at her eyes. Nick was pacing up and down punching his hand with his fist. Greg just sat motionless like Warrick absorbing the news.
Grissom sat silently in his chair as hot tears rolled down his checks dropping of and staining his top wet. This was what disturbed everyone most that Grissom was crying at all let alone in public, that was what Sara meant to him.
"It's to late," he muttered to himself.
"It's never to late," said Cath getting up and sitting down next to him.
"Sara told me that once" she smiled weakly taking his hand.
"She said by the time I figured it out it would be too late and it is," he said his head hanging down to the floor.
"No don't talk like that. In a few days you are going to go in there and tell Sara what you feel and she is going to be the happiest I've ever seen her," said Catherine strongly. The next minute the doctor appeared back in the doorway.
"I've got the results of Miss Sidles blood work" he started.
"Miss Sidle has a viral form of meningitis," he said reading her chart
"But I thought viral wasn't as serious" said Nick pacing once again
"It's not. Which is why were concerned"
Grissom sat upright
"From the level of the virus in her body she should have shown symptoms similar to this for days"
"She was fine this morning. We'll not fine but she's been fine the rest of the week" said Cath quickly
"Which is why we don't think the she was infected. For this level to be in her body she had to have been deliberately given it" the words sunk in. Someone had poisoned Sara
"From where the colonisations have formed I would say that it was transmitted orally. Also form the amount it was given in the last twenty-four hours, as the virus has to establish itself. She's lucky she deteriorated quickly once the virus took hold a few more hours and this conversation could have been very different" he continued, "You can all visit her but only for ten minutes. I assume you will want her clothes for forensics" he finished. Warrick nodded and took the bag he was holding out from him.
Bang Nick kicked the chair
"Some one did this," he shouted.
"And were going to find them" announced Grissom standing up. "Phone the lab Greg tell them what's happened tell them this is the only case" he said sternly before heading off to Sara's room followed By Nick and Cath. Warrick decided to wait until later.
"I'll go round to her flat get the food from her fridge" he said
"Get it from the lab as well" called Catherine after him.
TBC…Sorry it's only short they will get longer.
Next update will be Thursday. Sorry about the wait but I'm going to be stuck doing college work until then : ( but I will write it in between and post on the 6th