Crime Lab – One shift later
"Hey sorry about calling you on your day off." Grissom says when he catches up to her in the hallway.
"Its okay. I couldn't sleep anyway."
"You look tired, Sara. It was a mistake calling you in."
"I'm fine it's just…"
"Nightmares?" questioned Grissom
"Yeah." Sara head for the exit, but is stopped by Greg.
"Hey Sara you up for dinner. Nick and Warrick are taking a break from their double. We were thinking of going to that new diner that just opened."
"Maybe some other time, Greg."
"Oh okay." Greg and Grissom watch Sara leave.
New Haven Center
Sara walks into a white room nicely decorated with various wall pictures. She walks over to the hospital-like bed and sits down.
"Don't worry its just me, Margaret" Sara says as she grabs the woman's hand, "I'm sorry its been awhile since I last visited you."
"Its just hard seeing you like this, not able to live your life like you used to all because you wanted to protect us that night. I wish that you had stayed home like in my dream. You were brave to have done what you did." A nurse comes into the room.
"Hi Sara. It's been awhile."
"How is she doing?"
"She doing fine. The doctors say that her condition is getting better but aren't sure if she will ever be well enough to regain a normal life. The damages she received from the blow to the head were extensive."
"Oh" Sara turns to look at Margaret, her aunt and childhood friend, resting on the bed.
"She can hear you Sara. Just talk to her I'm sure she is listening. It's a shame that all of this had to happen to her."
"She gave up having a normal life for me."
"Don't feel bad, Sara." the nurse stated, "She would never forgive herself if anything had happened to you."
"I still remember the last thing she said to me before all this." Sara says looking at Margaret.
"What was it?"
"Its never too late." Sara gets up.
"I'll be seeing you, Sara" She gives the nurse a small smile before exiting the room.
She walks down the cement path towards the door and rings the doorbell. The door slowly opens.
"Mom?"
"Oh Sara. It's you."
"I'm sorry I didn't come to see you….I thought I was too late to…" Sara begins to say.
"Oh Sara. Its never too late."
The End.
Its never too late to mend broken fences