Chapter 13: Wires
'You've got wires,
going in.
You've got wires,
coming out of your skin.
You got tears,
Making tracks
I've got tears
That are scared of the facts'
-Written and Sung by Athlete Copyright goes to them
0:48am
Horatio's House
Horatio slept fitfully that night. His mind had gotten the better of him, making him have dreams of death. Death that was upon Calleigh. He woke suddenly. Turning to his clock, he sighed. He'd only slept for 5 hours. He reached over for his cell and flipped it open. No messages, no missed calls. Horatio sighed, closed it and placed it back on the bedside table. He tried to return to sleep, but he was too anxious to even close his eyes.
Getting up and out of bed, he dressed and went into his kitchen. There he flipped the switch on the kettle and sat at the table, hearing the water boil rapidly, just as his own mind was doing. As the steam curled slowly out of the top, the switch flipped back to its off state. Horatio grabbed a mug, added coffee and sugar and returned back to his kitchen table. There, he settled the mug slowly down on a mat and flipped open his laptop. There he accessed his case files and began typing the report. He hadn't had the chance to do this, seeing as he hadn't had the chance to, as he'd stayed by Calleigh's side every since she had left the crash site.
Sighing slowly, he began to write his account of things, before emailing Ryan, Delko and the rest of the team their own accounts and findings, of which then he could finally put up into a report and send off to court. They were lucky that the other three culprits had remained near to the area and were easy to find. The words 'panic looking' and recent photos of them had led the officers to a cheap motel, where the three gave in and went quietly down to the cells.
A small blip told him that someone had sent him a message. He saved the report and flicked open his inbox. It was a message from Delko. He opened it and read it in a flash. He grinned.
I thought you were meant to be at home sleeping, H.
Delko
Horatio smiled briefly before replying.
So are you. You seen the time yet?
Caine
Horatio sipped his coffee and returned to typing on his report. There was no answer from Delko, so Horatio assumed that he'd seen the time and taken his advice. Finally drinking the last of his coffee and finishing his report he looked up and saw that it was now 5:30am. He smiled. Alexx could always use a good waking.
5:31am
Miami Sunbird Hospital, Miami
Alexx was dozing quietly in the chair as the Miami sun peeped through the blinds, casting long rays of golden across the occupied bed of Calleigh. She was still the same as she had been yesterday, pale, clammy and in a deep sleep. Doctors and nurses passed the window every few hours, their eyes usually fixed on a clipboard or a file, talking to their associates or someone on a cell.
One finally entered the room, awaking Alexx. She frowned up at him and her eyes flicked over to Calleigh, checking that she hadn't died on her while she was asleep.
"She seems to be doing well." The doctor said finally, after checking on every wire that was attached to Calleigh and smiled at Alexx, who was grinning. He flicked over a piece of paper on his own clipboard and wrote something down. Smiling at Alexx again, the doctor left out the door.
Alexx leant forward and held Calleigh's hand.
"You hear that, Cal? You'll be out of here in no time. You'll see." She said the happiness plain in her voice.
She heard a faint knock and looked up to see Horatio. Frowning, but still smiling, she got up and met him outside the door.
"Honey, I told you to stay at home and rest." Alexx said, crossing her arms defiantly across her chest. Horatio gave her a sheepish smile.
"I couldn't sleep." He said. Alexx looked concerned. "I got some sleep, Alexx, but just not after I woke up." Horatio added, already imagining Alexx raising her arm, her finger pointed at the way out. The concern left out of her and she returned to smiling.
"How is she holding up?" Horatio asked, looking in on Calleigh.
"The doctor said she's making a steady recovery. The bullet wound in her shoulder however is going to take time to heal." Alexx said.
Both now smiling, they walked into the sunlit room, now both holding Calleigh's hand. The Miami sun now was fully over the horizon and now it beamed proudly into the room, as though it was reacting to the hope that now shone in the air.
The End
Well, that's the end of another one ofmy stories. I'd like to thank everyone for reading my story and reviewing as well. It was a great pleasure reading your reviews and they helped me so much while writing my story.
For my upcoming stories, I plan to write my sequel to my first CSI Miami fanfic, Broken. So, if you have read that story, be on teh lookout!
Thank you all for reading again!
TheNextTitan