Over Stayed Your Welcome, Mr. Grissom
Chapter 3
"No, I need...to get as far as I can on this road." All she wanted to do right now was reach through the phone and slap some sense into him. If he looked as half as bad as the image she was conjuring in her mind, He needed to stop what he was doing now.
"Grissom..." Catherine tried another time. He didn't answer her. Why was he so damn stubborn! She was already on the main road out to Jackpot, Nevada. About 10 miles out of Vegas itself. Nick was in the passenger seat, keeping quiet. He knew better then to say anything right now.
"Cath. I just passed a sign...said I was 43 miles away from Vegas. I'll pull over...just on the side of the road, by that sign." Gil huffed, she heard the tires of his vehicle squeal over the phone. He barely had control of his vehicle, at least by sounds coming from the connection.
"Got it, Stay on the phone." Catherine ordered. She heard a slight chuckle that erupted into a violent cough. She listened as the coughing lasted a few seconds, then finally seized. She could still hear Gils' even more labored breathing over the phone.
"Gil, Talk to me, come on." Catherine tried after a second. She needed a response from him, to make sure he was still with her.
"Things...just got worse..." He sounded even worse, if that was even possible.
"How did things just get worse?" Catherine was afraid to know what had gone wrong now, this was just a nightmare as it was, and now he was saying things just got worse.
"coughing...up...blood..." His voice was failing him. Catherine knew he wouldn't be up much longer, hell it propably was a miracle that he had made it this far. She let a few silent tears fall down her face.
"Hurry...catherine..." She barely was able to make out the words, then everything on the connection became silent. The female CSI started to panick more.
"Gil!" She nearly shouted into the phone. With this state she swerved the car slightly, not focusing on the road interally. Nick quickly grabbed the wheel to steady it.
"Catherine... You need to focus on the road, your gonna get us both killed." Nick said, holding onto the wheel with one hand. Catherine looked to Nick for a second then the road.
"Okay, you take the phone then. Try to get Grissom to say something. Anything." Catherine said shakeningly handing the cell phone over to Nick.
"What happened to him?" Nick asked quickly.
"The sheriff of Jackpot, Nevada. His brother shot Griss. Hes' pulled off on this road going the other way, about 40 or so miles outside of vegas. Hes' hurt badly." Catherine explained quickly. Nick pulled the phone to his ear, but was just getting silence.
"Grissom?" He spoke into the reciever.
"Are you sure he didn't hang up on you?" Nick asked, glancing to Catherine. Catherine didn't answer, she just kept her eyes on the road. She needed to get to the boss immediatly. She passed a sign with milages on it, and she figured she was about 10 miles away from where Gil said he pulled off the road. They would be there in a few minutes.