The thing ...I couldn't update because the site was an $$ and wouldn't let me . But now everything is fine (thankfully) . So sorry for the long(3 weeks) waiting . Amd , of course , let's thank to my reviewers :
key-to-life-really ? Hell , I don't want to make people cry , but I'm really happy that you liked it .
InsaneMembrane - let' see ... kill Greg , it might happen ONLY if my readers want it to !
dumbandhappy - Oh my god ! thank you thank you thank you ! I just ... I am speechless . wipes away a tear I really don't know what to say
GregSanders - I discovered the perfect idea for the finale ... but no onewill know about it until then (3 more weeks ,I guess )
Shorty-Ace - I don't know what to say about your review either ... is just , you make me feel so good ! THANK YOU A LOT !
Mrs. Stokes(former Princess Diana , right ?) - Yeah , I kind of used your sugestion in the finale because it was according to what I wanted . So thank you for helping , and , I wanna thank you and dedicate this to you because you were the first reviewer to my story .
Manavie - it is just amazing when I read your reviews and my heart is beating faster and faster and I can't wait to see what do you say about this .
Vlissan - Oh my God , it is starts crying because I feel so ... I don't even know how to describe it ! thank you !
zmatuje - Thank you for reviewing .
LadySzmanda - I never did anything to Greg stop crying and starts laughing . Hodges did :P
PrInCeSsDFBi - you can kill him anytime ,just let me finish the story and then you can have him , to kill him as you like .
buggababy12 - thanks ! thanks ! thanks !
And now back to the story :
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The doctor arrived seconds after Warrick called him . All CSIs went out so Greg would be checked . Again . Hopefully , this will not be happening so often . But it did ; it was an usual thing . Something happened , they stepped out , the doctor checked on him and then tell them what was wrong , words that finished with "let's hope everything will be fine" or "until we will receive the antidote " . It was annoying .
The doctor checked on him carefully , not wanting to cause the young man more pain . He wiped away the blood and saw that there was nothing else to do . Because his life depended on the speed of the techs .
…
In the hallway , Sara and Nick were sitting on the chairs while Grissom , Catherine and Warrick were pacing the floor , counting the minutes until the doctor will be out . It seemed like forever . Brass just arrived in the hospital .
"Hey , guys something wrong ?" he asked , seeing their worried faces .
"Yeah …" Nick said, trembling voice and scared eyes "very bad "
"Is he … ?" the policeman asked .
"No , not yet , he still has some strength left. And some time . But he started to cough blood , which is never a good thing ."
"Coughing blood , Catherine ? Jesus , hope he'll be okay . Hodges is kept by two of my best men in the cell , we caught him and we won't let him go . For what he did to All of you . He's such a frickin' psycho and I hate him "
"Same feeling here . Hope he'll get a life sentence . Or two , one for the future life"
By the way , before coming to you I went to the lab to see how is the progress in developing the antidote . Those techs are really …"
"So ?!" Grissom demanded nervously .
"Easy , Gil , don't yell at me !"
"Sorry . So how is it ?"
"They told me they have many hours to work . But they gave me 60 chances they will finish it before … you know ."
"Only 60 ? Why ?" Nick said .
"I don't know for sure , but …"
In that moment the doctor stepped out of Greg's room . He walked over the six guys who were waiting for him . For news about Greg .
"You can enter now , we stabilized him"
"Thanks , Doc . " they said and entered .
Grissom stayed behind to talk to the doctor . He knew there was something that the doctor haven't told them .
"Can I ask you something ?"
"Yeah , sure , anything you want "
"Well ,, I knew that this bleeding wasn't supposed to appear until there were about twelve hours left , why the hell it did started now , we have nineteen ?"
"Let's tell this straight . Twelve hours for a healthy person , who would be just poisoned and that's it . But for your buddy here things are worse ."
"What do you mean by worse ?"
"Well , he wasn't healthy at all when he was brought . Remember ? He had that large wound on the abdomen , who got really infected and we had to clean it . But loosing much blood caused a weakness of his system , which means that the finale stage of the poisoning will start earlier than in the other cases"
"What ? This means that he doesn't have even eighteen hours ?"
"Right now all I can tell you is that you must pray that the cure will be developed quicker . And by the way , he passed out . He won't be able to talk to you" the doctor left , letting the CSI with more questions than answers .
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They entered again Greg's room ; God it was not pleasant to step out and in of his room so many times a day , but there wasn't anything they could do. They saw that Greg had an oxygen mask covering his face . They could see he wasn't conscious . They stood in the doorframe ; Brass saw him the first time and gasped in horror .
The kid looked like shit . It was hard to see any differences between his face and the white sheets . It was terrifying . He was like a ghost .
Grissom entered the room . When they heard his steps , all five turned their faces to look at him . He tried to look calm , even though he wasn't . But not to scare them he tried to hide his expression with a fake hopeful smile.
"Hey , Griss what did the doctor say ?" Warrick broke the silence
"He said Greg passed out . And that he'll try to help the techs work faster on the cure ." he lied "nothing more "
"Well , I guess we'll have to stay and wait "
…
Four hours past like an eternity ; they were all looking at the door , hoping that every moment someone will come in tell them the antidote is ready . But no one came . That was the problem . The waiting was killing them ; they drank too many cups of coffee not to be nervous as hell and they haven't eaten anything because they couldn't .
Greg's condition was the same ; they were glad he wasn't awake to feel the pain shooting through his body .
The doctor told them that it was just a reaction , the bleeding , because Grissom asked him to do so , to save them from more worries and help them keep the hope alive in their soul . The last thing that'll help them was the thing called hope .
The hours passed slowly , they felt every second . Every minute . It was hell . What if the machines Greg was connected to were going to say that he's dead ? What if they will develop the cure too late ? What if it won't work ? Those questions were driving them crazy . No one was coming to tell them about the progress , and , minute by minute , the worries were increasing . It was really hard to focus on what was happening around them . Every one had his own thoughts , his own prayer . But they had the same wish and that wish was that Greg would be okay . He had to be okay , because they needed him to annoy them with his jokes , to make them smile with his commentaries . He was a good friends ,a great person , but he was part of their lives , so it was impossible to lose him .
Sara was feeling much better ; the doctor said that he can let her go out , so she changed her clothes and joined the others in their waiting , long and horrible waiting .
The hallway room was quiet , no one was talking , they were even breathing without making a sound . They didn't want to disturb Greg from his uneasy sleep , even if it wasn't natural it was at least taking the pain away .
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They waited for another five hours . This was totally crazy . Then there were two hours left and the hope was still there , hanging . They started to smile when they heard techs all over , doctors that were checking Greg's vitals and many others nurses that were telling them that everything will be okay . For the first time , without the worries in their hearts they felt relieved .
But why was there that thing that made them squirm and pace crazily ? Why they were looking at the watch every second ?
….
There were , hopefully only twenty minutes and they smiled , hearing that the cure is ready and made just in time for Greg . The doctor approached and after checking his vitals took the syringe to give him the cure . Pulling out the seringe , he looked at Greg's eyes and gave the team a little smile .
But , just in that moment , the machines started beeping crazily , one of the nurses yelled , one of the guys came in with the defib and , after three charges , thre wasn't any improvement .
"No..." Nick whispered "not after so much , please , God !"
The doctor came out and looked hopeless at them .
"There is nothing we can do more , I'm really sorry"
O , you know how much I love cliffhangers , don't you ? Well , I promise I'll update very soon .