Keep a Song in your Heart
Courtesy of Nick, Sara learns how she truly feels for Gris. But do Nick and Gris know about it? Keep a song in your heart to learn the truth.
I own nothing, but I wish I did.
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"Hey Nick, what've you got?" Sara asked, impatiently.
"Slow down, slow down. No one's going anywhere." He wasn't fazed by her edginess.
"So says you. When I get my hands on him, and not at work… Gah!" She shook her hands in frustration.
"May I ask who this aggression is aimed at, and please don't say me." Nick asked, concerned.
"No, not you… it's another… colleague of ours." She said, wickedly calm.
"Well, here maybe this will help. While we search this clothing, listen to this." Nick suggested as he began a lullaby from his childhood.
I wish to you sunshine my dear one, my dear one
And treetops for you to soar past
I wish to you innocence my child, my child
And pray you don't grow up too fast
Never know pain my dear one, my dear one
Nor hunger, nor fear, nor sorrow
Never know war my child, my child
Remember your hope for tomorrow
My prayer is simple my dear one, my dear one
May you never need understand
My prayer is for peacetime my child, my child
Live it well and this life may be grand
Never know pain my dear one, my dear one
Nor hunger, nor fear, nor sorrow
Never know war my child, my child
Remember your hope for tomorrow
"Nick, that was gorgeous. I have to admit, I am impressed." Sara said, astonished.
"Feel any calmer?"
"Completely."
"Who are you angry with? Please tell me. Maybe I can help." Nick tried one more time.
"Only if you can get the rest of the males in this building to grow up, get some balls, and stop babysitting me!" Sara said, angrily.
"Okay, so that leaves Greg, Ecklie, and Grissom. So who tipped the scale?" He had a hunch that it wasn't Ecklie, seeing as he wasn't here today.
"I mean, come on, it's just a family interview. How badly do you think I'm going to screw it up?" She continued her rant.
"Okay, so it's Grissom. Sara, breathe, that's just the way he is, and you know it." He tried calming her down.
"No Nick, it's not just that. I made my final judgment of myself. And now he's angry with me because of something that the sister and I agreed on, and now he's going to baby-sit me to see if what I said was true, and it's going to be really annoying." She knew she sounded stupid, but at this point, it didn't matter.
"I'm not sure I want to know, but I'll take the chance. Shoot."
"Liani, the sister, and I said something about boys being dumb and useless, and then Grissom got all defensive and obnoxious." She sighed.
"Ookay. So, just ignore him? I mean, you're going to forgive him for babysitting eventually right?"
"No, the other part of my decision is that I'm giving up on him. This has become too emotionally draining to keep it up." She sighed, dejectedly.
"Oh. Well, if there's anything I can do, don't hesitate to ask." Nick smiled slightly.
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'Song' is "Hawksong" by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. It's from the book 'Hawksong' (I've never read it, I was just taught the song)
I really love that one, we've been singing it to the campers where I work. It serves as a perfect lullaby.
Adios,
Kitté