Life has slipped from me at the moment...can I get back to you?
Catherine was laying in bed when the phone rang. She had been having difficulty putting her little twin babies to bed. so in search of aid, she went to her high school friend Sofia, who was also a detective in collaboration with CSI.
Sofia was tall, and on her head was a long mane of dirty blonde locks. Her eyes were bright and reminded Catherine about the time she and Greg were camping.
"Thank you so much for your help Sofie. I really needed it." Catherine said softly to avoid waking the little baby boy that lay next to her.
Sofia smiled and said "It's no problem." She looked down, and watched as Mr. Sandman drifted into the baby's dreams.
Just as their eyes began to droop, the phone rang. Obnoxious and with a slight sense of urgency. With the sound of the phone, the twins were jostled out of their sleep, and into a crying frenzy.
"Damn." Catherine said as she coddled the baby and tried to reach for the portable phone.
"Want me to get it?" Sofia said as Catherine's arm flailed about. Sofia reached over to the nightstand and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" She asked. Then, almost instantly,
Silence.
"It's about Greg." Sofia said.
Catherine's heart thumped erratically. "Greg?" Catherine managed to choke out as tears began burning at her eyes.
"Hello?" She said calmly as she took the phone from Sofia's hand.
"Mrs. Sanders? I am required to inform you that a sad event happened within our facilities." The doctor said.
"No..."
"Im sorry to inform you but your husband is unconscious, and we are unable to revive him at this time."
Catherine dropped the phone on the floor, as the doctor said his condolences and hung up. The sleeping baby in her arms, she carried to the crib. Sofia followed with the little girl.
Catherine slumped into the couch and began to cry. Tears of anguish, pain, love, but most of all, hate.
"Why did you do this to me Greg?" Catherine's mind screamed. "I can't do this without you. I need you here with me."
Sofia walked over, saw the tears, but listened for the sobbing. When there wasn't any, she sat next to Catherine and hugged her.
Instantly, just as Catherine felt the warmth of Sofia's arm, the sobs burst out, like a dam reaching it's peak.
"I can still hear his voice." Catherine said softly, trying to supress the sobs. "He's lost forever."
Sofia smiled and said "No he isn't. He just needs to be found."