With the help of the officer, I got up holding Ryan in my arm. I pushed his head lightly against my shoulder. I stepped out of the room and out of the house. Camera’s flashed, the damn journalists had arrived. Grissom wouldn’t be pleased, if he caught this newsflash on the television. That would mean that I would get the whole responsibility speech, when he got back from wherever he was. I took Ryan to the ambulance, two paramedics were already waiting for me. I placed Ryan on the bed and told him to open his eyes.

I looked at the paramedic and I asked the woman if she could watch Ryan for me. She smiled and said yes. I managed to smile back, I grabbed my phone and speed-dialled number two. Pretty sad actually, my colleges are the ones that are under the speed-dials. I waited a minute and listened to the beeping of the phone.

“Willows.” Cath’s voice announced on the other end.

“Hi Cath it’s me, Sara.”

“Sara, your case is all over the news, what’s going on?”

“Hi to you too, Cath! There was a murder of a little girl; we haven’t found the parents yet. I just found her little brother in the closet, alive. The girl saved his life by telling him that they were playing hide and seek and she put him in the closet. He was waiting there until his sister came to find him. I heard a noise and that is how I found him.” Sara explained.

“Where is the boy now?” Cath asked after she listened to the short version of Sara’s case.

“In the car…”

“And where are you, Sara?” Cath asked.

“Cath, I left him with two paramedics, I’m not stupid. And don’t tell me how to handle a child, just because you are a mum. Maybe I’m not experienced but at least I’m responsible enough. Even people who are less responsible then me have children.” Man, it was always the same with Cath, always trying to nail me down on my way of living my life.

Cath let out a sigh, Sara was right, but ten seconds later she forgot all about that thought.