Author's Notes: Okay, so obviously the POV's can no longer go the way theyhave been. So for now, I'll go back to saying who's POV it is at the beginning of each chapter. This chapter is still Grissom's POV. The song Witness is by Sarah McLachlan.
Make me a witness
take me out
out of darkness
out of doubt
He looks again at the car and I know that Catherine's in it.
I won't weigh you down
with good intention
won't make fire out of clay
or other inventions
"Put your hands up!"
will we burn in heaven
like we do down here
will the change come
while we're waiting
We all hold our guns steady as we wait to see what he'll do next.
everyone is waiting
For a moment, nobody moves.
and when we're done
soul searching
Then he makes a move for what I assume is his gun. And, without a secondthought, I fire my own.
as we carried the weight
and died for the cause
He drops to the ground. He's not dead, but he will be shortly. I run pasthim to Cath.
is misery
made beautiful
right before our eyes
She's lying on the backseat. She's covered in blood. Her eyes fill withtears when she realizes who it is. I softly stroke back her hair, "Holdon," I whisper, "Help's coming, just hold on."
will mercy be revealed
or blind us where we stand
The tears slowly overflow, "Gil." Then her eyes close and she is still.
will we burn in heaven...
TBC
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