<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99"><span style="font-size: 15px">Ziva was thankful when the case came to a close late that night and the drug dealer was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and one attempted murder. The best friend's body had been found 10 miles away from his home, the poor guy's body tossed in a dumpster in such a disrespectful manner. The drug dealer hadn't covered his tracks <br/>
as much as he'd have liked. She had tracked down witnesses who saw him with Sarah and Wesley, and then with the best friend, and after getting statements, and matching samples of blood from all three crime scenes.<br/>
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It was enough to lock the guy up. Not knowing what else to do that night after she finished her paperwork, she decided to follow Gibbs and Tony to the hospital to check on Sarah. A few minutes later, she picked up something for all of them to eat. Then, she pulled up at the hospital and talked to a nurse and found out what floor Sarah and everyone else was on. </span></span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)"><span style="font-size: 15px">Not wanting to intrude, she took a seat in the waiting room, as she saw Kate walking Tim down the hall, and then nudging him into a room. When the other woman returned to the waiting room, they shared a smile.<br/>
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Though it was strained. She knew that Kate walked with a cane, so instead of causing the other woman to need to get up, she carried the bag of food  and container of drinks over and placed them on the table in front of the brunette. Since Kate was deaf, and neither of them knew sign language, she pulled out her cell phone and typed up a text and showed it to Kate, though she wasn't going to send it. </span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)"><span style="font-size: 15px">I wasn't sure what all of you liked to eat. So I picked up some hamburgers, fries, chicken sandwiches and some drinks.. </span></span></span></i><br/><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)"><span style="font-size: 15px"><br/>
Once she had sent the message, and Kate smiled at her, she smiled back, and then moved to get up, when she spotted Gibbs walking into the waiting room a few moments later. She knew that he'd want to be with Kate.</span></span><br/>
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Kate had been keeping an eye on both Tim and the nurse behind the desk, and when the other woman gave her the nod, she knew what it meant. It was time for her to tell Tim about Sarah. "Tim.... I need you to look at me.." She said the words out loud, which let him know that she was being serious, since she didn't like to talk out loud, since she couldn't control the volume of her voice. "I need you to breathe as I tell you this. This is going to be bad, but Sarah will be okay. In time. They had to remove what remained of her right foot."<br/>
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"Entirely.." She said and watched his face for his reaction. "It was too damaged from the boulder she was trapped under. Also, they were able to repair the damage to her knee and bone and the rest.. but she won't be able to run. She'll still be able to walk, but just barely. But, you need to know what the situation is, before you walk in there and talk to your sister. The nurse let me know that Sarah got out of surgery 10 minutes ago. I'll walk you to her room." </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)">Several minutes later, after she had led a shaken Tim to his sister's room, she'd hugged him before he went inside.<br/>
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She was glad to see Ziva show up, followed by Gibbs and Tony. And when all of them got there, she pulled out her notebook and wrote down the nurses words, because she couldn't stomach saying it again, and then showed the notepad to Gibbs, Tony, and Ziva. </span></span></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(153, 255, 153)"><span style="font-size: 15px">The nurse said that the docs had to remove what remained of Sarah's foot. It was just too badly damaged. The nurse also told me that the surgery to repair the damage to her knee and bone and the rest, went well. But it's not going to be the same. She won't be able to run. <br/>
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She'll be able to walk, but just barely. She just came out of surgery a few minutes ago, and I walked Tim to her room. He looked like he was gonna cry again, so I hugged him. God, this is such a fucking mess. At least tell me that you guys got the asshole that did this. I'm one step away from wanting to choke someone.</span></span></span></i><br/><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99"><span style="font-size: 15px"><br/>
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Sarah was lying in the hospital bed when the door to her room opened and Tim walked in. She had spent the last 10 minutes listening to the doctors and what they had to say about her knee and foot. She was doped up on pain meds, but not enough to make her cloudy. And when her brother walked in, she had to fight back the tears that wanted to<br/>
fall down her face. She could tell by the look on his face that he knew. And when he walked over to her, she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly, clinging to him just like she used to do when she was a little girl.<br/>
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It took everything she had to keep herself together. But she wouldn't allow herself to react, wouldn't allow herself to cry in front of him. He already looked shaken, shattered and on edge, all at the same time and she didn't want to make things worse for him. "I love you, Tim. Thank you for being here for me.." She said softly, hugging him tightly.</span></span></span>