I woke up in a rush,yet again the room dark,my heart racing,the feeling of being alone again,I looked at the clock in front of me
[3:25]
I clenched my hands to my blanket,my throat dry as my head kept on pounding
{Get a hold of yourself Li}
I closed my eyes and the image of the woman in my dream flash before me,I wasn't able to dectate clearly the way she looked…
Li stood up from her bed and walked to the front of the Lab's door,she then rest her head on it, unsure if she should stay there for the remainder night
{I should definitely keep the lights on from now on}
I switched on the lights and opened the door of the lab, then sat on the wooden chair and rested my head on the table
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The next day,Li quickly got ready to go see Caroline,she couldn't brush out the thought that her nights may be like 'that' from now on
At the arrival of a tall building which Caroline owns,a man in suit stood upright
"Good morning sir, I'm hear to meet_"
"I'm sorry but no one is allowed to see her for now, miss"
What?, seriously,I have something important to ask her
"Tell her about me…I'm sure she will let me in"
"Madam Caroline is not in a good mood today…come another day"
{Hah?ugh! I should just call her}
I dig my hands in my coat's pocket in search of my phone but it was no where to be found
{I must have left it at home,I was in such a hurry so that I can also make it in time for the project}
Danm it,how am I suppose to work on a cure with such forgetful mind of mine
And it's not like I can just wait around for her to magically walk out, and pressuring this man won't do either
{Ha!,I bet Caroline lashed out at him, poor guy}
"Okay then, take care"
I said to the man before leaving,the main building should be close to this area,so walking will do
On Li's way to the MOI head-quarters,she reflects on what her life would have been if she hadn't come across Caroline.
Probably a clueless scientist with no real plans
{I guess faith has it's way of doing things}
Now that I'm participating in something that actually does make scene,I feel more of a scientist than someone with dreams
"The disease!"
I still need more information about it
{I know it originated from were I live which is ISO,but they didn't exactly stated where in iso}
Am I even save myself,I do live there after all, maybe I should move,or even better,get a roommate
{Then maybe I won't feel alone anymore}
Li arrived at the place where she was welcomed by a secretary who lead her to the facility they will work on,the place was neat,the wall white, ventilators can be seen around the ceiling, locker and stools surrounding the place and a large table with many equipment stood in the middle
I moved forward to the table and greeted the scientists in total of four who were chatting among themselves
{I thought they where larger in number…}
Not so long Mr. Hans arrived in a stripped T-shirt and lethered pants accompany with a tall man in suit holding a big box in his hand
"Welcome, welcome,how was your night everyone"
He said smiling
"Good" "fine"
"Hello sir
"Good morning sir"
"Good morning"
We all replied while our attentions where on the box
Mr. Hans gesture at it before saying
"This box contains gas masks which we'll all put on for proper protection,we can't have our worker being infected by the disease"
He then took one and puts it on
"Hey,go shear it to them, also help them put it on"
"Yes sir"
The tall man then proceeds to giving us each and helping those who do not know how to put them on
"I hope all the equipment you need are available here"
Mr. Hans said then wishing us good luck before leaving with the tall man
The room came to a silent awkwardness which made Li observe the scientists, their was only one man in the group and the rest are women with quite unique features,one with masculine body and another with model like appearance
Li was the first to speak up
"Hello everyone,my name is Li"
(…)
"Oh…I'm Jackson but some call me Dr Jack…it's nice to meet you all"
The man replied nervously followed by the muscled body woman
"I'm anyway where are the remaining group members,I thought we were like nine in number?"
"Aha,when I arrived here earlier,a secretary told me this group was divided in two,so probably the others are making research right now,you can call me __ by the way."
Another woman in glasses replied
Remaining the fifth person,her blonde hair with distinct blue eyes mixed with yellow and glassy skin made her look like a model,she stood quietly for awhile then looked up at us before opening her mouth
"I'm Cassie and if what the secretary told you is true, doesn't that mean they left us thinking we are beneath them?,I feel like they are the main ones for some reason and we are just here for observation?"
We all stared at her with wilden eyes
"Well…what you said could be true,but we shouldn't just jump into conclusions"
I cleared my throat before saying
"I think we should visit the hospitals and whatever ever research we made we'll bring them together here for further discussions"
"Yes,we should do that"
"Okay"
"Sure "
We all agree before we dispatched
{I'm sure the infected would have been located to different hospitals since then}
Li proceeds to visiting the hospital nearby for any infected by that specific disease,to her surprise their were quite many who had been been infected as the hospital was filled with screams from the patients
Li asked some doctors questions and observed how the patient body reacted to some medications like pain-relief
While taking notes from a small girl laying on the hospital bed infected,she stopped to realize that the doctors and others were not putting on gas masks instead they use facemasks, which she knew may not fully protect them as they are surrounded by infected
But she restrained herself from saying this as she knows it might cause confusion
{It's better I talked to the minister for proper and equal distribution…this disease seems to rather spread faster than normal}
One of Li's observations including the time the disease began to react
{An infected can go two or more days with no signs of being infected by the disease but after then their skin begins to rot causing excruciating pain to their whole body,not allowed them to make simple movements like walking}
Li also observed that any sorts of medicines given to them can make their situation worsen{one of the symptoms of the infection shown on the victim are coughing out blood, rapid aging of the body…or rather rotting of the flesh since it gives off a specific smell,vains appearing abnormally and stiffness of the bone…}
Li also noticed that the disease is non-communicative and maybe transferred to another person by blood
{If the disease is said to be airborne…maybe the place they contacted it is unclean}
Li stood up from the chair she sat on and was accompanied by a male doctor who goes by the name Nick
"Thank for coming Dr.Li"
"It's nothing,we are just making observations for now and just call me Li"
"Okay then…ah yes,can I get your number so that I will notify you of any serious situation"
"Sure"
Li calls out her phone number to the doctor before greeting him goodbye then leaving
At her arrival to the facility,she saw that the others where already there and asked
"Any informations?"
Some nodded as they all place their notes and pen on the table
{They all look terrible…maybe it's their first time seeing the infected? Though I've seen them once ,I still get shaken up at the site sometimes, it's totally understandable,as for what I know, I haven't heard of a situation like this}
"It looks like we all got similar informations"
"We should start by linking it all together,such as where it was first spotted and other diseases similar to it"
"Good idea"
"Yes I agree"
{This team is not that bad unlike the time I was paired up with some bunch of…no, let's not think about that right now}
I then glanced at a white board in the corner
"Why don't we write all our information on that board right there"
I said pointing at it, drawing their attention to it.