Se connecterThe door to the lab was open, so I entered, looking all serious and prepared. Would I be the bad guy if I could come up with the cure in less than a week, but decided not to do so because of my revenge? Em, I think so. But, I don't care. This job was my cover, and I planned not to rush to create the virus’s cure and prove myself. That was also why I didn't approve of having any of the doctors help me out. I did not need their help, as it was not necessary to me. I went over to the table. “Just sit somewhere, and make sure not to touch anything”. I said to Clara. “You are right and smart”. She replied to me and quickly went to have to sit, while avoiding touching anything. It was clear that she loved and cherished her life so much. I have not seen a coward like her. Just the same way that I had never seen her go somewhere without having a bodyguard escort her. I ignored her and began to do some experiments, while I maintained being only 10% efficient at what I was doing. Some
The car pulled over in the parking lot of a massive hospital building. It was the biggest hospital in Sally City. I had told the president if he wanted me to find a cure for the virus, I would not settle for less. So he had this hospital prepared for my use, and had ordered everyone to welcome me and treat me with respect. I got out of the car. There was a black mask already on my face, and dipping my hand inside my coat’s pocket, I took out another piece of sanitized face mask and offered it to Clara after she got out of the car. She paused for a minute. Staring at the mask in my hand, and staring back at me. “What is that?”. She asked. “Are you blind? It is a mask”. I said, but she immediately dismissed me after she understood what I meant for her to do. “No. No, no”. She shook her head at me, and her arms made an X-sign as she dismissed me again, saying, “I am not like you. I am not going to wear that awful mask. Do you want me to suffocate?”. She was still complaining when
Georgina's pov, The next day, “It officially begins today”. I stared at my reflection in the mirror and said. Upon adjusting my white coat, I turned away from the mirror and went to grab my black purse from the bed. After that, I left my bedroom. When I got into the living room, the only person I saw there was Clara, who seemed engrossed in the movie she was watching. Seeing her, I checked the time on my wristwatch and saw that it was only 7:00 a.m. in the morning. “Seriously?”. I asked her, and judging by the dark circles underneath her eyes, I could tell that she did not get much sleep last night. I furrowed my brows after she didn't reply to me or react. It seemed like she had not seen me nor noticed me. “Clara”. I called her name, but she did not look at me. Rather, her eyes were still fixed on the TV screen. It was after I went to stand in front of her and touched her shoulder slightly, she answered me with a flinch. “What is going on with you? You are acting weird this
“How is this possible?”. I muttered, as I wanted to understand why they looked so much like her? “We are sorry, Mister. My sister and I did not mean to bump into you”. The boy who had two of his center teeth missing, said to me while massaging his forehead. His sister also massaged her forehead, and when she opened her mouth, I saw she was missing a few teeth also. I squatted, as I was much taller than them. “Where is your Mom, kids?”. I asked them, and just when my hands reached out to touch their shoulders, someone appeared out of the blue. It was a young lady. Her hands were placed on her laps as she bent forward a bit and was panting fast, as if she had run a marathon. “Le- Lewis, Lily, come over here. Did I permit you to run around like that? Do you want to put me in trouble?”. She asked while breathing heavily, before she grabbed their hands and took them to her side. “Did they disturb you, fine Mister?”. She asked me, but I didn't reply to her and rose up to my feet. S
It was only like a minute or two minutes' walk, and I halted because of what I saw…The arrangements. It was something I never expected. The chairs, the decorations, the sparkling balloons which made up Lily and Lewis' names. The cakes, the food, the drinks, the workers… Everything was organized. I went and stood next to her. “When did you plan all of this? No. How were you able to plan all of this?”. I asked her as I could not believe my eyes. The fact that she was able to do all of this behind my back, and without me suspecting her or having the slightest idea about it, told me that I had underestimated her.But I knew I would not let that happen again. “Shocked, right?”. She asked with a bright smile. And as if staring at the sky as she took a deep breath, she wrapped her arms on her abdomen as she added, “I figured, since I can never do this for my own kids, I might as well do it for Lily and Lewis”. “They are so precious to me, and I love them”. She said and stared at them
3 days later, Marvin's pov, “Is there any news about her?”. I asked him as he stepped inside my office. I did not even leave him the chance to breathe or feel comfortable.He did not answer me. And seeing the guilty expression on his face as he slightly lowered his head, told me everything I needed to hear. The search for her was unsuccessful… again. “You may leave”. I said to him after clenching my fists. I was in no mood today to yell at him. Neither was I in the mood to blame him for not being able to find her. It has been close to 9 years since she left. And the fact that I have not been able to find her or any trace of her ever since then, showed me that I had overestimated her. I rubbed my palms on my face, and after I removed my palms from my face and saw that he still stood there and had not moved an inch, made me frown at him and furrow my brows. “Didn't I just permit you to leave? What are you still doing here?”. I demanded, not expecting that he would fall to his







