"Ouch." Sam said as Zoe took blood from her.
"Sorry, but has to be done." Zoe said. "They have made this case a priority so you should get the results back soon.
"Thanks Zoe." Sam said, putting her other hand on Zoe's arm as she walked away. "Uh, Zoe?"
"Yeah?"
"Get me a clean syringe." Sam asked.
"Why?" Zoe asked.
"You are in need of one too." Sam said quietly.
"No, I feel fine." Zoe looked confused.
"Feel your head." Sam said, and Zoe did as she was told. She was burning up.
"Oh god." She said, rushing out and panicking. She barely registered the fact that Sam was following her.
She burst into Nicks office, making Nick jump.
"Zoe you made me jump!" He smiled, which soon vanished as he realised something was wrong. "You feel-"
"I have a fever!" She said, pointing to her head as Sam walked in holding her arm.
"Not you too." Nick said, looking at Sam worriedly.
"Afraid so." Sam said.
"Zoe." Nick said. "You don't feel ill at all?"
"No!" Zoe said. "I didn't even realise!"
"Take deep breaths and calm down." Nick said, putting his hands on her shoulders.
"I realised when I touched her arm." Sam said. "I was going to do a blood test on her but she ran."
"Oh." Nick said. "Lets get you both into a bed and wait for the bloods to come back. Ill do yours Zoe now."
"Okay." Zoe said, not calming down after being told to. She walked towards the bed and then suddenly she felt a lot worse. Dizziness came on with no warning.
Sam saw Zoe stumbling a little.
"Zoe.." Sam asked concerned. Nick looked at Zoe, just as she whispered.
"Nick." She said, and then her knees buckled. Nick held her before she hit the floor.
"Zoe?" Nick said, laying her down. "Zoe?"
"Not... feeling... well." She said, before her eyes rolled back.
"Sam help me get her on a bed." Nick said, as they both picked her up and put her on a bed.
"We should put her on antibiotics." Sam said.
"But we didn't do a blood test." Nick said.
"There isn't time!" Sam said. "Its pretty obvious what it is!"
"Yeah." Nick said, and put her on a drip of antibiotics.
Just then, Tess returned.
"Its Noel." She said. "He's deteriorating." Just then she saw Zoe. "Oh..."
"She has it too." Nick explained, worry plain on his face. "Noel?"
"Coma." Tess said.
"Looks like Zoe here is too." Nick said and looked at Sam fearfully. "Can you chase up Sams blood results?"
"You have it too?" Tess asked, concerned.
"I don't know. I need the results." Sam said, annoyed.
"Okay." Tess said, just about to leave.
"Tess?" Nick called.
"Yeah?" She replied.
"How many people in the hospital are effected?" He asked.
"As of now, sixteen." She said sadly.
"Can you get me all of their blood results?"
"Why?" She asked.
"I have an idea." He turned his attention back to Zoe, who looked to be sleeping peacefully. Nick knew too well that she had a very little chance of surviving if they didn't get a cure fast.