Epilogue
" Ahhh!" Marguerite screamed loudly hopping onto a chair.
" What is it?" Roxton said, bounding out of the elevator that he had jumped into at hearing her distress.
" It's a bug!"
" Where?" Roxton said, hiding a grin of amusement as he lowered the gun he had raised. In the aftermath of Marguerite's ordeal she had justifiably contracted a phobia of insects.
" Over there! On the table."
" Ahh, I see it now." Roxton said with mock concern.
" What is it?"
" That my dear, is a mosquito."
The End
Author's Extended Note: Chagas disease is a very real disease; although for the purpose of the story I have accelerated the onset of some of the symptoms since in reality it can take up to 20 years for the chronic symptoms to appear and apparently it is hard to diagnose until it is in its advanced stages. The remedies I had Challenger use were found on a website that did research on natural medicines the natives of Brazil used to treat this disease. I seem to be stuck in the angst for Marguerite stage lol, judging from the outcome of my last fiction as well as this one. But the more angst the better opportunity for "heat of the moment" reactions between M/R ;-). Perhaps I shall turn it around in the next one. Thanks to all who have read this! I hope you enjoyed.
Jenn B.
" Ahhh!" Marguerite screamed loudly hopping onto a chair.
" What is it?" Roxton said, bounding out of the elevator that he had jumped into at hearing her distress.
" It's a bug!"
" Where?" Roxton said, hiding a grin of amusement as he lowered the gun he had raised. In the aftermath of Marguerite's ordeal she had justifiably contracted a phobia of insects.
" Over there! On the table."
" Ahh, I see it now." Roxton said with mock concern.
" What is it?"
" That my dear, is a mosquito."
The End
Author's Extended Note: Chagas disease is a very real disease; although for the purpose of the story I have accelerated the onset of some of the symptoms since in reality it can take up to 20 years for the chronic symptoms to appear and apparently it is hard to diagnose until it is in its advanced stages. The remedies I had Challenger use were found on a website that did research on natural medicines the natives of Brazil used to treat this disease. I seem to be stuck in the angst for Marguerite stage lol, judging from the outcome of my last fiction as well as this one. But the more angst the better opportunity for "heat of the moment" reactions between M/R ;-). Perhaps I shall turn it around in the next one. Thanks to all who have read this! I hope you enjoyed.
Jenn B.
