Relighting Hope
Part - 22
The doors to trauma one came crashing open, the silence that had fallen upon it, harshly disturb. Each one of the souls bound behind those doors, were forced away from each of their little worlds, that they had embedded themselves in. They all immediately glared up, to see what was going on. It was Dr. Johnson.
"Try this" He said, handing Susan a vial. "What is it?" "We sent samples of Dr. Weaver's blood to the lab in New York. It seemed that she was some how resistant to the virus. When we introduced the virus, it was destroyed. There seemed to be a specialised protein code that triggered the production of specific antibodies, which combined with the pathogen and rendered it harmless. We managed to isolate the proteins and artificially replicate them, which is what you are holding Dr. Lewis" "How do you know that it works in others?" Susan questioned. "We don't. We haven't had time to test it" There was a brief pause, before Carter looked up. "What difference does it make, Susan?" He didn't give her time to reply, "She's already dying, there's nothing to lose" "He's right" Elizabeth cut in, "This is her only chance" Susan knew they were right, but she just found it hard to believe that this could bring Abby back. Deep down she had already concluded the nightmare, and had brought herself to believe in it. She prepared the syringe, and inserted it into the cannula. The foundering hope that they all believed in was once again relighted. The candle continued to burn, even though the flame had started to fade.
2 days later Mark The hospital was still closed, and the media frenzy continued outside. Abby had been moved up to intensive care, Carter hadn't once moved from her side. Susan had managed to somehow fall asleep in the lounge. I guess she couldn't stand the tiredness anymore or the waiting. Elizabeth, too, had fallen asleep, on my shoulder. We remained in chairs, along with several others. Someone had turned the TV on again. I don't why. We already knew the statistics. We were the statistics. Nevertheless, it still caught my attention, and I found myself listening to the reporter intently.
"It would appear that this mystery virus, that has taken hold of Chicago for the past few days, has finally come under the control of the CDC. We can now go live, to the centre of this outbreak, the Cook county general hospital, which has been under quarantine for over 96 hours"
The screen flashed to a reporter, once again standing outside the entrance.
"This hospital, here in Chicago, which is at the centre of the outbreak is likely to remain under quarantine for at least another 48 hours, until all signs of the virus have been eradicated. At the moment there is a mass vaccination programme going on, which is being carried out by the National Guard. It is expected to be completed by the end of the week, as well as the decontamination programme that is going on around the city."
I remove my stare from the TV and replace it on Elizabeth. I give her a loving kiss on her forehead, and realise how lucky I am to not have lost her.
Finally this nightmare is coming to an end.
Well that's part 22! The fastest I've ever got a part up! Part 23 here maybe next weekend, depends how it goes. Don't forget to review! I wanna know what u all think! Thanx for reading Rainbow345uk
Part - 22
The doors to trauma one came crashing open, the silence that had fallen upon it, harshly disturb. Each one of the souls bound behind those doors, were forced away from each of their little worlds, that they had embedded themselves in. They all immediately glared up, to see what was going on. It was Dr. Johnson.
"Try this" He said, handing Susan a vial. "What is it?" "We sent samples of Dr. Weaver's blood to the lab in New York. It seemed that she was some how resistant to the virus. When we introduced the virus, it was destroyed. There seemed to be a specialised protein code that triggered the production of specific antibodies, which combined with the pathogen and rendered it harmless. We managed to isolate the proteins and artificially replicate them, which is what you are holding Dr. Lewis" "How do you know that it works in others?" Susan questioned. "We don't. We haven't had time to test it" There was a brief pause, before Carter looked up. "What difference does it make, Susan?" He didn't give her time to reply, "She's already dying, there's nothing to lose" "He's right" Elizabeth cut in, "This is her only chance" Susan knew they were right, but she just found it hard to believe that this could bring Abby back. Deep down she had already concluded the nightmare, and had brought herself to believe in it. She prepared the syringe, and inserted it into the cannula. The foundering hope that they all believed in was once again relighted. The candle continued to burn, even though the flame had started to fade.
2 days later Mark The hospital was still closed, and the media frenzy continued outside. Abby had been moved up to intensive care, Carter hadn't once moved from her side. Susan had managed to somehow fall asleep in the lounge. I guess she couldn't stand the tiredness anymore or the waiting. Elizabeth, too, had fallen asleep, on my shoulder. We remained in chairs, along with several others. Someone had turned the TV on again. I don't why. We already knew the statistics. We were the statistics. Nevertheless, it still caught my attention, and I found myself listening to the reporter intently.
"It would appear that this mystery virus, that has taken hold of Chicago for the past few days, has finally come under the control of the CDC. We can now go live, to the centre of this outbreak, the Cook county general hospital, which has been under quarantine for over 96 hours"
The screen flashed to a reporter, once again standing outside the entrance.
"This hospital, here in Chicago, which is at the centre of the outbreak is likely to remain under quarantine for at least another 48 hours, until all signs of the virus have been eradicated. At the moment there is a mass vaccination programme going on, which is being carried out by the National Guard. It is expected to be completed by the end of the week, as well as the decontamination programme that is going on around the city."
I remove my stare from the TV and replace it on Elizabeth. I give her a loving kiss on her forehead, and realise how lucky I am to not have lost her.
Finally this nightmare is coming to an end.
Well that's part 22! The fastest I've ever got a part up! Part 23 here maybe next weekend, depends how it goes. Don't forget to review! I wanna know what u all think! Thanx for reading Rainbow345uk
