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Marguerite slowly walked back to where Roxton was lying, Challenger's words ringing in her ears. 'The longer he is unconscious, the less likely he will ever wake up.'
"Damn you, Roxton. Damn you for making me love you so much. You can't die now, we need you. I need you, John. Oh please don't leave me." She once again buried her head in his shoulder and cried.
Veronica and Malone watched her from the kitchen. She turned to Ned and whispered her quilt.
"We need to tell her about the cure. It may be the only way to save Roxton and it could keep her from going insane. I can't see her like this." She said.
"Veronica, we can't until we know more. If we tell her it could give her false hope and what happens if Roxton dies. He means so much to Marguerite. I can't watch her face light up and her heart shatter at the same time."
She turned to Marguerite. She was moving the hair from John's face and whispering to him. Veronica faced the young journalist again.
"Ned, I just can't see her like this. She has always been so strong, so independent. Watching her hurts. I never told her this, but I admire how she didn't give in so easily to men. She was cold sometimes, but she has so much experience it shows. But now, it's like she's never been in love before and her life depends on his. I never thought I would see her like this. I can't take it. We have to tell her."
"Tell me what?" Marguerite had walked up to them without their knowing. "Tell me what?" she repeated impatiently.
Veronica sighed. "We know how to,"
"Nothing. Veronica just thought of a way to stop the bugs from eating her garden." Ned interrupted.
Veronica cast him an evil glare that made him jump. He would pay for that.
"Oh, okay. I just thought you knew how to help Roxton. By the way, did Assai know anything?" Marguerite asked.
Before answering her, Veronica turned to Ned. "Why don't you let me tell her. This is something a girl should handle anyway."
Malone reluctantly left the two women alone and went down to see Challenger.
Marguerite looked at the jungle girl with excitement. "So, do you know something?"
"Yes. Assai said that the poison was a Vantu curse. She said that it slowly kills the consumer. But there is a cure. If he drinks the blood of his soul mate he can wake up, but she must be immune. Marguerite, I don't know if it will work. Assai said it still might not work if we can get him to drink your blood."
Marguerite sighed. "No, Veronica. It might not work because I might not be his soul mate. But I don't know if I am immune to the poison. Even if we could find out, it might not be in time to save him. And if it did work, what if he got poisoned again?"
"Assai said that if he survives, he will be permanently immune." She replied.
Down in Challenger's lab, he and Malone were talking about the amnesia serum.
"Challenger, I'm worried about Marguerite. What if she loses her memory and forgets about Roxton? What then? I think I should go back to the Zanga village to see the shaman. Maybe he will know something. I'll take Veronica."
Challenger stared at him. "You should tell her about your worries. If you don't, she might never forgive you. That is if she loses and regains her memory. Maybe Marguerite should go with you."
"She won't leave Roxton's side. She's been sleeping next to him in a chair at night. She won't go with you. I will. I need to see the shaman about the poison anyway. I have some questions to ask him." Veronica interrupted their conversation.
"I'm still worried. If she loses her memory, it could take years to build it back." Ned stated to Challenger.
George sighed. "Whatever we do, we have to do it fast. If we don't, it might be too late for both of them."
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