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EDO - Chapter 6 : News
By aniki19
"Adam, this had better be good." Brennan warned. He had just come back from a late night out and being woken up at eight in the morning with a headache the size of Manhattan was not his idea of a great day.
"Aaww…did Mr Hot Stuff had a rough night?" Shal teased. She and Emma had already taken a seat and were both grinning at his expense.
Bren stared at her from his blood-shot eyes. He was getting frustrated. All he wants to do is crawl back to bed. He wished Adam would hurry up. He paused to ponder why Adam called a meeting in the den. Looking at Adam, he noticed that Adam look a little more haggard than usual. He frowns. Hmm, it seems serious. He started to tense as Adam sighed. Catching Emma eyes, he just knew that today was not going to be a great day.
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"No, say it isn't so. Please Adam, it can't be happening; not now," Shalimar whispered, eyes pleading with him to tell her it wasn't so. She was in the med bay, sitting next to the silent figure lying on the bed; stroking his forehead. She had been there ever since Adam broke the news to them that morning. And now it's been almost fourteen hours since then.
Reaching out to touch her, he put his hands on her shoulders and squeeze. "I'm still trying my best, Shal. I'm not giving up on him yet, you should have more faith in him. He's not as weak as you think he is; Jesse is strong. He'll pull through. You'll see," Adam tried to comfort Shalimar. "Now it's getting late, you need your rest; it's been a hard day for you---for all of us. Come on Shal; try to get some sleep, alright? I'll stay here with him. Go on."
Reluctantly, Shalimar made her way out of the lab. She gave Jesse a kiss on his forehead before saying goodnight and making her way to her room. Before she left, she looked at Adam straight in the eye and said, "Make him better, Adam; please," she pleaded.
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Watching Shalimar leave, a tinge of sadness tugged Adam's heartstrings. He dread to think what would happen to Shalimar, to the rest of the team should the inevitable happen. He shuddered; wondering what would happen to him.
Picking up where he had left his research before interrupting Shal, he ran another test for the umpteenth time on a sample of clear liquid he had been tinkering with for the past fourteen hours. With a loud bleep, the scans indicated that the outcome from the serum seems positive…yet…Adam has his doubts. The serum will work for now but for the long run; he couldn't be sure.
Jesse's condition deteriorates with each passing hour. If before, he slipped in and out of consciousness; he was now in a coma. The rest of the team knows that the inevitable would happen but Adam won't resort to giving up hope. No, not yet, he prayed silently before injecting Jesse with the clear liquid --- a suppressor intended to slow down his mutations to a controlled level. It's out of my hands now; be strong Jesse.
And he waited.
I am so sorry about the short chapter but my muse has gone in hiding n I'm at e point where I wonder whether to stop here or continue with another story. Seriously, I think I want to end this story but I'm not too sure how to go about it exactly. N so I did this chapter out of guilt feelings for all e reviews I gotten…especially for childofgod; this chpt was written especially for u! I have a million n one plots running thru my head…each one more ridiculous than e next so…suggestions r greatly anticipated n comments (good or bad ones..though I prefer e good) r greatly valued.
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