Chapter 4: Coffee and blood.
12:45 pm
Leila was in her room, intent on writing her diary, when someone knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
"Excuse the trouble, Commander Malcal."
"Doctor Randall ... What happened to your arm?" Asked the blonde, looking at her bandaged arm.
"Anna bit me."
Leila stared at her incredulously.
"What?"
"You didn't get it wrong but I repeat it: Anna bit me."
"You kidding? Anna is a calm and polite girl, she could never do something like this. "
"Do you think I got this wound myself? And then it's not so quiet anymore ... "
"What the heck do you mean?"
"She's gone mad ... Aggressive behavior, inability to speak, bites anyone who approaches her."
"Look, it's absurd! A person cannot go crazy in such a short time! At the cafeteria she was behaving normally, and now come and tell me she's gone mad for no reason!"
Sophie coughed, before replying:
"After lunch she showed up at the infirmary, saying she wasn't feeling well. I made her sit down, and while I was trying to understand what illness she had, she bit me in the arm. Before losing her mind she told me that she had been bitten at the index finger by Elisa."
"Well, Anna also told me ... But what's that got to do with it?"
"That cat must have contracted some contagious disease, perhaps a changed strain of anger. If it bites other people, there is a risk that the infection will spread. We have to find it and suppress it."
"One moment! How can you be sure it's Elisa's fault? "
"I don't know, let's see ... Ah, here! Maybe because Anna started freaking out after being bitten? "
"I ... I have to see it!"
"I don't recommend it, Commander Malcal ... Anna has completely lost her mind, she bit me and two nurses, and she doesn't even speak anymore. It only emits horrifying verses. Whatever disease has affected her is devastating."
"I understand…"
"If she wants advice, find that cat immediately, or there will be new cases!"
"Okay ... And you?"
"Obviously I'll look for it too." She coughed again.
"Now I have to go."
Having said that, she took her leave.
Out in the corridor she looked at her hand, noticing some bloodstains.
Shit ... If this plague is transmitted from person to person, I'm dead!
She thought, distressed.
1:00 pm
Olivia and Kate were in the corridor and were sipping two glasses of coffee, taken from the coffee machine.
"Finally I can stretch my legs a little ... You know, it's not pleasant to spend hours sitting tinkering with a computer." The blonde said.
"Why don't you take a tour of the surrounding woods? I do it every day, to keep fit. " The violet-haired girl offered her.
"Gladly ... A walk in the middle of nature is always good."
Turning around, Kate saw Liza, a nurse who worked in the fortress clinic. She had a bandaged hand and a glazed look.
"Liza! What happened to your hand?" Olivia asked.
In response Lise made a roar and threw herself against her, biting her throat and tearing her apart. Olivia let out a chilling scream, while Kate's eyes widened in horror. After the initial amazement, she grabbed Lise by the shoulders and pushed her back.
"But are you completely crazy?" The girl asked.
Lise tried to attack her again, but Kate pushed her back, then locked her in her room, locking the door. Immediately Lise hit the door, making horrifying verses. Turning, Kate saw Olivia lie on the floor with her throat ripped open.
Oh, my God…
She approached her, trying to shake her.
"Olivia? Do you feel OK? Olivia!"
She got no answer.
I must seek help, or she will bleed to death if she is not already dead!
She stood up and ran away. After a while Olivia opened her eyes, revealing a glazed look, and slowly stood up, looking around.