'That's… That's…'
'A bite mark. Definitely' Naomi examined the wound. 'Partially healed. I'd say it happened a few days ago'
'But… look at the skin around it! It's grey! Is that… necrosis?'
'No… that's… that's completely impossible! ' Naomi was shocked.
'Roni! Write that down, now!'
'Understood, doctor!'
'But… this bite… It's human!' Naomi looked carefully.
'It is? Are you sure? It looks human, but… can it be an ape?'
'No, it's definitely human!' the examiner looked at the patient. 'What happened back then?'
Lizzy looked down.
'I… I… Please promise you won't tell anyone!'
Gabe and Naomi looked at each other. Then, the diagnostician turned his head towards his young patient.
'I can not promise you that. But… I can promise you that I'll do anything in my power to help you!'
The girl's shaking increased. Her eyes filled with tears.
'It's… my mom…'
'Your mom?'
'Yeah… About two weeks ago, she came back home with headache… and she felt sick…'
'The same symptoms you had… Did she have a bite?'
'No, she didn't!'
'And how did she bite you, exactly?'
'Well… A week ago… She was so sick, she couldn't get up at all. I brought her something to eat, and then… Suddenly, she jumped from her bed and attacked me. She… she was like an animal!'
'Did she say anything?'
'No, she just… screamed. Like she wasn't human at all'
'Hmm…' Dr. Cunningham scratched his chin. 'This is indeed the same disease. Roni!'
'Yes, doctor! New symptom observed…'
'Lizzy! Where do you live?'
'Why…?'
'Because we'll go there and examine your mother too, alright?'
'Sure…'
The girl spoke their address, and Roni quickly wrote it down.
'Meanwhile, you're getting hospitalized! We can't risk your condition getting any worse!'
The girl thought for a few seconds, then nodded.
'Okay…'
'Great!' Gabe called out to a nurse outside.
'Just please… Please help my mom…'
'We'll try, kid. We'll try'