met-a-noia

Chapter 8

Tarian's POV:

I lit up the cigarette in between my index snd middle finger, going to place it inbetween my lips before it was slapped out of my hand. I groaned in frustration, tucking my box of cigarettes into my suit jacket's pocket and looked down at the person who slapped away my guilty pleasure.

I rolled my eyes and huffed seeing Amira glaring daggers into the side of my face. "I cant seem to escape you, can I?". Amira scoffed and said, "Seems like you can't, and I cant escape you either". I quirked a brow at her and said, harsher than I intended , "What are you even doing here?". She didnt seem to be phased as she leaned against the patio's railing beside me and said, "I met your aunt on my way back from interviewing the Head of Sussex police, an assignment given to me by my boss, so I went to go to the library to write down my article when I saw your aunt. Some guy was giving her problems because she accidentally spilt his tea onto the floor, and she kept on apologizing but he demanded for her to buy her a new one. I went over when he was about to shove her and handed him 15 pounds to get himself a new one and something to eat. Your aunt, well Cynthia, told me how sorry she was and explained that she forgot to bring her purse that held her wallet. I told her it was alright but she demanded that I went back to her home to share a tea with her, so we took a cab and went back to her home and boom! Here I am". What is it with this woman and bumping into members of the royal family? Nonetheless though, I have her to thank for finding my Aunt before she ran away somewhere.

I looked at her, the smile on her face and sighed, rubbing my palm against my eye and said, "Im sorry, I didnt want you to see her or I like that. Im sorry you had to witness... well you know what". I couldnt help the trembling that broke through my body and grit my teeth, "S-Sorry, im sorry... I-Its just I-". I felt a warm hand on my shoulder and gasped, suddenly feeling myself calming down.

"Hey.. it's alright. You dont have to apologize to me, and what happened, happened and we cant do anything about that. But what we can do is try and make sense of the situation", Amira said gently. I hummed, looking at her hand, then up at her before putting my hand on hers gently and said, "Thank you".

Amira smile brightened as she said, "Of course, now can I ask a question?". I chuckled and looked over the railing with her and looked over the crashing sapphire waves, "Well, you're going to ask anyways arent you?". Amira grinned and said, "Of course I am! Now, when you said: 'Do you know how hard those were to get?! The things I had to do to find them for you? They cant be replaced! Those bloody pills cant be replaced, do you understand that?!'. What exactly did you mean when you said that the pills cant be replaced? Usually pharmaceutical pills can be replaced easily in 2-3 days".

Damn her and her observations. I sighed and said, "those pills are well were a mixture of: CAD106, CNP520, JNJ-54861911, AADvac1, Pimavanserin, and Sargramostim. Two anti-amyloid compounds – CAD106, an active immunotherapy, and CNP520 – are being studied to determine if they can prevent or delay the emergence of symptoms of Alzheimer's among higher-risk cognitively healthy older adults who have two copies of the e4 type of the APOE gene, one from each parent.  JNJ-54861911 inhibits the ability of the beta-secretase enzyme to make beta-amyloid. It is currently in a Phase 3 study to determine if it slows cognitive decline in people who do not have Alzheimer's symptoms but have elevated levels of beta-amyloid in the brain. The study is expected to be completed in 2024. JNJ-54861911 is administered in pill form. AADvac1 is a vaccine that stimulates the body's immune system to attack an abnormal form of tau protein that destabilizes the structure of neurons. If successful, it has the potential to help stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Pimavanserin is an inverse agonist for the 5-HT2A receptor. This means that pimavanserin mimics the shape of the serotonin "key" and fits into the 5-HT2A "lock." However, pimavanserin has the opposite effect of serotonin: it reduces communication between neurons. This may have the effect of reducing the symptoms of dementia-related psychosis. And lastly, Sagramotism-"

"Sagramotism was approved by the FDA for bone marrow stimulation in people with leukemia, Sargramostim stimulates the innate immune system. It is being tested in Alzheimer's because it may stimulate immune processes that could protect neurons in the brain from toxic proteins", Amira said interrupting me, almost in awe. I nodded and huffed, " I got that specific cocktail from a neurologist in Brazil, he had only 7 prototypes of the cocktail. I was able to get the last two full pill bottles.. but when I called him up once more to see if he had more of the cocktail his wife picked up and informed me that he had died 4 days later he gave me those pills..".

Amira sighed and said, "So those were the only pills you could get from him? Meaning now that those are flushed down.. well the pool theres nothing like it out there". I nodded and went to dig the cigarettes from my dress pocket only for her to give me a death glare. I groaned and kept my hands interlocked saying, "They were the only things helping her... but now theres nothing out there to help her. All I can do now is be patient with her and hope that's enough to help her".

Amira nodded and went to say something when my Aunt's voice took us by surprise, "Tarian? Love, what are you doing here?". Amira and I looked at eachother before we turnt around to see her smiling at me. I smiled and said softly, "Hey auntie, how are you feeling?". Her eyes faltered as she walked over, cupping my face gently as she whispered, "Oh what happened to your face..?". I smiled sadly at her, placing my hands over hers ad I said, "Its nothing, I was walking too fast, and hit my face with an opened cabinet".

She chuckled and patted my other cheek gently and said, "Well, you were always the clodhopper of the family eh?". I smiled and nodded before she looked over my shoulder and asked, "Who is that lovely girl? Is she your new missus? Shes quite the looker, this one". I felt the tips of my ears heat up, and my cheeks flare up with heat as I looked at Amira who was rubbing her arm sheepishly.

"N-No Auntie, shes a... mate.. yeah shes a mate. Her name is Amira.. Amira Wyatts", I said clearing my throat. Aunt Cynthia shoved me out of the way and rushed over to Amira, bombarding her with questions. "A-Auntie! Leave the poor woman alone!", I called out as she dragged Amira inside. Ronaldo chuckled and patted my shoulder, "Ms.Wyatts can handle herself from what I've seen. Now, lets get that cheek treated and spend some time with Ms.Cynthia before your Uncle throws another hissy fit".

I chuckled and nodded, letting Ronaldo drag me inside.

To be continued...