Escaping the White Room

Part 2

The building was nice. It was white with black details, the only windows were at the entrance. It looked modern with their colorful logo right in the front. It was almost welcoming. There were people inside, it was obvious it wasn't busy because of the lack of cars. The music album ended just as we parked. This is when I went on my phone and started answering all the missed messages I was sent. I knew what I was doing, I was delaying the inevitable. 

"Come on Jade," Mama said, she got of the car. Mom soon followed while I stared at the building. 

Something is off about this place.

I think this every. Single. Time. I come here. I knew what it meant, nothing I can do about it so I ignored it again. 

My mom knocked on the window pointing to the building andl mouthing, let's go! I got out of the car and followed a yellow line on the ground, almost leading to the building. Before I went in, I counted 34 cars, well, vehicles, including my family's. There were 3 more than usual. I walked in the building and approached the front desk while my mother's did all the talking. They answered questions and I zoned out once again. I watched another car drive into the parking lot with what looked to be a boy walk out of it. I didn't notice I was staring until we made eye-contact. I zoned back in.

"Jade, they are saying that you don't have to take the Phem-XX vaccine, you can chose between the Ense-XX, Teft-XX, or  the Phem-XX vaccines," Mama said, this surprised me, I was only ready to get the one. 

"I, um, I'll stick to the original plan please." Speaking in front of people sucks, it just does. 

"Alright then! Phem-XX please!" There was shaking in my mom's voice, something inside me knew why, but I didn't yet. 

We were lead by the person at the front desk to a room, and asked to wait here until they vaccine were ready. This is my "extracurricular activity". I test vaccines for viruses or colds going around... this is my life. I know right, not quite something as interesting as one would have wanted, but my mothers are set on me changing the world somehow. If something goes wrong I could die, if something doesn't, then good, it might've worked. There's a million factors you have to add onto this, but that doesn't matter now. I've already tested like 5 other vaccines that went really well. It's not that I don't want to do something less dangerous or anything, but this was just the most convenient I guess.

The viruses are all branch's off of the Covid-19 pandemic. They are all less severe, but there are so many more of them. This is why people like me are so important. Putting there life on the line just because someone ate a bad batch of bat soup.

I had to change into a gown so the doctors can make sure I'm in tip-top shape for the vaccine. From my understanding this is quite important so nothing impacts the outcome of the vaccine, which honestly makes sense but the gown makes me feel some sort of way. It's almost impossible to explain unless you've had to wear one. 

"Hello! Welcome back Jade, it's great to see you, it's great to see you all again," This was the person who gave me my vaccines, I can never remember her name... Rebecca? Rachel? Rae? Rose? Ruby? People must be so sick of me.

"Hello Isabel!" Mom said while looking at me, she knew I had forgotten. I gave an almost-smirk back and starred at the vaccine box on the countertop. There was a green label stating "Phem-XX" then the date. Inside the clear box was also a piece of paper stating my name, I couldn't read anything else. 

My mothers and Isabel finished catching up on things and so she decided to get started. "As you know you will have to stay here for 5 hours afterward, which in my opinion is unnecessary, but I'm not running the show," I smiled, along with my mothers.

"Alrighty, let's go through the normal tests and then let's test this new vaccine! Woohoo!" Isabel must be a hit with the parents. She is very nice. I still like her, even if she is a bit childish. 

We started the physical and got tests run then the results back. I got the a-okay for the vaccine and next thing I know I have a band-aid with little clouds with faces on my left arm. Isabel said bye and told us the doctor should be in soon to check me one last time before 5 hours of boredom  starts. 

 "It's quiet again, it's weird. Isabel must've took the life with her," I said, both my mom and mama giggling.  I pride myself on the bad comedy that bring smiles to my mother's faces every time. 

We waited in the room until my mama said she had to go to the bathroom, she walked out and I stared at the empty walls. It took a while for my mama to get back so I opened the door and stuck my head out to see if she was coming back. I saw her just entering the bathroom then and a line after words. 

Must've been a long line.

I was just about to shut the door when I saw Isabel and another doctor walking down the hallway, they look stressed. It was obvious something was wrong. They were talking but it was hard to make out what they were saying. They got closer and as soon as I could here a word clearly, they looked up at me simultaneously and stopped talking. Isabel was shaking and then they stopped in ears-range to look at paper work. I partly shut the door so there was still a crack in it so I could still hear what they were saying, the curiosity got the better of me. I turned to look at my mom and she was about to talk until she saw my finger pressing against my mouth signaling her to be quite. 

"How could you let this happen Isabel?" A man said. I think he was walking on the left of Isabel when I saw them. He was whisper-yelling; the scariest form of yelling. "How could you let a poor kid take all 3 mixed into 1? We don't even know what that will do to him! What the hell am I supposed to tell his parents?"

Mom looked at me and I looked back then backed away from the door. 

I don't think I was supposed to hear that. I heard nothing. I know nothing. 

Mama opened the door, then shut it all the way. "Wow there was a big line to the bathroom, must be break time or something haha. Anyway," she paused for a second to look at us, "why do you all look like you have seen a ghost?" Me and mom looked at each other, mom looked horrified. "Jade, Chelsea?"

I smiled, mom then told mama to sit down with her. My eyes made contact with the wall again. Soon I heard mama gasp. 

There were two knocks and then a doctor walked in. It wasn't the same person as the one talking out there. He had red hair and a ton of freckles while the man Isabel was talking to had dark dark black hair and extremely clear skin. I looked over at my parents and they still looked taken-aback so I might as well take the wheel. 

"Alright how are you feeling?" The man said. I smiled and told myself over and over again in my head; I know nothing.

"Great! I don't really feel any different, but I'm ready to start the five hours worth of movies!" This wasn't really a lie, my mother's usually leave during the five hours while I take advantage of the free WiFi and tv. 

"Oooooooh, yes, that would be good, I can't wait to get home, and I would prefer to do it before rush hour if ya'll know what I mean," he started to make eye contact with my mother's but they still looked like they have seen ghosts, or had just seen a horror movie (they don't do well with horror movies). 

"So how do I look so far?" this was the first and only thing I managed to blurt out.

He kept smiling and said "you have a point, maybe we should get started," he started to run more tests and then listen to my heart searching for irregularities. There was just a singular drop of sweat going down his face and I could finally see through his fake smile. 

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A/n;

Hello! Sorry this took foreverrrr to come out, I've been so so busy lately and ngl, been procrastinating writing... my bad. But I do hope it was worth the wait because a lot happened in this chapter hehe. I wonder what's going to happen next (:   (I do wonder though because I don't even know... I'm just making this up as I go 😀)