Ria watched Terry pace back and forth waiting for someone to pick up the phone. The longer it took for her mother to pick up the phone was the more impatient and irate he became in his concern.
"Why won't she pick up?" This was the third time he had tried.
He tried once more and after a while someone answered.
"Natasha? Natasha! What the hell is going on?" He was silent for a few seconds before his expression changed and it didn't sound as though their mother was okay.
"What do you mean switched personalities? What happened?" He began pacing again as he continued. "Okay, has anything got into your bloodstream, because I'm pretty sure that that's how it is spreading, not unlike Ebola or any other virus...but none in your mouth or eyes right?" He sighed. "Good, but you need to get the hell out of there...yes I know, but you need to find a way down, there couldn't possibly be a worst place to be right now, if they swarm that building, you and everyone surviving in it are fucked...just focus on getting out...is that creature still alive?"
Ria stood up and went over to the window to peer out. She couldn't see much, but knew that somewhere not too far a battle was ensuing.
"Natasha, leave Hannah, she'll turn into one of them, she will kill you, Todd was right and if the situation in London and what I saw is enough to go by, she'll be attempting to bite a chunk out of your neck any time soon. Heck, go one step further, put her out of her misery, she won't reach a hospital any time soon, especially considering that we've been in quarantine this long already. Those army guys out there will probably shoot her and you on sight".
There came a knock at the door and several people in hazmat suits stepped in. It was the real deal, a full biohazard suit, all in white, covered from head to toe, gas masks and all. Just behind them were armed police officers.
"Natasha, please just do as I say, your life is at stake here, don't do something stupid. I have to go now, I'll be in touch soon", Terry hung up.
Ria stood staring at the strangers.
"I'm going to need you all to follow me", the one towards the front ordered.
"Finally leaving this jail cell, huh?" Terry replied.
"Indeed you are, the sooner we can check you over the better, though hopefully that shouldn't take long, this thing spreads quickly and you haven't turned yet, so that at least bodes well".
"I see you are referring to it as a thing, so I'm guessing you guys don't know what we are dealing with yet".
"We know what to look for, it's a voracious mutagen that has been temporarily nicknamed the Vora Virus, we just don't know how to cure it".
"What are the symptoms?"
"Did you not see for yourself? You would likely know better than I, all we know about is the twitching, the hallucinations and cold sweats so far".
Ria walked past her father.
"Let's get this over and done with, we can talk after we find some way to save mum".
She was led out into the corridor along with the others to an elevator. One by one they descended the elevator and were led outside to a series of quarantine units. It was just like those quarantine movies she had seen, people were being led inside and likely probed or something.
"You will need to go in one at a time, where you will be scanned for contamination", the leading man instructed.
"And should we fail?" Terry asked. They didn't reply and that was enough to unnerve him. "I'm going with my kids". Ria turned towards him, was he serious?
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Cryptophobia - Outbreak
Terror(Book 1 of the Cryptophobia series) The Ouroboros Virus has hit London, plummeting the city into a state of anarchy. As the British government hopelessly scrambles to resolve what will go on to be the beginnings of greatest known international catas...
