Strings

Chapter 1

LILITH

"Lilith Amber R. Dawson, I swear if you don't wake up right this second I'm gonna-"

I groaned and sat up. I glanced at the clock on my desk and glared at him. "Why the hell are you waking me up at four in the morning Henry?"

"You have to go to Lab 4 right now." Henry crossed his arms and glared right back at me.

"Right now?" I scoffed. "Even being the boss here won't get me enough beauty sleep."

Henry smirked. "Yeah, even if you are a 24 year-old with a Biology and Chemical Engineer doctorate degree with the government at your beck and call, who also happens to be the head of the most top secret government agency called Rogue. So yeah, even you won't get enough beauty sleep," He adds. 

I sighed and rubbed my eyes. "Give me 10 minutes to get ready and I'll go with you to Lab 4."

Henry nodded and left the room. 

Standing up, I made my to my bathroom and took a shower in no less than 5 minutes. I wrapped myself in a fluffy white towel and look for something to wear in my closet. After a minute, I settled on a white spaghetti strap camisole and a blush toned suede pencil skirt and nude stilettos. I looked at myself in the mirror and grinned, damn I look good. 

I shake out my wet hair and ran a comb through it. I leave it to air dry as I grab my bag and grey blazer and head out of my room. Henry, my personal assistant, was whistling a tune while holding a steaming cup of coffee. 

I raised an eyebrow and smirked, "Is that your way of saying sorry to me for waking me up at this godforsaken time?"

He glanced at me and, as much as he tried to hide it, he checked me out. I grinned and grabbed the coffee from him, "Oh I know Henry I look good." 

Henry actually blushed and avoided eye contact as we started to head down to Lab 4. I took a sip and sighed, "Lay it on me Henry. What problem do we have now?"

He frowned and handed me a folder from wherever he was hiding it. I got it and read over the situation. "But the last time we checked, No. 46 was doing so well in her procedures," I murmured. "Was there any discrepancies from the latest procedure with the ones previously done on her?" 

Henry shook his head. "None, Lilith. The other doctors have been regularly told not to tamper with the procedures no matter how small. So for No. 46 to go berserk and actually attack one of the doctors, well, they think that it's time to let her go." 

"What?!" I snapped, "That's my decision whether to let go of some patient or not. I do not care who these doctors think they are Henry but I need to remind them who's the boss of this agency. I want you to give me their names and I will speak with them myself."

Henry shrugged as we stopped outside Lab 4. "So, what are you going to do with No. 46 then?"

I ignored him and marched right inside. "Where is No. 46?" I almost screamed making the other doctors jump. 

"Ri-right i-in the-ere Ms., I mean, Dr. Lilith." Dr. Anny stuttered as she pointed at the confinement room we had made to keep patients safe from others and from themselves.

I breathed through my nose, trying to calm myself and said, "Thank you Dr. Anny." I walked normally now with Henry on my tail. I reached the confinement room and opened it. I glanced inside and see No. 46 lying on the cushiony floor asleep. I stepped inside and immediately, the cold washed over me making me shiver. I checked her pulse and sigh in relief that she was still alright. 

Someone coughs behind me and I glanced back. It was just Henry. "I have the names you wanted Lilith." I said nothing so he continued, "It's Dr. Drew Steinfer and Dr. Floura Howards."

"Well, aren't they the pair," I mused.

Henry chuckled. "I remembered that Dr. Floura once announced her unadulterated hate for Dr. Drew and now they seem to have found a common ground."

"How cute." I sneered. I look down at No. 46 and frowned. "She had so much potential." I murmured to myself.

Seems like Henry heard me when he agreed. "You won't allow them to dispose of her right?"

I nodded before I even knew I was doing it. "Some patients of ours had done more terrible stuff than attack one of our doctors and they still live. So why shouldn't she?"

"It was Dr. Anny that got attacked you know."

I look backed at him. "Then shouldn't she be resting right now?"

He shook his head. "She insisted on going back here. She wasn't injured or anything, just rattled to the core. "

I sighed. "I scared the poor girl."

Henry laughed. "Well you kind off screamed at everyone after you barged in like a freaking Godzilla."

I glared at him and frowned. "I can barge in cause I'm the head of this place."

Henry frowned as well and cleared his throat. "Yes, you can do that. I'll go out now."

I nodded and sat down beside No. 46 and read her damage report again.

"So it was only you Dr. Anny that was handling the procedure with No. 46, am I right?" I asked her.

I had called in Dr. Anny, Dr. Drew and Dr. Floura for meeting in my office. We really needed to talk about the incident earlier.

Dr. Anny nodded and played with her fingers. "I was the only one, yes. All the other doctors either were busy doing something or were unavailable."

I sighed. "You knew from the start Dr. Anny that no one is to do a procedure on an experiment alone, even if that patient is as harmless as a bunny." I placed the damage report on the table and sat on my table. "And this happened because you completely disregarded one of my rules."

Dr. Drew scoffed and I looked at him. "You have anything to add Dr. Drew?"

"Yes, Dr. Lilith," He sneered. "Another reason could be that she's unstable and should be removed right this moment."

"I guess you can't grasp the situation we have Dr. Lilith. You're too young." Dr. Floura added with a sneer.

"If I were too young and inexperience as you both say, then why am I the head of Rogue?" I asked them with a smirk and then glared at them. "I started this agency from the rock botton so I know how to handle this situation."

Both doctors glanced at each other and Dr. Drew said with anger, "Then you better do the right thing or else the other doctors will be forced to do it for you."

"Are you threatening me in my own office?" I glared back at them.

"Merely a suggestion Dr. Lilith." Dr. Floura assured with a shrug but I knew watching the glints in their eyes it suggested otherwise.

I looked at the two of them with Dr. Anny sitting quietly at the side. I sighed, "Go back to work and I expect good results."

They nodded and left. I rubbed my temples and sighed. "They will be the death of me." I pressed a button on my telephone.

"Henry, I need you."

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