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Chapter #7
Infected
by: Unknown
To Fiona's absolute horror, she saw a tiny speck of blue on her nose. However fast she had dealt with that man, it wasn't fast enough. She was now infected.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" Gwen asked from the backseat. "Did you get sick too?"
Fiona wanted to cry. Being infected was bad enough, but now she had to take absolute care to not infect her daughter.
"I'm sorry honey." She said. "But yes. It's not bad for now, but you'll still have to be careful around mommy. I'll make damn sure your healthy, even if it..." She trailed off.
"Are you gonna need that medicine now mommy?" Gwen asked.
Gwen was referring to Blue Away, a drug that had been recently developed. Near the beginning of the outbreat of Blue Fever, a man named Dr. Martin Smith had found a way to slow the symptoms of the infection. It wasn't a total cure, but it was at least something. Unfortunately, the drug had to be injected every 24 hours, or the symptoms would return. And worse, injecting it too early would cause death by overdose. It initally kept things calm, but as the infection spread and the US fell into panic, the drug became a rare commodity.
"I'm afraid so." Fiona said, looking back in the mirror. To her horror, she saw that the blue had spread to her entire nose. Worse still, she felt a slight gurgle in her stomach. The swelling was going to start soon. She had to make sure Gwen was safe.
Luck, thankfully, was on Fiona's side, because she noticed a pharmacy. Pulling up, she stopped the car and exited. She looked back at her daughter.
"Gwen, please stay put. I'm going to see I can find that medicine." Fiona said, before shutting the driver door and locking the car to keep Gwen safe.
Fiona entered the pharmacy, and immediately started looking for Blue Away. After a few minutes of searching...
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