“No, no, no!” Luke shouted to himself in disbelief as he crawled out of his enormous t-shirt. He couldn't believe he had finally succumbed to the infamous shrinking virus. He had been so careful for months, but apparently, it had all been for nothing.
Luke was an international student studying at the University of Malaya when news of the virus first broke. The Malaysian government was quick to order a nationwide lockdown, but once it was determined that the virus only affected Caucasians, the lockdown was lifted for the non-white population. While the non-whites returned to their normal lives, he was under strict quarantine, along with every other Caucasian in the country. He and his three other roommates, also white international students, had been trapped in their house for months. Fortunately, they had a native friend who had been taking care of them for the past few months, providing them with food and other necessities.
Amira was a local student at the University of Malaya, having lived in Malaysia all her life. When the virus first struck, she took pity on her classmates who were affected by the quarantine and offered to help them through their difficult times. But weeks turned into months, and there was no end in sight. It seemed that all hope for a cure or vaccine was lost. The majority of the world's whites were already affected by the virus, leaving who knows how many normal-sized ones left. Thus, most research into a vaccine was abandoned as it was considered pointless. Though some sought a cure, much of the world was content to leave the whites to their demise, seeing it as a natural evolutionary step. Amira was now one of many who shared the same sentiment.
Amira felt no remorse for deliberately transmitting the virus into their food. She was tired of taking care of them, and she knew a few places that offered a hefty sum for whites. One morning, the day after she infected them, she entered the four-room household to see if the serum she had bought on the black market worked. The first two rooms were a success, as she found both four-inch whites trapped under their clothes in their respective beds. She carelessly placed them in a strange box before going to Luke's room.
Luke was trapped in darkness when suddenly the massive covers over him ascended. A familiar Asian face loomed above, his caretaker Amira.
“Amira! Thank god! Help me!” he yelled out.
Amira ignored his plight as she effortlessly squeezed him into her grasp and placed him in the box with the other two before moving on to the final room. Luke, meanwhile, noticed his two roommates trapped with him. Stanley, a fellow American, and Jon, a Brit.
“Luke!” Stanley shouted out to his roommate.
“Dude, what the fuck happened? We’ve all been careful.” Luke whined.
“Well I haven’t left the house, maybe it was fucking Gavin.” Stanley tried to pass the blame. But soon enough, Gavin joined them as Amira lowered his naked four-inch body into the box. The box was then shut closed, leaving them in darkness and causing a panic.
"Calm down, at least we have Amira to take care of us." Luke reassured, trying to calm his frantic roommates. Little did he know, however, Amira had plans to sell them all.
Where does Amira sell them to?