The Vampire Cure: A Sci-fi Vampire Romance (The Vampire Cure Series Book 1) by Kat Stiles

Author:Kat Stiles [Stiles, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

With Amy gone, I was free to go back to work and make some progress with the bats. Test subjects C and D, the new bats I added to the cage, tested positive for the virus. That suggested a small incubation window, which was a discouraging find. This virus had the potential to spread quickly.

With my new hypothesis, I began working on a serum to determine whether the health factor of the subject made a difference. It took the rest of the day, but I eventually came up with something to test on one of the new subjects.

I scoured the news to see if the numbers were climbing drastically. It was a steady climb, nothing crazy, but in the same report they talked about hospitals being slammed with patients that have flu-like symptoms. Which of course meant there weren’t enough tests. There could be hundreds or even thousands already infected.

I called my boss John to see if we were going to meet today. He sounded exhausted when he answered.

“John, has the president said anything to the general public about this? I didn’t see anything on the news.”

“Uh, yeah. He’s about to make a statement…”

The way he trailed off led me to believe it was going to be bad. Which was more like normal, for the president.

“You got my report, right?” I said. “You sent it off to him?”

“Yes and yes. Does that mean he read it? Hard no.”

“But the fact that this is a global pandemic… I mean, just based on how it’s spread in other countries, he should—”

“Turn on channel 5, he just came on.”

I ran to the break room and grabbed the remote for the TV on the wall. The special report banner scrolled across the screen, then it cut to the president at his podium in the press conference room.

“Many of you have probably seen the reports that the virus has reached our shores. It is true, we’ve had a few cases reported in several of our major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Miami. But the numbers are still low. This… this just isn’t going to be an issue here like in other countries. Please don’t panic, there’s no cause for alarm.”

The reporters all started talking over one another, until the president picked one.

“The WHO has suggested social distancing and wearing masks could stop the spread of the virus. Are they going to be your guidelines as well?”

“Again, there’s no cause for panic. We don’t have enough cases for…for that kind of reaction.” He picked a different reporter.

“It’s also been suggested that a shutdown is the only thing that can halt this virus, do you—”

“We have a handful of cases. Of a flu-like virus.” He laughed. “Everybody just breathe! It’s going to be okay.”

“Really?” I said to John. “A viral pathogen that’s been proven to be transmitted through droplets in other countries… Does he believe the laws of science don’t apply to the US?”

“Wait for it,” John said. “It’s bound to get worse.”

President Lamp picked someone else.

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