Three Months Later
"Dean, halika muna rito."
Halfway to the kitchen, Dean detoured and ducked into the living room of the beach house, where Pierre was peering at one of the laptop screens.
"What's up?" tanong ni Dean.
"Halika para mabasa mo 'to."
Nag-abot ang mga kilay na lumapit si Dean sa tabi ni Pierre at pinag-aralan ang medical report na naka-flash sa screen.
Key phrases stood out: Cholera. Possible outbreak. Six dead. Containment. Valera, San Jose.
Dean hissed out a breath. Thanks to Ina's not-so-legal software, they'd been keeping tabs on any unusual medical emergencies in San Jose, monitoring every hospital and clinic on the island. Hindi pa kasi sila sigurado kung nagsasabi nga ba ng totoo si Ortez tungkol do'n sa virus na pumapatay sa mga tao do'n sa Catalina, but they
