Viral Pandemic

Chapter 2

Dr. Austin was sitting casually in her chair, enjoying the break time. Meet Hannah Austin, the top psychiatrist in Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is only 29 years old, and she is considered a marvel in the medical world. The 208 IQ had so much success in a so short period of time that the top doctors around the world literally worship her. She has an ever so slightly plump body, with shoulder-length black hair, and astounding looks that can stop anyone in their tracks.

As usual, she had a piece of cake from the bakery on the table, a cup of mocha latte topped with some chocolate syrup, and a nice book. Being obsessed with pastry, coffee and reading, she pretty much does the same thing every break time. Her close friends call this “Hannah’s CakeCupBook ritual”.

As break time ended, she immediately put her book on the small shelf and the cake in the mini-fridge under her enormous desk. The coffee was lucky enough to stay on the table. She put on her pink crystal glasses and was about to resume work when her new secretary stormed into the office out of nowhere.

‘Didn’t I ask you to knock first before coming in?’ asked Dr. Austin calmly.

‘Sorry, doctor. It was an emergency. I just received a fax from the UpLine.’ he said as he handed her the fax. The UpLine is a system where faxes can be prioritized as it always contains some really emergency stuff. Usually, UpLine faxes are always bad news, and Dr. Austin braced herself for the truth.

As she dismissed her secretary, she opened the fax and read through it. Not believing her eyes, she went through the fax again and again. She felt the sense of denial taking over her mind. She urged herself to not panic and cool down. The fax contained news that the World Health Organization had found evidence that the new virus changes the infected to a zombie. Furthermore, they had not found any vaccines for it. it also described precisely the early symptoms of the disease.

Dr. Austin went out through the door, desperate for some air. She was not worried about the virus not having a vaccine. She was worried because they had six people infected with the virus described in the hospital.