Delivery Man

Looking at his serious countenance, she touched his arm lightly, "it's ok. Don't worry so much. I promise you I will be careful. You didn't need to trouble yourself with finding me an apartment. It became top priority on my to-do list since the time I saw that video in your car. Now that you have helped me again, I can only offer a feeble thank you."

With a smile and a wave, she got off the car and went in to the building.

Covent Garden, London

Jia Li was miserable. It had been ten days now since her fever had been raging. It was simply refusing to abate. Despite the blood tests coming negative for any of the dreaded illnesses, the fever didn't leave her body. Miserable and weak, she woke up this morning and much to her relief, the thermometer read normal after days.

She walked towards the bathroom and stood in front of the mirror. Her sunken eyes and haggard face made her look more like a scarecrow than a human.