Ch 5

He understood that she had a viral infection of the highest intensity, only equivalent to that suffered by the elderly of that race and that inevitably caused death,

If he could possibly save and heal her, there would be some respiratory consequences.

He was confident that with the power of his breathing he could provide enough mechanical strength for the young woman to breathe again on her own.

He was completely immune to that virus, his genetic load had overcome them many centuries ago. He breathed in again and with more pressure he injected air into the young woman's lungs. He hoped that the fibrosis caused by the infection would not completely paralyze his alveoli. He looked at her retina and it was almost normal, he breathed in again and injected air into her lungs, he understood that he had to massage her heart, it was stopped and he did so.

The young woman continued to agonize and repeated the task. He did not do it out of humanity, he did not do it out of kindness, he did not do it out of friendship, he did it because he needed allies and companions, she was what he had more at hand, a human alone in the middle of space, a young specimen, would be a good ally. She had rudimentary knowledge. She could learn. He would use her for his mission.

For moments he contemplated the beauty of the young woman, who remained with her gaze fixed on nothing.

He injected air with more power, he did it opening her mouth and joining it again with his to make the air injection. He saw that she coughed chokingly, it was a good sign.

He checked that primitive study and understood that it was a portable analysis center, or a kind of laboratory.

The young woman was still floating and apparently breathing a little better.

He checked the test tubes, checked the old and obsolete atomic microscope, something seemed to him to be good. It was an antiviral cocktail. Why didn't she use it? It could have saved him all this suffering.

Without further ado, he went back to the young woman, opened her mouth and placed a gel sample under her tongue, where it would be quickly absorbed.

She had part of the cure ,he did not understand why she did not use it ....

II

Raquel went out the day she was allowed to go to the supermarket for two hours. It was a surprise, she had not seen him for years. To find Rolando, that good-looking, self-sufficient, arrogant executive .

Now a disheveled man, who looked like he had not bathed or shaved for days, with an expression of not being very well in the head.

He greeted her quickly.

-- Hello Raquel, how are you? I wanted to talk to someone. I need to talk to someone. Now I want to talk to you. It's quick. By now it's a question that everyone should know. It's true...One of the traps is that all the truths are told on television. But no one listens anymore.The reality of what happens to us goes beyond everything that is presented to us. The reality of all this is something else. I was a director of an investment company, it was after our business ended. I am very sorry. I apologize, I really wasn't what I thought I was, you are an excellent woman. Please understand, listen to me, listen to me so that you know... Actually what happened was

this... It was meant to get a result but it went wrong... It went wrong... Please memorize this, somebody has to know this, a lot of people know this, but they are being eliminated, they are chasing me, I went out this morning and I happened to get you. Please, I'm asking you, this has to be known....