Chapter 28

"What is happening there is unprecedented." Amelia said with heavy breathes. "Unprecendented?" Olivia was astonished to hear that.

"It's freakishly, madly and lethally abnormal,"

she swung her hands in the air to show extreme disappointment.

"I don't know what is going to happen now,"

"We don't have the remedy yet."

"People are dying."

"All that we are relying on is the tests for whose results we are still waiting."

"If that fails we won't have anything else to count on."

She poured out her feelings with utter frustration.

"I know it's tough but once we have taken the decision everything will be fine." Amelia reassured her patting her back.

"I hope so." Olivia shrugged her shoulders.

"I am just worried if the cases start reporting here, it would be a big damage." She showed her apprehensions.

"Olivia please let us be a bit hopeful."

"We have been in this worrisome situation for the past few months and now it is just breaking my nerves." Amelia raised her voice to show her disliking for the existing negativities. "For God sake I want some positivity to cling to."

"I know it's difficult, I know... But let's have some faith."

" We will definitely find a way."

Olivia looked at her silently knowing that she was right. "I know you will," she said softly.

Amelia took her hand and pulled her to stand up from the bench, " Let's go have something to eat" she insisted.

After a pause she said with a smile, "Okay".

"Remember we are going to meet Sir Henry for the final results."

"Oh I know it is coming today."

"Oh I am worried again," she laughed putting her arms around her shoulder.

"I know you are. Whatever."Amelia rolled her eyes towards her annoyingly.

They were going towards the cafeteria when Amelia's phone rung with a message.

She suddenly stopped to see it. "I think it's David."

She said trying to pull the phone out of her bag. "He must be waiting for you," Olivia winked as she sneaked into her phone.

"Oh my God!" Amelia almost froze at the sight of her phone.

"What is it?" Olivia asked anxiously.

"Oh my God," she said again without saying another word.

"What is it Amy? Tell me," she tried to take the phone from her to see who it was

"Is it David? What is he saying?" Olivia pressed her.

"No it is not him," she replied with fear in her voice.

"Then it must be Peter?"

"He went to collect the results."

"No it's not him," Amelia said again without removing her eyes from the phone.

"Why are you scared? What happened?" Olivia was extremely worried as she observed the paleness on Amelia's face.

"You have to tell me who is bothering you?"

"Oh my God I have to find David." Amelia called him with trembling hands.

"Hello,"

"Where are you Amy?" Instead of listening to her trembling voice he asked her.

"Where are you David?" Without answering him she asked instead.

"I am right behind you," he smiled and waved at her as she turned around to see him.

"There he is," she ran towards him.

Olivia ran after her too.

"Tell me what is it Amelia?" Olivia asked.

She reached him with bated breathes.

He was confused to see Amelia's pale face.

"Oh God why are you so terrified?" He asked nervously.

Instead of saying something she showed him the message.

He furrowed his eyebrows.

"Why are you not telling me? What's the problem?" Olivia was becoming restless too.

"It is someone unknown," He said suddenly becoming annoyed.

"What is it saying?" She inquired.

"You have done enough. Leave the rest to us."

"Us?"

"What is it? A team of doctors?"

Olivia chuckled.

"I am afraid not," he looked at her with confusion.

"Then what?"

"This team or whatever it is, they are demanding us to stop working on our project." He said.

"Why?"

"Why should it bother anyone?"

"At least we are doing something regardless of what could possibly happen to us and all the risks that are present there."

"Why would anyone want us to stop working on something really crucial?"

"Something that we are doing for everyone's benefit?"

"Maybe they are unhappy because they are not benefitted." He said.

"And I have a question?" Olivia abruptly looked at David with quizzical eyes.

"How do they know what we are doing?"

"I mean till now it's a secret which nobody knows."

David rolled his eyes at Amelia followed by silence. Then he exhaled with a tired grin.

"Actually it's not the first time Amelia has been threatened through such messages.. Even.." he continued with a pause.

"She had even had confrontation few weeks back."

Olivia stared at her with astonishment.

"I think it is becoming political?" Amelia displayed her feelings with an easy flow.

"Political?" Olivia asked with a shocking voice.

"Why would someone political want to destroy America with such a deadly disease?"

"I don't buy that?" Olivia shrugged her shoulders disappointedly.

"You sound like someone from a film." She laughed sarcastically.

"Someone trying to control population through biochemical weapon."

"Oh we are doing it for America."

"It is cruel but it is necessary for America" she laughed again at her own jokes.

" Yes as lame as it sounds but it is true."

" Believe me or not but I have a feeling that it's something more than just a disease." Amelia looked at David for validating her feeling.

"We can't be sure unless we dig further into it." David feigned incognizance.

"Let's talk to Sir Henry" Olivia advised.

"What would we tell him that someone is threatening us to stop working on finding a remedy?" asked Amelia.

"Yes, definitely!" Olivia replied confidently.

"Maybe someone is trying to stop us because they don't believe our efforts are going to be fruitful."

"Or maybe they are worried that it would do harm than benefit." Olivia suggested raising her eyebrows which assumed her own fears of being a failure.

"No, I don't think what you are saying is right."Amelia said flately.

"Then what are you planning to do?" Olivia asked her.

"We are going to find out the true intentions of these people." David said abruptly.

"And how are you supposed to do that?" She asked again incredulously.

"Leave that to me," he replied with conviction.

"Right now let's go to see the results."