The lab mice started to faint frequently two days ago, and then their limbs began to weaken as if frozen...
Tests reveled they were under severe cold; eventually, the mice were frozen stiff and couldn't move at all, with only their heads still mobile.
In the end, only their eyes could move, and they couldn't speak a word.
Until the very end, when even their eyes couldn't move, they were indistinguishable from a vegetative state.
Living dead.
Wayne Bailey frowned, one hand pressing on the wrist of the other.
Anna Jadwin came from the kitchen doorway, silently embracing him.
"When did you get here?!" Wayne Bailey frowned deeper!
"I wanted to secretly watch you make soup for me…" She had intended to enjoy the sweet feeling of being cared for. But then…
"The doctor advised you to rest more." Wayne Bailey's back tensed as he gently stroked her hair.