The doctors have been running a bunch of tests on Violet, so I wasn't allowed to visit her until today. Three days have passed, and I knew exactly what I had to do.

Levy and the others harassed me with texts and calls after my sudden silence until I told them what happened. 

They were very supportive, asking me if I wanted to hang out to distract myself or if I needed anything. Even Olivia has asked if I wanted her or someone to accompany me to the hospital, and I know I'm not her favourite person in the world, even though I don't know why.

I respectfully declined the offers as I knew I needed to go alone to do what I had planned.

I left to work as I would any other day. When I've arrived at my research Lab, I started analysing all the data I had about Violet and her disease, trying to see if I had missed something before.

Around four in the afternoon I got a call from the hospital saying that I finally could visit my friend. Thankfully, I was the only one in the Lab at that time, so before leaving I grabbed blood collection tubes and put them in a small medical cool box.

As soon as I entered the hospital, I felt sick. I hated hospitals, the scent of disinfectant, and the noises of people suffering and dying, everything is unpleasant and sinister.

Violet was staying in a single room equipped with the most advanced technology. Knowing that she was receiving the best treatment available took a small part of the weight I was holding off my shoulders.

However, when I saw her motionless body laid on the capsule bed, my knees felt weak, trembling as I fought to move closer to her.

I caressed her pale forehead softly, afraid to disturb her peaceful sleep.

"I'm so sorry V," I whispered, feeling my eyes fill up with tears.

I sighed and went searching the drawers and cabinets in the room, hoping to find the material I needed.

Got it!

I sat on the chair next to Violet and grabbed the first blood collection tube from the cool box and prepared the rest of the material. I cleaned her skin and placed the tourniquet on her upper arm. I inserted carefully the needle into her vein, trying to succeed at the first attempt.

Once I finished, I placed the tubes back in the medical cool box and throw the needle and tube holder on the appropriate disposal container.

I sat again next to her and took her cold hand, brushing it with my thumb. They say that people in a coma might hear you, so I decided to talk to her before I left.

"I'm really sorry about everything V, but don't worry, we are working on it. We will find what's wrong with you, and we will find a way to wake you up. Just keep fighting, please... Give us more time. I-"

I almost jumped out of my seat as I heard a tremendous noise coming from the street outside. I went to look out of the window to see what was all the commotion and saw a car that crashed into a lamp post and dozens of people running down the street screaming. 

I looked closely and saw that some of them were running in a weird way, almost as they hadn't full control of their bodies. If they weren't so fast I would dare to say they looked like the zombies we see in movies. I'll just call them Weirdos for practical reasons.

I was about to look up the street to try to see why they were running when I saw one of the Weirdos jumping on another person. They both fall and quickly three other Weirdos joined him and were know over them.

My eyes widened, and I unconsciously put a hand over my mouth as I saw the four Weirdos rise and leave a dead body, or should I say the remains of a body on the street. I quickly closed Violet's capsule security glass, grabbed my things and left the room.

I was running down the emergency stairs, hearing screams as I passed each level. I finally arrived in front of the exit door.

What should I do? It's not like I have something to protect myself out there.

That's when it clicked. I put the cool box in my backpack and took the fire extinguisher that was mounted next to the door.

I opened the door, ready to fire, but the street was empty.

I started running up the street as it was the opposite direction the Weirdos were heading. I ran as fast as I could, but it's not easy running with 10 pounds in your arms.

So far, I haven't crossed any Weirdo. As I turned onto the street leading to the subway station I came across with a group of five people walking in my direction. I stopped, trying to catch my breath.

"Don't come this way! You have to run, there are crazy guys attacking people!" I warned them, almost out of breath.

When I raised my head to look at them, I saw purple bulging veins all over their faces and five pairs of red eyes looking at me like I was the last burger on earth.

Great, just great! Why can't anything go according to my plans!

I thought they would attack me immediately, but they just stood there looking at me. Now that I've looked at them closely, I doubt that the fire extinguisher will do any harm to them, but I still prepared myself to attack.

Finally, the Weirdo in the middle moved forward, and as soon as he did I fired at him and the others. They didn't stop walking towards me, but at least they couldn't see so I try running again while firing at them. I passed them and started running backwards to the station, still firing at them.

I kept firing and was able to get some distance from the weirdos. I managed to get to the street intersection, being now a few meters away from the station. That's when I heard a car coming from the left street.

Thank God!

I tried to make a signal for the car to stop as I kept firing at them, but way too soon the fire extinguisher was empty. I throw it at the Weirdos and ran towards the car that was coming. Soon the Weirdos were chasing after me. Thankfully the car had stopped waiting. The driver got out of the car and as I got closer I recognized him.

Seriously?! Is he a stalker or something?

At that moment it didn't matter, I was just relieved to find a way out of there alive.

Adrian stood there with a glass bottle with a tissue hanging out of it. When I got to the car he lighted up the tissue and throw it towards the Weirdos that were now only a few feet from me. The bottle broke when it crashed into the ground and the fire spread. This time I got into the car without thinking twice. 

I heard their screams as Adrian sat in the driver's seat and closed the door. He drove backward fast and shifted the car, so he was now driving from where he came. I was still recovering my breath when he broke the silence.

"Are you ok?"

I just nodded, still catching my breath.

"How come you're always in the right place, at the right time with your car to save me?"

"I don't know. Fate?" He chuckled.

"Sure, I was thinking stalking, maybe."

"Ooh, busted," he said with a sarcastic tone.

"What were those things? I saw them rip apart a poor woman," I finally asked, hoping that he had answers as being the Brotherhood leader and all that.

He sighed, "I'm not sure, we don't have a lot of information yet."

"Oh my God, Violet! I- I closed the capsule, but what if they get to her? She's in a coma, she can't run! I shouldn't-" I stuttered, feeling tears flooding my eyes.

"Don't worry about your friend. Those security glasses are unbreakable from the outside." He placed his hand over mine and squeezed them to reassure me.

"Besides, she's in a coma, so based on the little information we have, she's dead to them. They will treat her as she was nonexistent, therefore they will not attack her," he added.

I decided to trust him, he surely knew more about the Weirdos than I did.

"Do you know about an attack that happened a few weeks ago, where the bodies found were torn apart?"

He nodded. "I think those things were related to it. They tore that woman apart and her body ended up the same way Levy described the bodies found back then."

He looked at me surprised. "Yes, it's definitely related. Unfortunately, we don't know where they came from."

Hey everyone! I know, I know, this chapter is quite long, but it didn't make sense to me to split it in two. I hope you understand 😊

Thank you again so much for giving this story a shot! And thank for your comments, votes and all the help you give me!

Now back to business: What do you think will happen next?

And what's your theory about the Weirdos?