uUpdate... in the next chapter: the Luby love begins...
Thanks again to Zelda, helping me with French... kisses - kisses, Zelda !!!
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Chapter 8: Quarantine
After eight days, the patient died... the fever was hemorhagic... there was blood in his eyes, nose, mouth... even in his hands and feet, fingers and toes..the doors were closed and all the members of the village were in quarantine, some with symptoms... they were treated the best they could with water and salines... there was no way to know how many days he was sick, but estimated, four days...
The other patient started to suffer with hepatic insuficiency... the members of his family and some of his friends were in quarantine too,taking some Iv's... they still didn't know if it was Ebola or some other virus....
Jillian was ok, after all... everyone was worried about her... but the blood that spluttered on her was uninfected... the patient, a young man just have fever, from Malaria...
Abby, Luka, John and Kem as the other doctors were prohibited from leaving... they only could leave to go outside...
' Have they called yet ? ' asked Abby.
' No, not yet... ' said Luka, from his place. ' Vous avez quelque chose contre le mal de tete ? ' ( Do you have something for head aches ? )
Abby, John and Kem looked at him, scaried. Abby was more. He looked at them with his eyebrows lifted.He didn't know the other two spoked French too, he imagined that only Abby did. He looked at Abby, to reassure her.
' Détendez vous, jen'ai pas eu d'accident... et je suis pas contagieux... ' ( Relax, I didn't had any accident and I'm not infected... I just have a headache... ) he said, extending his arms that were folded in the back of a chair. ' J'ai seulement mal à la tete et des douleurs dans la dos... '( And a stiff back... )
' Well, at least you're good enough to talk in French... ' said John.
Abby got up from her place and waked to where they had some drugs... she picked two aspirins and a glass of water. And gave them two Luka.
' Don't you have anything stronger ? ' he asked her.
' Well, yeah, but only if you don't feel better... ' she said, passing a hand over his hair.
He nodded. He took the pills and drank some water.
' Try to rest a little... ' she said. ' You need it... '
He nodded and got up. He was about to walk into the bedroom, when he stopped. He turned to Abby and took her hand. She looked at him. They had been close this past week. Very close.
He didn't say anything, just motioned to her to follow... she nodded and looked at her two friends...
John smiled at her and nodded... so Abby followed Luka to the bedroom...
John looked at his girlfriend.
' It appears that she is happy, finally... ' he said. Kem nodded.
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In the bedroom, Abby was thinking about what was happening, while Luka started to fall asleep... they were in bed together, just resting...
She really liked Luka, more than like... like love... he was very handsome and had a air omysteryry on him too...
But she was feelinguiltyty too... she still loved Richard after all... could she was attracted to the new doctor, who arrived eleven days before and still love her husband ? Her deceased husband ? ...
Abby looked at Luka... did she really was having a second chance ?
She remembered what John had said about Richard wanting her to be happy... could she be happy now ? She was a widow for two years now... and he was too...
What I'm going to do ? She thought...
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