Chapter 3 III

Annie's POV:

Dra. Ye added more information. . According to her, there have been two cases of the appearance of the body water sac in babies. That's what most people call it because thecontents of the child's leg were like water earlier. When it was pierced it was like a water balloon bursting. I can notbelieve. This is how Melos Syndrome has reached. It has gotten worse. It is not fatal but the complications it causes to a baby are great. Especially in our time now that there has been a recorded case of a stillborn baby.

Dra Ye. explained further and I listened carefully. His lecture lasted two hours so we were all hungry. After thelecture we went to the cafeteria. I'm excited to taste the food here. I heard that the food served here is really delicious. The government has a lot of funding here and the employees need adequate nutrition so the quality of the food is like a five star restaurant.

Bonnie and I just ordered a salad. We both ordered chicken macaroni salad and a bottled water. I eat well because I'm really hungry.

"Annie, why is Melos a syndrome and not a virus?" asked Bonnie.

"Because Melos Syndrome has not been proven to be contagious. That's why they say everyone knows it's a mutation. There is a change in the DNA structure of babies after birth," I answered.

"Wow, that's great. In the next few months, you'll definitely be the head of the Biology Department. Your brain is really different, Annie. You're what humanity will expect," Bonniejoked.

"Luh, stop me. You're going crazy again," I said laughing.

We both ran out of the chicken macaroni salad we ordered so we bought more and wrapped it up.

Suddenly the intercom rang so Bonnie and I stopped walking out of the cafeteria. We looked up even though we couldn't see the face of the announcer.

"Good day everyone. We will have an early dismissal today because all of the heads of each department will have a meeting. Again, we will have an early dismissal today because all of the heads of each department will have a meeting. Thank you, " announced over the intercom.

Bonnie smiled and sang. I just shook my head but was also happy. My brain was immediately tired during Dra's lecture. Yes, That's okay because we learned a lot. It's also fun that my brain is filled with new knowledge. I can use it as a contribution to Project Melos.

Bonnie and I left the building after taking the things from our office. We boarded the bubble car, a circular taxi that could fit four inside. Just enter the address of the house in the GPS and it will automatically run on the track, there are bubble cars that also have their own invisible track. Just drop a coin before getting off depending on the policy of thebubble car taken. Sometimes a coin will be dropped before it works.

I was entertained by the beautiful scenery around. A modern world full of advanced technology. Humanity has come a long way. It is very different from previous centuries. They say that if ancient people saw this, they would think they were in a futuristic movie.

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After a week...

Bonnie and I got home from work. It's been a week and we've done nothing but research. We collect blood from people aged 20 and under with severe cases of MelosSyndrome. We are testing them to see how they will react to other drugs and if there is a cure. But for the past week, we haven't even made any progress.

Bonnie and I are staying in the same house. I was orphaned early because my father used to be a soldier and my mother served in the government. I chose to be a scientist because it's what I really want. At first I was also thinking of joining the army but I knew I couldn't handle it especially now and intensified the training. The war is more acute now because of the terrorists.

"Hey Annie, you seem to be thinking deeply. Care to share? Is that your lovey dovey?" Bonnie pissed me off.

"Oh my gosh, stop telling me about Robert! You're really going to receive a punch from me! The two of us got tricked by those two guys ! I won't let Robert and Chan wordsdeceived us again ! " I scolded Bonnie.

"This time, no. I wanted to tell you something. This is probably the right time," Bonnie said and sat next to me on our couch in the living room.

I was suddenly nervous. "What will she say to me?" I was suddenly afraid. Later he turned out to be a terrorist, just kidding. But I suddenly grew curious about the body.

"What's that? I'm nervous about you," I asked.

"Because it's like this, you know that this is the first child of Chan and I , right? We have another child,his name is Billy. It's been two years. I'm sorry and I kept it a secret from you. You know that Chan is living here in our country illegally, that's why he's hiding unlike Robert. I hope I can trust you to hide it, I know you will because we're friends. If the time comes that something bad happens to me and Chan, I hope it doesn't happen, I'll entrust Billy to you. Please Annie," Bonnie explained making my jaw drop.

I was speechless because of the shock. I know people like Chan, illegal citizens like him. Maybe Chan had a previous case and hid before the code was applied to all citizens. That's the only way I know he will be considered an illegal citizen. I didn't even think they had another child.

"Is Billy also an illegal citizen?" I will ask.

"No, Billy is legal and registered. It's just that my son has Melos Syndrome but I was able to save up and put a robo-arm on him. Billy can move well," Bonnie said happily so I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why are you asking Chan to watch over Billy? He is in dangerous to his father. You can still empathize with mother and daughter," I asked.

"There is no one to take care of Billy and Chan and I have gotten back together. I'm sorry I didn't tell you right away. How are you and Robert doing? Chan told me that they don't see each other much anymore because Robert is busy in another country," Bonnie asked maliciously.

I'm just in agony, this girl is really talkative. Robert was busy running their business, that Italian. He tried to call me sometimes but I ignored him. I know it will be news about my pregnancy and not me.

Chan and Robert will be best friends. Chan Giovan is a half-Korean half-American so he fell in love with Bonnie. Helooks like a k-pop star. Robert, Roberto Gucedelli, is a pure Italian. He looks like a mafia but that one is a businessman. We both met at a bar and Bonnie and I got together. It looks like it's his second time, he and Chan have known each other for a long time. I thought that was their first meeting.

After talking with Bonnie, we decided to cook. I was the one who proposed to microwave the food. We bought ready to eat chicken macaroni salad again. These two are our favorites. We even conceive the meals together. It's really delicious but we don't want it cold. We want to be warm.

While Bonnie and I were eating we felt the ground shake and heard a loud explosion. My heart was racing with fear and suddenly I sat on the floor and so did Bonnie.

"W-What's going on?" I asked nervously.

"Oh, I saw on TV a while ago that there were terrorists from Craig! I didn't think they were here in Avalon! Merciful, they kill innocent people! They fight against the government! They are called Hawks!" Bonnie shouted.

We heard another explosion so we crawled into our room. Bonnie and I hug each other. He picked up the phone to call the police. I peeked out the window and my eyes widened just like that.

There was an explosion in the distance so I was nervous. It was getting closer and closer. It was very big and surely a lot of people died. If Bonnie and I hide here and don't leave, we might end up alive! I can't agree!

"Bonnie, pack your clothes! We have to get out of here! Theexplosion is getting closer and closer! The terrorists might catch up with us here, hurry!" I shouted nervously and dragged Bonnie to the cabinet.