Trinity Hospital
Early in the morning, Ellison was waiting for Trishelle and Kristen to arrive and heard someone calling him from behind.
"Dr. Ellison! Why are you standing here? Are you waiting for me?" April approached Ellison from behind and asked excitedly.
Ellison turned around and replied, "Oh, April. I'm waiting for Trishelle. I am going to show her around. She is the new boss after all."
April cursed in her heart after hearing Ellison was waiting at the main entrance for Trishelle.
Argh...What's so good about that b!tch!
She however did not say it out loud but smiled, "Dr. Ellison, what is there to see. She wouldn't know anything either…."
"Trish! You're here!" Ellison ignored April and walked up to Trishelle, who was walking in with Kristen.
Trishelle walked into Trinity hospital entrance with Kristen and saw Ellison calling out to her. "Elli." She nodded and greeted him.
"Hey, hey! Don't forget about me! I'm here too." Kristen complained.
"Yes, of course." Ellison smiled.
Kristen was playful but attentive to her surroundings. "I spy, I spy a b!tch in heat…" Kristen whispered to Trishelle when she saw April's reaction to Trishelle and Ellison.
Ellison was oblivious to April's fuming rage whilst Trishelle was exasperated with the girl in general. Ellison ordered April to take all calls, and postpone all meetings. He didn't want to be disturbed.
He then proceeded to show the ladies around. "Please, follow me. Let me show you two around." Ellison directed the two ladies towards the lift.
"As you can see, the drug is still in the testing phase. If it goes well, it may help patients with dementia." Ellison explained.
Kristen felt bored, "Just like that? Trish, are you sure this is the so called genius you told me about? I don't-"
Trishelle gave Kristen a side stare to shut Kristen up. She then turned to Ellison, "Elli, is this all?"
Ellison smiled, "Of course not. The grand finale is at the end."
After Ellison gave them a tour of the hospital, he took them to his private office. He walked towards a wall and carefully pushed a switch hidden between the wall and a shelf. A thumbprint scanner appeared which Ellison scanned his thumb on. The wall slid open, revealing a door. Behind the door, there was a small corridor and a lift at the back of the corridor.
"Come, here's the fun part." Ellison waved for Trishelle and Kristen to enter the lift.
Trishelle and Kristen exchanged looks before entering the lift with Ellison. The lift took them down a few floors before stopping. There was a giant iron door in front of them the moment they stepped out of the lift. Ellison went to the side of the door and pressed a few numbers. This made the giant door slide open slowly. The trio then entered into the secret underground laboratory.
"Welcome to Eden." Ellison introduced the place to the ladies.
Through the door was a huge laboratory with a couple of smaller rooms. A few researchers were walking around, with rows of test tubes filled with blue liquid on the tables.
Kristen walked over, picked up a test tube and waved it at Ellison, "This is the fun part? Adding food colouring to water?"
Ellison laughed, "Haha. This is something that not only increase brain activity but physical capabilities as well!"
Hearing Ellison's statement, both Trishelle and Kristen was shocked. Kristen reached out and started to unscrew the cork stopper on the test tube.
Seeing that Kristen was trying to drink the liquid, Ellison quickly caught her wrist and stopped her. "Don't! It is not ready yet! It may cause adverse effects if you drink it now."
Trishelle walked over immediately and removed the test tube from Kristen's hands. She closed the test tube with the cork and placed it back into the holder.
Seeing that Ellison had not released his grip from her wrist, Kristen placed her other hand over his hand. "Aw, Elli. You were worried about me.", Kristen teased.
Without waiting for Ellison's reply, Trishelle interrupted them. "Elli, let's go."
Ellison was immediately distracted and released Kristen's wrist. He started walking towards a small room in the corner. "I am currently testing the drug on subjects in this room." He explained.
Watching Ellison walk away, Trishelle turned to Kristen and gave her a warning stare.
Kristen coughed, "I was just playing you know."
Trishelle narrowed her eyes, indicating she did not believe Kristen. She then followed Ellison without saying anything.
The three of them entered the room. It had rows of beds with people being injected with the blue liquid. At the end of the room, there was an examination table. A researcher at the table looked up and saw that his boss had arrived.
He quickly made his way to him, "Dr. Ellison. I have something to report." He looked at the new visitors, unsure if he should disclose the information.
Ellison felt his hesitancy and introduced the ladies, "This is Trishelle, our new boss and Kristen, our new partner. You can say it, don't worry."
"Test subject AF0219 has successfully reached stage 4!" The researcher quickly said after getting the doctor's permission.
"Really? Where is he? Show me!" Ellison exclaimed excitedly. He then turned to the two ladies, "You must see this!"
The researcher brought them to the examination table with a male lying on the table.