"Please remember this is not the end; we still have a long way to go. There is a long and arduous journey ahead of us. We cannot be at ease until we put every living soul on earth onto Mother Earth I, far away the impending doom. I hope and request that you will continue to work with the same dedication and desire as you have always been doing, in the future as well." He took another calculated pause.
"Thank you." He finished his speech and shut his mic down.
"Are you well?" Dr. Moosa asked with concern in his distinct Arabic accent.
"Yeah. No need to worry." Dr. Madison forced his smile.
He had been in pain after he got his right kidney surgically replaced, three months ago, with the artificially cloned in the lab. He had been feeling well initially until a surge of pain swept through his abdomen, around two months back. He visited the designated lab right away; after running a series of tests, they concluded that his new kidney was rejecting his body.
