Mike looked at the mirror feeling slightly heavy as he looked away. He brought out his glasses from his bag trying his best to understand what the flyer was saying.
Test Partner Needed
Payment: High
Requirement: Young, athletic, quick to...
Phone no: ...
"If this is real I can finally pay my grandmom's medical bill, a new school, a new life maybe a new town. I just need her signature and I'm good to go." he said quietly as he put the flyer into his pocket.
Mike's parents left him when he was barely three leaving him to his grandmom who cared so much for him. As he grew older she grew older, when he was happy she was happy, when he cried she cried, she was his only source of inspiration but there was one flaw, as she got older her medicine became expensive, her health was deteriorating but he was not financially stable.
The least he could do for her was buy her those fancy medicine she needed.
He rode his bike straight to the pharmaceutical avoiding any distractions. He got there a bit late but was glad that the place was still open.
He retrieved his phone his back pocket and immediately called the number the flyer had.
"Hello"
"Hello I'm at the pharmaceutical but I can't seem to find anyone here" Mike said still examining the place.
"My bad, there's a staircase to your right, the flyer didn't say anything about this" the voice said trying to clearify something.
"Okay" Mike said quickly.
As he made his way down the stairs he heard someone talking. He noticed the door and as he opened it he noticed the entire room had scientists. He felt uncomfortable but proceeded anyways.
"Welcome,you must be Mike" a voice asked.
"Umm, yes" he replied.
"This is Detox, it may look small bit you'd be surprised by the miracles we produce."
"Hmm thanks for the info"
"I'm Frank you can call me that if you want"
"Well I guess you already know my name"
"Okay so as the new lab partner you'll be filling in for Thomas he's not been well lately. Your job is to test the experiments before...
"Wait doesn't that make me a test subject"
"Depends, is that what you'd like to be called?"
"No" Mike replied sharply.
"Then lab partner it is" he said as he excorted him to the inner lab.
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"Wait so he's name was Frank" Olivia asked.
"Yes when I found out I had split the slime he promised me an antidote if...
"How did he look like?"
"He was tall, hmm he had brown hair, he had this scar on his neck it...
"It looked like a tattoo, right"
"Yes"
"Are you alright" Dave asked Olivia who nodded in disbelief.
"Tall, neck tattoo, brown hair, Frank don't you know who that is"
"Hmm not really"
"It's my dad" she said silently wishing he had not heard her.