Rui fell on the ground and Ben, who saw all this through the mobile screen felt dreadful. Something huge was about to commence.
As Rui lied on the floor, her hormones became more and more unstable. Her whole body was on fire, she started wreathing in pain. her whole body ached and everything felt itchy. She kept turning and twisting. Her pheromones went on rampage. The intensity of the pheromones increased tenfold. The density of air became thick and the pressure inside the chamber increased simultaneously. Crack, a thin line appeared on the glass wall. Crack, another one appeared at the bottom. Several thin silver lines appeared on the glass and soon turning into huge cracks. With crackling sound, the cracks grew larger and larger. Bang, the glass wall broke.
Mark who was still struggling to run away on the other side felt a sudden shock and his whole body became paralysed. He fell on his knees and started struggling even more as if a fish was picked out of water and left to die on the hot sand. The sudden burst of too much pheromones started acting up on his own body. His mind started going blank. He kept pinching his own waist to keep himself conscious. He started crawling towards the door. However, he felt fatigue taking over him. Was this door always so far away? He kept panting. He wanted to breathe but with every breath the pheromones breached inside his body. So, he kept holding his breath. However, his body felt so heavy as if he was carrying a thousand kilos of weight with him. Due this abnormal weight and irregular breathing, he soon passed out.
The scent started spreading in the air. As it broke through the room walls, several omegas in the ward sensed it too. A great chaos started. Several omegas who were standing closeby got stimulated into heat. The patients in the closeby rooms got stimulated as well. However, the good thing was, there were no alphas in the vicinity. If they were around, they would surely have jumped onto these omegas,but most of them would have opted for Rui. Why? Because her smell definitely dominated the smell of all the others. Even in that large area, the only scent that was evident was that of roses. The hospital staff soon noticed the emergency. They pressed onto the emergeny button and soon, a thick metal wall covered the doors of every chamber. The diffusers were switched on and the ventilation was increased. A whole lot of fresh oxygen was pumped in all of the rooms. As the air quality improved, the hospital staff started injecting inhibitors in the affected patients. Among all that mess, a room still showed no improvement in air quality, Rui's room. The hospital staff stood outside the room, unable to move even an inch closer. They can only go inside when the pheromones will stop spreading. The density inside was too high. If they go inside now, they will most probably die due to autoimmunity reaction. No one wanted to risk their life for a mere omega.
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Alan was still contemplating in his apartment. He wanted to focus on the report. However, he still kept thinking about the kiss and kept worrying if Mark was injured or not. He wanted to call Mark and ask his well being. However, it was already late at night. Maybe, he should wait and ask him tomorrow.
His chain of thought came to a halt when his phone rang. He picked it up. " hello"
" Hello! Alan! Alan, go to the hospital...Rui is.. Rui...she is danger." A hoarse and panicked voice shouted on the other side.
" Ben! What happened?" Alan asked with a frown.
" Alan, please save her. Please please, I am begging you..." Ben started sobbing.
" Ben, calm down! For fuck's sake! Tell me what happened.." Alan scolded Ben. It was no time to panic. If it's an emergency, he must know the full details before acting up on it.
Ben took a breath and told the whole story to Alan. As he kept going, Alan realised that the panic was so justified. He quickly hung up the phone and went down as fast as possible. Down the road, he saw a delivery person handing a takeaway to customer. He pushed the guy down and stole the bike without a second thought. He soon reached the destination, his greatest fear, the hospital.
Alan wanted to go in but his feet were stuck. He felt as if he was standing in quicksand. He felt like he was sinking in a pit that was thousand feet deep. He stood there, lost and abandoned.
"Alan, are you okay?" Mr. Smith who just came back from the office saw Alan standing on the entrance with blank expression. His eyes were dull and his body was shaking. Mr. Smith saw him like that and thought about how he hated the hospital.
" You know, it's okay. You don't have to go in. I will tell Rui that you came here. I am sure she won't mind..."
Mr. Smith wanted to continue but he was shocked. Water came dripping down from Alan's eyes. " Boss...boss...Rui...she is in danger. Please save her." Alan looked sideways at Mr. Smith with tear in his eyes and smile in his face.
" What??" Mr. Smith saw Alan's expression and soon understood, his daughter needs him. The bag that he was holding fell on the ground and he rushed inside as fast as possible.
Alan stood there, still crying and smiling at the same time. What can he even do? The moment he saw the people in white coat, he remembered the research days. The moment he saw the glass door, he remembered the time when he was inside those doors. The moment he saw the woman holding the new born, he remembered the baby that was carved out of his stomach. The part of him that was missing then and still missing now. He kept crying because he knew what he lost and he kept smiling because he knows what he is going to lose. But here he was, as helpless as he was back then.
He placed his hands on his face and closed his own eyes. ' Don't look. Don't look.' He fell on his knees. " Nothing will change. Don't look. Close your eyes... don't.." Alan bowed to the ground and knocked his head on floor. " Mercy, have mercy on me...please..I beg you..god...I beg you..please. Save them."
A sudden scene revolved in his mind. The same lady in red garments was looking at her with disgust while he bowed and begged for mercy. But what happened? She still did it and killed her child. Another scene revolved in his mind, he was on that ship that carried prisoners of Roha island. He kept begging but what happened? They still experimented on a ten year old kid. Begging...bowing...crying? Has it ever changed anything?
No. It never did. He knows, better than anyone else. Strength is the only thing that helps. He raised his head and his eyes fell on the bag that was lying on the floor. He opened the bag. Inside, there were Rui's clothes. The smell of roses filled the bag. Alan took out a t shirt and wrapped it around his head. Then, he pulled out a cardigan and wore it himself. Then he pulled out a pant and realised,he can't fit in those. So, he just took the cardigan and t shirt and walked to the entrance. People around him were scared of such thief like appearance. The receptionist was also startled. Before she could call security, Alan ran as fast as possible towards the direction Mr. Smith went to. He soon found the elevator and got in. He saw several information pamphlets on the wall. There was information about wards. There were three floor dedicated to omegas. Alan was confused, Which floor was the right one? But the confusion didn't last very long. He smelled the faint scent of roses in the air. This is the one.