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Time cannot tell how the fellow black rat lost his twin sister.
She was one of the only people he had before the mess. Before the lament, when everything was taken away from the rat. His mother, father, and more. Who knew what once started as an unknown, non-classified disease could take so much from someone so small? While at the time being, it is said that the virus is becoming increasingly infectious. It first enters through a bite from an infected classified as an anomaly. Anomalies are what we call the infected.
She was like I said.. The only one he had as of now. She was his biological twin sister; the two both worked for businesses. And she was very successful. To the point where she was accepted to work for the government, named The 'Animal Corporation.' The job at the AC was a difficult job to acquire due to its specialty and its being one of the high-ranking jobs. Ratthew, the small black rat was happy for his sister.. but also a little concerned. After all, the jobs provided by the government like these can be stressful. But his siter stated multiple times that she was alright. Or.. she was secretly hiding it.
The infection was growing at a rapid pace. Rattina however, was a bit unfortunate. She caught an illness. And it was one that couldn't just go away on its own like that. Normally, she'd look for remedies sometimes because of her mother's habits. Her mother was always there to take care of her whenever she fell sick like this.. But she isn't here anymore. Rattina isn't a child anymore. So she decided to go to the most popular hospital.. The Animal Corporation hospital. Ratthew said he had a few.. suspicions of that hospital..? It was quite late out at night but.. she desperately needed treatment.
I should have chosen a better time to go.
The hospital air was cold, but it also seemed to have a thick tension that felt.. similar to dread? No.. Maybe she's just overreacting? The sterile lights were flickering a bit. They need to work on their electricity perhaps. As she waited in the small line.. No, Way smaller. There was only one patient before it was her turn. The patient was at the checkout before they spoke, "Thanks, I'll be in room 4." It seemed like there was also a blue dog with black, round glasses and a simplistic white shirt with a black tie and some black pants with regular brown coloured shoes. The blue dog gave a close eye at Rattina, probably checking whether she's an anomaly or not. Then, he took a look at the security cameras. To the dog's relief, she wasn't. He then signed her entry form before taking a picture, still safe. The dog later registered her name into the computer and gave her a patient badge. Rattina then spoke the room number listed on her entry form document, Room 8. She needed surgery.
Please No.
Seems like she did in fact, Need surgery for her illness. Thank god she went to the hospital or who knows? she could have died. Rattina carefully made her way into Room 8 in the hall where the emergency rooms are usually located in. Room 6, Room 7.. Room 8. Making her way in, the surgery room smelled a little unpleasant. With some trash from later surgeries near the trash bin etc. And the even colder air.
"Hello, go ahead and lie on the surgery bed."
Said the yellow dear doctor with antlers and a surgeon's outfit that also looked like that of a doctor as well. But..
That felt like a command more than a question.
"I am Doctor Harlow, Your surgeon. Please stay calm and prepare yourself."
Was the last thing Rattina heard before she was put to sleep. Before she was normal. And the only time she ever was normal before they Turned her. Experimented on her with virus and turned her into an anomaly. An Experiment.
What did I ever do to deserve this?
months later.
Ratthew doesn't know why or what happened to his sister. For some reason, she hasn't been talking to him. She hasn't been answering his calls, texts etc. The black rat is now worried. What happened..? So he decided to visit his fellow twin sister, checking whether she's okay, only to see.. Shes not in her house. Calm down Ratthew.. The black rat spoke to himself in his mind, Maybe shes at work? Ratthew made haste before dialing her workers. And they stated..
That she hadn't appeared at work for months.
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"Rattina.. No.. Where did you go? What happened.. Who took you? What did you do to deserve that even? if only I had known.. when you went to that political hospital.."