https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-14.mp4 “I know these look silly, but put them on,” Emmit said. He handed Jioni a pair of headphones. “That’ll test your hearing. Let me know if you can hear the tones.” Jioni took the headphones and placed them on her head. The sounds first played in her right ear; a short tune came in …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-13.mov Emmitt analyzed the arm up and down and checked Jioni’s vital signs with an old blood pressure monitor. He shook the device to turn it. After the test, the ground began to shake—another earthquake—Jioni covered her head, and so did Emmitt as the light fixtures swayed; It flicked on and off. It soon stopped. …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-13.mp4 “So, long story short. I got bit by one of those Tenebris things as well, and now my arm looks like a rock,” Jioni said as she flexed it around. “And then after that, I got bit in the face, and now I can’t hear on one side.” “Wait, you got bit by a …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-11.mp4 Emmitt pointed to the examination table, and she sat. She kicked her legs as they didn’t quite reach the ground. Jioni hesitated before she took her flannel off, slipping off the sleeve of the uninfected arm and then doing the same with the damaged arm—but much slower. Emmitt was distracted, reading a book; he …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-10.mp4 “Emmitt, he wasn’t just an Agent. He was somebody. Someone’s brother maybe, someone’s friend—” “That’s Doc to you,” he said. “What are you talking about?” “I don’t go by Emmitt. Call me Doc.” He corrected. Jioni stood baffled. She studied his expression and couldn’t tell if he was serious or not: he was unreadable, …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-9.mp4 Jioni’s breath was heavy, and she took time before answering. She bent over and lifted a finger as she attempted to muster up the words to speak. As she finally stood tall, she looked inside the clinic. It was much cleaner inside than the last time she visited—but the old clinic Emmitt adopted was …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-8-2.mov This was my fault. This wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for the building collapsing. The guilt overtook the fear she had. If she had known, she would’ve never—Jioni’s stomach churned. Even though the coast seemed clear, she couldn’t stop running. Her hand reached out to the clinic door handle inches before she was …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-7.mp4 The Agent was now on the floor; his legs were bitten into. Jioni hesitated but shook off the fear. She ran toward the Tenebris and pulled them off the Agent; she hopped onto its neck and pulled down; Jioni successfully got one off him, but the other four still attacked. They continued to bite …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-6-2.mov “Hey, stand back. I’ve got this,” The Agent said in a shaky voice. Jioni froze, the man had to be lying: one Tenebris caught his arm, another his leg, and all of them had their sharp teeth exposed—the Agent’s gun was nowhere to be found—instead, he opted to punch and kick; but as one …
https://rosemadi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4-5.mp4 She raised her arm and aimed toward the Tenebris that blocked her path—she stalled—and looked directly at it; hesitated again, she squinted and then threw the crystals she held at its side; a small explosion came soon after, giving off a slight popping noise. And as she predicted, the Tenebris glided toward the sound …
