The Lightyears Series - Episode 9 - The Emergency Meeting

Spacetastic Mysteries

I ate a few bites before I answered, staring at the food, “You know how there are snipers in war?” When he nodded, I continued, “They were killing people, making me watch, and they held me back from helping them. I could have at least saved some of them.” He put down his burger and lifted my chin. “That's horrible. Especially to a doctor.” He grabbed my hand and squeezed it. “Thank you for confiding in me.” “That's only part of what happened. They wanted me to create diseases that would take out populations. Diseases that looked like normal ones, so no one would suspect.” “Did you--” I picked at my ziti while holding his gaze. “Create this one? No, this one was sloppy. It is supposed to blend in. This one has hallmark signs that it was humanly engineered.” I ate a piece, then sipped my soda before I continued, “When Josh contracted it, I worked hard to try and save him. I brought in every expert I knew…and still couldn't save him.” Jake picked up his burger and took another bite of it. “But you are saving people’s lives by that therapy you discovered.” I nodded, then whispered, “But it will not be enough. It will never be enough to atone for all those lives that I was forced to let die.”