In the afternoon, Yerma gathered in the large conference room of the Echave Group building.
All the numbers show that Carlos’ time with the company last year was of great value to the company, and the benefits became more evident as the year progressed….
Carlos has an incomparable talent….
Yerma couldn’t be happier with this son-in-law….
-Ah…
A cry of pain echoed throughout the conference room and Yerma rushed to look and stood up in astonishment as the third person seated to her right, Ramon, actually lowered his head and bit the arm of the fellow next to him, and it seemed that the bite was extremely strong, which made the man scream out in such pain….
-My God, Ramon, what are you doing?
-Let her go!
Some of the men next to him reached out and pulled Ramon away, who released the arm from his mouth, turned and reached up to grab it….
-Oh my God, he’s all scratched and bleeding!
-Wow.
Ramon’s eyes were red and his expression was fierce, a low animal-like growl came out of his mouth as he looked at the people around him, one of his regular friends came forward at the same time….
-Ramon, what’s wrong with you?
Ramon grabbed the man’s arm and bit him again, and through his shirt he could see the blood staining rapidly….
There was some panic all around, and Ramon was completely irrational as Yerma quickly called security….
The bitten man kicked Ramon away in a vicious kick of pain, rolled twice on the floor, got up with deft movements and ran quickly towards the conference room door, knocking down the security guards who were running in and out….
Yerma ordered loudly:
-Get that man right now!
The security guard turned and shooed them out, while Yerma checked the wounded and ordered her assistant to send for the medical staff, while outside screams rang out again….
Everyone’s heart sank, Ramon still biting….
What is happening…
Outside, the screams went on and Yerma, distraught, went outside with everyone else to see a scarlet-eyed man running out of another office, knocking a man to the ground and biting him in the neck with his mouth open.
The screams echoed and everyone gasped….
Little Lee is not the only one who bites!
-Quickly, quickly, grab him and tie him up!
Yerma ordered, and several men rushed at him, each grabbing him by the shoulders. The man let go of her mouth, turned his head and tried to bite again, the whole man struggled violently and was so strong that three or four men were unable to subdue him, and two of them were bitten….
Yerma’s heart was beating fast and she had no idea how people who were fine a few minutes before had suddenly become like this….
The man was finally bound and several of the men who had subdued him were in various states….
They all shuddered as they looked at the man….
A man in a black shirt took off his tie, knelt behind him and put it in his mouth, the man immediately bit down on it….
This makes it impossible to bite….
Yerma looked at the man, thought of that young man who had escaped, and a terrible thought was born in her heart, and half an instant later she said:
-Go, take them to the hospital, and all the wounded with them.
Yerma waved her hand and took the lead towards the stairs, and when they stopped at other floors, she saw the same member of the staff tied up, carried in arms by several people….
-Mrs. Yerma, another girl is mad as hell and bites people when she catches them!
-Also the director of the finance department on the sixth floor, who did not catch him and ran away.
-A dozen people in our department have been bitten?
When they all saw Yerma, they talked in different ways, and Yerma’s frown became even more furrowed, reassuringly:
-Don’t worry, we’ll go to the hospital first, all injuries are considered work-related.
The emergency department was crowded with people, most notably those strapped down and carried on stools, all struggling tirelessly….
-What’s going on here today?
-Yes, it’s been interminable since he turned himself in this morning?
The doctors and nurses were talking too, and Yerma’s heart was stuttering, getting more and more restless….
It doesn’t seem to be the same people from the company who are in this situation….
She took out her cell phone and tried to call Micaela when the phone rang first, and it was Micaela calling.
Yerma hurried to pick up the phone and Micaela’s voice was heard:
-Mom, you’re in the office, aren’t you? Hurry up and order everyone to get to safety, it’s not just Echave City, there have been incidents in all ten cities of Salamonsa where people have suddenly gone crazy and bitten people on sight, completely irrational….
Yerma said anxiously:
-It’s too late, several people in the company have done it too, Moya, you must be safe too, have you come to a conclusion why they do this?
There was a long silence on the other end of the line before she answered:
-Both were bitten by cats around January and we suspect they have rabies?
True to his style.
Just now she had such suspicions when she saw the symptoms of Ramon and the others, she just wasn’t sure, that Moya?
Micaela knew what her mother was thinking and was quick to say it:
-Mom, don’t worry, they are all unvaccinated that’s why they are like this, order everyone to lock up all the cats and dogs in the house and be safe.
Yerma was slightly relieved to know that yes, Moya had been vaccinated, the day the cat bit her….
Mother and daughter spoke a few more words, hung up the phone and turned to watch a nurse being bitten while administering an infusion to a patient….
Soon after, the hospital also confirmed rabies and, within a day, hundreds of people were hospitalized throughout Salamonsa and all of Salamonsa was in a state of anxiety.