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She finally looked away from him. “Okay” was all she said.
The lantern finally went out. Although he knew it was a risk, Logan reached for her hand. She didn’t pull away. Instead, she held on so tightly it almost hurt.
“I ... I hate the dark.”
“Nothing can hurt you. I’m here. You’ll be fine.”
Logan leaned his head back against the wall again. How long would it take Monty to get help?
“Did you hear that?” Alex said.
“No, I—”
Then he heard steps overhead. Two men came down the stairs in hazmat suits. They held flashlights and swung them around until they found Alex and Logan. Alex quickly pulled her hand from his.
“Where is it?” one of them asked, his voice muffled by the mask.
Logan stood. “On the other side of the table,” he said. “Under a bucket. We’ve both been exposed. And you need to check the other agent and the kidnap victim.”
The men walked to the other side of the table. One of them took something out of a pack he wore around his waist. His partner had his flashlight directed toward him as he opened a small box and knelt down on the floor. Logan wanted out of that room, but he knew they would have to be escorted carefully so as not to expose anyone else. At least there would be no pandemic. Hopefully, this vicious virus would stop with him and Alex. He prayed silently for Monty and the girl who’d been abducted.
Logan wanted to look at Alex, to take her hand again. But he couldn’t do it. She was trying to be strong. He needed to be strong too. To help her. Right now, he kept thinking about what he would say to his family. How could he tell them he’d been infected with a deadly virus? They’d all made it through COVID-19. Now this. At least they all had a strong faith. His mother was an intercessor. She spent more time on her knees than anyone he’d ever known.
Comfort and peace settled over him.
After what seemed like an eternity, the man looking at the broken vial stood, then nodded at his partner, who moved to the bottom of the stairs. He took off his hood, mask, and breathing apparatus, then called up to someone. “Come on down.”
“You shouldn’t do that,” Logan said to the man, shocked. “You can’t be sure you’re safe in here.”
“I’m fine.”
Then the other guy removed his gear too. He lifted fuel and matches from a nearby shelf. Dumbfounded, Logan watched as he filled one of the lanterns and then lit it. He was just about to ask what was happening when someone came down the stairs.
Harrison.
“Sir, what’s going on?” Logan asked.
“This virus could be dangerous,” Alex added. “You all need to—”
“It’s inactive,” Harrison said. “There’s no danger.”
“What do you mean?” Logan asked. “I don’t understand.”
“I’ll explain it to you later. Just know you’re not in danger.” He looked at Alex. “You’re going to the hospital, though. You too, Logan. Just to be safe.”
Logan didn’t know what to say. He looked at Alex, who had a strange smile on her face.
