Chapter 6: An Unforeseen Incident

As Bryan went into his room to do his routine, his mother set out to clean the dishes. “Our supply won’t last until this weekend,” Bryan’s mother told Doc.

“Don’t worry hon, I heard there’s another shipment coming just at that time,” Doc replied. Sure enough, everyone in the city has their food running out, and in time, the third wave of relief distribution would occur.

The next day, Doc was informed that a doctor in the hospital was infected with the virus. The numbers had already breached the 200 mark, and the hospital started to show signs of overcrowding.

20 beds in one room, nurses stationed at every bed; that was the scene of the hospital. However, it was also seen that the rate of infection slowed down, as nobody dared to go out of their homes.

It was also announced on the evening news that the shipment of relief goods was on its way and will arrive at Wellsworth tomorrow. Oh, how it was exciting to receive a new pack of relief goods.

As the sun came up in the sky, the ship was already approaching Wellsworth, and the citizens were filled with joy, as they can finally extend their supply.

However, as the ship came nearer and nearer to the harbor, officials are seeing some problems with the ship itself. As they got a clearer view, they saw chaos in the ship; one of the captains went unconscious, while another was sneezing badly.

And then the ship missed the harbor. It kept sailing and sailing, until the unforeseen incident happened. The next events happened quickly, peace quickly turned into chaos. Such a bad time for this to happen, in the middle of an epidemic!

The ship sped suddenly, and crashed on the beach, then crawled its way to the residential homes. Citizens began to panic, some passed out due to shock, their bodies be crushed later with debris.

Two buildings were destroyed by the ship, and it left 1,000 citizens with no choice but to evacuate, even if they didn’t wore masks or practiced distancing.

Citizens were already approaching the hospital and the mayor’s office, seeking for help, when there’s suddenly an explosion. Oh, it was a sight never seen before.

The hospital was starting to receive the sudden outpour of people when Doc and his colleagues heard the explosion. Wellsworth was quite small; everyone heard the explosion.

A fire in the middle of an epidemic! “Such a crazy time for all of us,” Doc reacted. He immediately called his wife on the phone, as their home was close to the ship. “We’re fine, we will be evacuating soon,” Doc’s wife replied. “Don’t worry about me and Bryan, we’ll see you soon in the mayor’s house,” she added.

The mayor then went outside the house, together with her family, and ushered citizens to their home. Their home, and together with the hospital in front of them, was fortunately away from the ship. It was also the designated evacuation site in case of an emergency.

Oh, how the mayor’s staff were busy setting up tents for the citizens, and preparing food and water for them. With a loudspeaker, the mayor can be heard pleading those who arrive to at least practice distancing.

But the citizens can’t, as it was a time of chaos. The noise of firetrucks and the screams of people are all together horrifying.