So the nurse puts her duty first before her personal needs, something Eric knew he couldn't do. Silently, he applauded her dedication to her work. He was wrong for doubting her as a nurse. It must have been hard to maintain the professionalism as a nurse while worrying about the loved one's safety. The brief train of thought then reminded him of his mother at the countryside. She must have heard the news and might be worried sick about him. He wanted to call her and say he's doing alright. But the current state of his mobile phone didn't permit it. If only he'd tried to remember her number instead of relying it on his phone, he could have made the call.<br/><br/>A sudden rise of commotion near the entrance then tugged his attention away. There was a group of people struggling to hold down a very violent patient to a stretcher. Apparently, the man have bitten the arm of someone who'd tried to help him. Eric rushed to the scene and helped. He couldn't help but notice a distinct feature about the man though. There was a dark star-burst shape in the eyes and the orbs were mostly white, almost lifeless and somewhat feral looking. The snapping sound of teeth as the man tried to make another bite was loud. And he was groaning, fingers crooked as if to grab those around him.<br/><br/>"Have someone take a look at that arm!" a man said.<br/>"Sir? Calm yourself down, sir! We're trying to help you!" said another, addressing to the victim on the stretcher.<br/><br/>It wasn't until they'd carried the man from the back of the ambulance did Eric come to notice something else. A couple of the man's rib bones were jutting out from his sides at an odd angle and he was bleeding profusely. Eric may not have any qualification of a doctor but he was certain that the man could have sustained a punctured lung. So he was surprised at the strength the man have displayed against a group of men without showing any signs of pain on his own damage.<br/><br/>Unbeknownst to the majority of people in the hospital, the man -who was in fact no longer alive- wasn't the only one there nor was it the first to arrive. Others like it was already lying down on the operation table in the emergency department. And unaware of the chaos that just erupted inside the room, those around the reception continued their deeds in helping out with what they can.<br/><br/>As for the man who just got bitten, nobody could have suspected that he'll soon join the living dead about half an hours time.<br/><br/>Eric suddenly found himself idle. He turned to look at the entrance. The flow of the wounded had abruptly stopped. There was no sound of approaching sirens from the other ambulance nor any other vehicle entering the premises. This could be their chance, Eric'd thought. A chance to head back out there.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Got to find the nurse..</span><br/><br/>"Eva.. Come!" he called.