Monday morning found Chloe standing just outside of the main doors of Bio-Gen. She hadn’t been this nervous since her first interview here almost 5 years ago. It was hard to believe that back then she had just been a shy girl of 22, just finished university and looking to start out on her own. Now, at 27 she was taking another large step in her life, one she never knew she was going to have to make.
Taking a deep breath she stepped through the doors pulling her overly stuffed suitcase with her. She hadn’t been sure what she would need so she had brought a little bit of everything.
As she opened the doors she could see that Mr. Jamieson was standing there waiting for her with a large grin. “Ah Miss McCloud, so glad that your here. I was afraid that you might have changed your mind.”
“No sir, just a little nervous is all.”
“Yes, yes. Understandable. Now then if you’ll follow me I’ll take you up to floor five and introduce you to the good doctor.” He said cheerfully before turning around and proceeded to walk towards the elevator.
Once inside Mr. Jamieson pressed the number 5 button and the elevator began to move. As they rose higher in the building, Chloe’s heart started to grow heavy. She was so nervous about being a part of this project. Was someone going to have to give her parents that phone call that she hated to make? She surely hoped not.
Finally the elevator dinged signally that they had arrived at their destination. When the doors opened they showed a very short hallway that ended at a door with two guards standing outside of it. The guards were normal procedure when Bio-Gen was working on high security projects.
Taking another deep breath Chloe followed Mr. Jamieson out of the elevator and towards the door. After a quick smile at each of the guards , who hadn’t moved an inch, he opened the door wide and waved Chloe inside.
Just inside the door was what looked like a large gym with white walls. Treadmills, elliptical’s and exercise bikes were just a few of the types of equipment that were here. Beside each piece of equipment was a small monitor which Chloe guessed were to process read outs of the people that were working out.
The door on the far side of the room opened and a short blonde haired lady walked through. Seeing Chloe and Mr. Jamieson she smiled and walked over to the two of them. “Mr. Jamieson is this the newest participate?” She asked cheerfully.
“Yes. Dr. Bell this is Chloe McCloud. Chloe this is Dr. Meredith Bell. She’s the one in charge of the project.” Mr. Jamieson replied.
Dr. Bell turned to Chloe and offered her hand. “Nice to meet you Chloe.”
Chloe took the offered hand and had to smile. She looked Dr. Bell over and instantly liked her. She was shorter, only 5’4” if Chloe had to guess. She had shoulder length blonde hair that was pulled up into a messy pony tail. She had clear blue eyes that were so light that they almost looked white. She seemed to have a cheery personality and was exceedingly friendly.
“Great. Chloe, I will leave you in Dr. Bell’s capable hands. I’ll be down periodically to check on your progress. But for now I have to make it up to the main office and make sure Benson is hard at work.” With that Mr. Jamieson turned around and walked back out the main door.
“Well why don’t we go get you introduced to the other participants?” Dr. Bell said as she turned and headed towards the back of the lab.
