It was a foggy afternoon in the Amazon jungle. Dr. Michael, an award-winner botanist, was in a search for a rare lotus flower that he believed can cure Alzheimers, he was with a 4 man team. Dr. Raven, specialized in expeditions, Dr. Gilmo, specialized in weaponry, and Dr. Morrs, specialized in cartography. According to Dr. Morrs, the flower can be found at the foot of a valley located at the heart of the jungle. When they were at a river they saw evidences of the flower, their hope changed and they continued to follow the path, unfortunately, while they were following the river, they all got washed away due to a strong current and got seperated, all their instruments are lost and not working. Dr. Raven was stuck at the edge of the cliff and he had nothing on him but his experiences in exploration. Dr. Gilmo had his foot long knife but he fell from a sinkhole, Dr. Morrs got his body paralyzed because he hit a lot of boulders when he was dragged away by the water, and Dr. Michael, fell from a waterfall, luckily he survived, they were all apart and lost. Michael did not gave up and he continued to search for the flower, even though he knew that it could cause him his life, he had nothing but motivation and passion and that pushed him to exceed his limits. After 2 days of hardly exploring the jungle, Michael found the flower, it had a certain smell that burns your nostrils and it had pollens as big as marbles, Michael saw nothing like it, he was so mesmerized that he stared at it for 17 minutes, afterwards, he heard slashing of the bushes, mushy footsteps and grumping voice, he hid behind a giant tree as he waited for the stranger to show herself. "Hello is anyone there?" Says a female voice. Michael revealed himself and it startled the woman. "Im Michael, Im a botanist and I was looking for this flower." "Oh great! Im Janella, I studied geography, and I think Im lost. I cant find my expedition members" replied the woman. "Im lost too, my team and I were seperated at the river, the current was too strong" said Michael. "That's where I lost my team too, we were riding a bamboo raft but it did not handle the boulders" Janella said. " Do you know our way out? She added. "Yes! We'll simply just follow the path on how we got here" said Michael. They followed their trails to get out until, after an hour, they realized that they're just going in circles, it was getting dark and they decided to camp under the roots of a massive tree. They used each other as pillows and blankets. "So why are you looking for this flower?" Said Janella. "I believe that this flower can cure Alzheimers." Said Michael. "My mother had Alzheimers, it was horrible. Its like having a mother as a stranger, she wont take care of you like she used to before, she wont kiss you like she used to before because she dont know you anymore, it was very painful having a mother who doesn't even remember you." Janella said. "I know, my mother also had one, I just can stand it anymore, my dad left us when I was a year old and Im the only child. All I had was my mother and it feels like every single day Im losing her. I did all my research and I found out that this flower could help me." Said Michael. They were having a moment under the light of a thousand stars, it was beautiful, fireflies was their eyes in the darkness, crickets sang them to sleep. As the morning came, Michael woke up and Janella was missing, he panicked for a bit of what might had happened to her. But then he came to a thought on maybe she was just better off alone. Michael continued looking for his way out, he hadn't eaten for days, he was so tired and weak then he lost consciuosness. As he woke up again, he saw Janella's face, he was lying on her lap and she had water and bananas. "I thought you were gone." Said Michael. "I just went to get some food but when I got back you were'nt there" said Janella. "Dont ever leave me again" said Michael. "I wont, I promise" Janella replied. Their lips got closer and they started to kiss. Eventually, they've found their way out through a small village and led them to town. Michael saw all his expedition members and he was so happy they were all alive, he even got happier when he told them that he got the flower but Michael realized again that Janella was missing, he tried to look for her but he cant find her. "Who are you looking for?" Said Dr. Gilmo "Im looking for the girl I met in the jungle." Said Michael. "A girl in the jungle? Dont you think thats odd Doctor?" Said Dr Morrs. "No, she's a geologist and she lost her team too." Said Michael. Their chopper arrived and flew them back to the city where they could examine the flower. When they arrived, Michael rushed to his laboratory to study the flower more, he checked every single details, he mixed chemicals that would best extract the flower. While working on the flower he heard a knock on his door and saw Janella. He had a big smile on his face. "Where did you go? I thought I've lost you again" said Michael "I have to tell you something Michael, I work for the CIA and I was tasked to look for a group of criminals, who organized crimes, hidden deep within the jungle. I dont really have much time and I have to make this quick, I'll put a tracking device on your wrist so that I could find you easily" Janella loudly whispered. She started to cut a small square on Michael's wrist and inserted a small chip. Micheal screamed in pain so he's colleagues rushed into his lab. "What's wrong doctor?!" Said Dr. Raven while confusely looking at Dr. Michael who was holding his wrist but there was no blood. "Nothing, have you met.." Michael said but then stopped when he saw that Janella was gone. "Met who doctor?" Said Raven. "Nothing" Michael replied. Michael's colleagues started to get suspiciuos for his weird actions. "He's been acting weird lately" said Dr. Morrs. "I know, first there was a girl in the jungle and now he's acting like he hurted his wrist and trying to make it seems that somebody was with him in the lab" said Raven. The night came and it was time to go home, except for Michael who stayed for a while. He wanted to finish his extractions but Janella showed up again and asked for a favor. "Michael can you help me? I need you to deliver this package to this adress and my mission is over, I need you to do it for me because I can not be seen." Said Janella. Michael did not said a word and kissed Janella. He drove his car to the adress leading to a fancy building and dropped the package. What he didn't knew is that his colleagues were following him, before he even got to the car Michael was grabbed by Gilmo but Michael did not recognized him so he tried to fought back, he punched Gilmo in the face to escape. He drove wrecklessly because he thought that he was being chased by the group of criminals and was shooting at him but in reality it was his colleagues trying to get to him to talk. Michael crashed his car when he swerved at a tree and he lost consciousness. When he woke up he was at the hospital surrounded by his friends. "What happened to you?" Asked Raven. Michael did not make excuses and told the truth "there was a girl in the jungle I met, who I thought was a geologist but actually was a CIA agent, she was looking for a group of criminals hiding in the jungle and she visited me at my lab last night, she asked me to dropped a package to this fancy building and she even put a tracking device on my wrist, she had curly hair and soft lips, I just want to be with her that's why I did all of this for her." "What are you talking about, the villagers who escorted you out said you were alone when they had found you in the jungle and there was no one with you last night in the lab when we checked the security footage, the building you entered was an abandoned building and there's nothing on your wrist" Gilmo explained to him. "No! You're all wrong! I saw her and I was with her in the jungle" Michael said. "There was no girl Michael" said Raven. "No! Let me out of this, let me out!" Michael forcingly said. His friends decided to ask a psychologist for help and they found out that Michael had Schizophrenia caused by the rare flower he found in the jungle. His friends calmly talked to him about his conditions and he quietly listened. When it was time to rest they left Michael alone to have a comfortable sleep, and he did, until Michael heard someone knocking on the door and he saw Janella.
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