35

SHADOW

“What is it, Dr. Sallie?” Califf was the first one to ask.

“I’d never seen anything like this before.” Dr. Sallie got up from her chair, working on the microscope.

“What do you mean?” I was still confused, but judging by the look on her face, there was more bad news to come.

“See it for yourself.”

I went first and looked through the lens. “What am I seeing here?”

“I saw a different blood cell in Calder’s blood.”

“Well, he’s half-human,” Califf replied, “but that’s not what you meant, is it?”

“Yes. I also found another substance in his blood.”

“I passed my biology subject, but there are lighter and darker blood cells in here,” I told them, even if I didn’t fully understand what was happening. I stood up and motioned to Califf, but he waved his hand.

“What else in there, Dr. Sallie? Make us understand in a very simple explanation.”

“Okay.” Dr. Sallie breathed before she spoke again. “Since we have another chain and genes in our DNA that carries another genetic factor t