The Cure
Author's Note: This story contains elements of the following: Incest/Taboo, Lesbian Sex, BDSM, Anal, Exhibitionist & Voyeur, First Time, NonConsent/Reluctance. It also uses the Covid-19 pandemic as a backdrop. If any or all of these offend you, this is not the story for you.
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We know more now. We know why the Chinese government hid the news of the cure. They tried to prevent it from spreading, both the virus and the news. But despite their best efforts, they could not contain it. For months, we couldn't understand why. But we understood now.
Unfortunately for Gaby Ferrier and her family, the warnings were not soon enough. The virus raced through her family. And while the symptoms were mild for Gaby, her sisters, and her mom, that was not the case for her dad, Paul. As for many men, the virus hit Paul hard and he had to be hospitalized due to complications.
She wished it had been her mom instead. Gaby loved her dad so much. This was very hard on her. She also loved her little sisters, Tara and Grace, but her mom, Emily, was another story.
It seemed that mother and daughter had been fighting for years.
Gaby had heard it said of some people that they could fight about anything. But Gaby and Emily, they managed to fight about nothing.
It had not always been that way between them. But it was bad enough that Gaby could not take it anymore. Her plan had been to move out and get an apartment with her cousin after the school year ended. But with the quarantine, it looked more unlikely everyday.
To make matters worse, when her dad was hospitalized, Emily left Gaby at home to watch over her little sisters, so her mom could be at the hospital with Paul. Gaby didn't understand why she was at home doing her mom's job? Why couldn't Emily watch the kids for a few hours, so Gaby could visit her dad?
Still, Gaby did her very best to take care of things at home with Tara and Grace. Despite her feud with her mother, this Daddy's girl was responsible and obedient.
That night, Gaby was making dinner for the girls, when the front door opened. She was surprised to see her mom. She hadn't seen her in days. Before this, contact with their mom had only come in the form of increasingly terse phone calls with vague and distressing news.
So, with her mom's unannounced appearance, Gaby felt a sick ache that only grew to despair with the simultaneous arrivals of the doctor and her mom's sister, Caroline.
Choking back tears, Gaby asked, "Is Dad okay?"
Emily was unable to respond, as the mom was engulfed in hugs from Gaby's younger sisters. It seemed strange that Gaby had felt the same way about Emily once upon a time. A fragile smile flitted across Emily's face. But she did not have the strength to maintain it. Emily's face, normally attractive and youthful, now looked weary and maybe closer to her 40 years.
After the younger girls' brief exchange with their mother in which Emily indicated that their dad was still very sick, Aunt Caroline enticed the girls into the kitchen with promises of something sweet before dinner.
This left Gaby, Emily, and the doctor in a brief silence, ended by the mother's quiet sigh. Although quiet, Gaby felt the sigh's weight. They each took a seat around the coffee table.
Gaby asked, "What's going on? Is Dad going to be okay?"
"Gabriella, dad's not improving." Emily looked broken and weary. "We've tried everything... Well, almost everything."
"That's why we're here. Look, honey, there's a chance we might have found something that could help him and we need your help."
Being called 'honey' did not register right with Gaby. Her mom did not talk to her this way, at least not in years. She was still calling her Gabriella.
The doctor, looking at Gaby, asked Emily, "Are you sure there is no one else on your husband's side of the family? Maybe someone a little older?"
Emily responded, "No. There's no one else. Paul was an only child and his parents passed away years ago. And as you've seen, all the other kids are even younger than Gabriella."
Gaby said, "Look, I"m 18. I'm an adult. And what difference does my age make anyway?"
The doctor said, "Well, Ms. Ferrier, I'm, Dr. Ashford. You may be able to help your father. I'm not at liberty to discuss the specifics of the treatment plan as of yet. It is still in the trial phase."
"In any case, first, we need to get some consent forms signed and to perform some tests to see if you are compatible."
With that, the doctor placed two forms and a pen in front of Gaby and Emily. The forms looked like they were already completed and now only required signatures.
He continued, "Ms. Ferrier, please consider the agreement carefully..."
Gaby didn't.
She did not need to to think it over. She picked up the pen and signed the document at all of the flagged locations. After she finished, she looked at the doctor and then her mom. She noticed that Emily had not even picked up her pen.
"What are you doing? Why aren't you signing?"
"We have to do this. You have to sign." She picked up the pen and handed it to Emily.
Emily said, "Gabriella, honey, it's not that simple. You haven't read the document..."
Gaby did not believe the concern for a moment. "Emily. It is simple. So damned simple. Sign the agreement. Save Dad. What is there to think about?"
Emily acquiesced and signed in all of the designated locations, while Gaby asked, "Okay. What does Dad need? What do you need me to do?"
Picking up the documents, Dr. Ashford said, "Actually, as I stated earlier, not only do we need your signed consent, but we also need to perform some tests to ensure you are compatible. Then and only then, will we be able to disclose the nature of the treatment."
"And we are pressed for time. We should get you to the hospital to complete these tests, if we are going to start the treatment."
Emily thanked her sister, Caroline, for watching the little sisters and gave them a kiss. Two things she had not done for Gaby. And with that, Dr. Ashford urged Gaby and Emily out of the house.
The ride to the hospital was silent except for a phone call the doctor made. With the hope that Gaby would be compatible, he asked the staff to setup the exam and operating rooms, and to prep Paul for 'the procedure'.
Dr. Ashford, Gaby and Emily arrived at the hospital, taking a guarded side entrance into the old wing. They walked down the cold hallway, passing room after room. Behind each curtain covered doorway, Gaby heard the sounds of moans, gurgling breaths, and panting coming from the rooms.
So much suffering. It was heartbreaking. This virus was terrible.
God, please. Please let her dad be ok. She prayed silently. Whatever needed to happen to save him, she vowed she would do it.
After twisting through a few hallways and checkpoints, they entered an examination room with a large glass window that looked into the room next door. Dr. Ashford washed his hands in a sink and Emily stood near an examination table that had been equipped with metal stirrups.
Gaby looked through the large window into the next room. She could not see much with all of the doctors and nurses blocking her view, however, it appeared to be an operating room, but different.
For one, it was very tall, easily twice the height of the room they were currently in. Looking up, she could see a gallery consisting of several rows of tiered seating above the surgery floor. The faces of many doctors and nurses peered down at the scene below.
"Is Dad in there?"
Back at ground level, an opening appeared in the crowd of nurses and doctors. Gaby could now see her dad, laying inert on a surgical bed. This was the first time she had seen him in just over a week, but he looked gaunt and pale.
How could this be her dad after just a week? What were they doing to him here? Were they trying to help him at all?
Turning to her mother, she seethed between clenched teeth. "How could you do this? How could you let him get this bad and not let me see him, talk to him, help him? If Dad... If Dad dies, I swear to you..."
"We tried everything." Emily said. She went to place a hand on Gaby's shoulder, but Gaby shoved Emily's arm away.
"Don't touch me."
Gaby couldn't believe the scene before her. It was a horror show to see her dad like this. She loved her dad so much. Her heart sank even lower.
He barely looked like himself. And with all these people taking care of him, this had to be very bad, desperate in fact.
There were nurses and doctors checking monitors, sensors, looking at charts, adjusting the surgical bed. Lastly, two nurses wheeled in some crane like device to the center of the room.
Gaby's voice was just above a whisper. "Doctor, what is happening? What do you need me to do?"
Dr. Ashford took a noticeable breath. "First, the tests, Ms. Ferrier."
He handed Gaby a gown. "Get changed into this and get settled on the exam table please. I'll be back in a moment." With that, he went into the adjoining operating theater.
Gaby turned from her mother and began to disrobe. And it wasn't just because of what her mother had allowed to happen to her dad. Gaby was also shy about her body, even with her mother.
Although her hips had a slight flare to them, her breasts were quite small, even bordering on flat chested. But to anyone looking at Gaby Ferrier, including her mother, there was no doubt she was a beautiful girl.