It was started as a normal day, just like any other casual Tuesday. Vanessa performed your usual morning ritual of waking up late and rushing to her first class at the local junior college. Sitting down quickly and thinking she was unseen, she was startled to hear her professor shout from the bottom of the lecture hall.

“Miss Vanessa! Tell me something. How can one do so well in their course yet suffer from constant tardiness?” Professor Shackleford asked with a stern voice.

“I’m sorry Professor Shack…” Vanessa started to reply.

“Vanessa, do you understand why eight o’clock is the start of this class?”

“Because…you have other classes waiting?” mumbled Vanessa.

“Correct, and now this class is waiting for you to get settled and losing valuable time that they all have paid for.”

It had been a constant struggle all semster. Every morning was becoming increasingly more difficult and Vanessa made strong attempts to arrive on time, but her long battle with illness had made mornings a fight against the clock. The professor was relentless in his efforts to pursuade Vanessa to arrive on time.

After class that day, Vanessa made the decision to visit the local clinic and try to find some medication that would boost not only her immune system, but also her willingness to rise in the morning.

“So what are you here for?”, the doctor looked puzzeled.

“I’m having the worst time getting up in the morning. It’s a serious struggle and its affecting my course work.”

“ Are you open to experimental drugs and testing?”

“Anything if it helps me get into class on time.” Vanessa laughed as she continued.

“What do you have in mind?”

The doctor hesitated, “I have a new drug that just hit the market. It’s intended to help you focus and assists with fatigue. Would you be interested?”

”Absolutely!” Vanessa exclaimed as she felt the relief hit her mind like an ocean wave.

”Make sure you follow the directions and take ONLY the amount prescribed. Let me know if you have any side effects and check back in next week.”

That evening as Vanessa lay in bed, she quickly reached for her bottle of pills on the nighstand. Without a second glance, she quickly opened the bottle and downed two pills. Looking at the bottle, she noticed that the prescription called for only one pill a day. Shrugging it off, she closed her eyes and passed out.

Early the next morning, as she woke, Vanessa felt a strange feeling move through her body. It was intense like a shock of lightning pulsing through her body. She could see her vision go from bright colors to a creeping blur. As the darkness sank into her veins she felt the evil take her over.

At first, Vanessa could sense that her hands began to bubble. The skin was slowly turning into a bloody sludge that exposed her muscle, as her bones began to grow at a rapid rate. Her teeth began to stretch out of her mouth and the size of her nose began to elongate. As Vanessa twitched in horror, long and fine hairs sprouted from her body in all areas. As Vanessa’s muscles stretched and formed new routes, she screamed in agony as the formation ended.

As the neighbors in the adjacent apartment phoned the police, the loud sound of gnawing began to come from Vanessa’s apartment. As police bust through the door to Vanessa’s apartment, they were greeted by a sight of terror. Standing before them was a bloody and enormous rat like creature. A shell of of the former Vanessa.