44. The survival plan

Johan smiles surprised at the good reaction. "Beautiful. I am glad you are all so motivated to put both hands up.” The group of chosen ones look at one another in surprise. They are thinking like one and Rene replies on behalf of them: "No, Professor, we put up both our hands because we desist in being so selfish. Why only us, here is space to save many more?” The smile disappears from Johan’s face and despondently he shakes his head. "People, you don’t realize the full implication of our desperate situation. That store might look like a supermarket now, but do you realize how much one person needs to survive over a full month and if we open the door above too early the plague will overwhelm us and everything will be lost. Furthermore, every extra person will be a stumbling block when we leave the fort. We will have to fight for survival! You might think you were chosen randomly, but it is not so. "We know much more about each of you than you realize and you were chosen with good re