Mrs. Diaz arrived later. All the other people went to see Pop, but Candace and Cody insisted on staying. They wanted to be with their Mom. Linford took a look at the woman behind the window. Her body was inserted with all sorts of tubes. The mask she was wearing fogged when she breathed weakly. For the first time ever in his life, Linford felt scared.

“When can she wake up exactly?” He asked Drew anxiously.

Drew could only be honest, “We’ve inserted antivenom for her. But the venom in ...