It was really dark, but it felt nice. Where was I? What was going on? I took deep breaths and then heard the familiar voices.
“Don’t you think she should be on a bed? What if the sofa is hurting her?” I heard my father say.
“No. She has to stay still until she is completely healed. Keroshan’s saliva is purifying the venom that entered the body, if we move her, the path that the saliva is going could be altered, which could leave some of the venom in her blood.” I heard my aunty say.
Ew. I thought. I always hated the word ‘saliva’.
“Saliva?” I heard my brother say. He knew that I hated that word. “You mean, like… spit?”
“No, sweetie. It’s not that.” My aunty said. “It’s like medicine; Keroshan has the power to heal people.”
It was quiet. “She’s going to be ok… right?” I heard my mom a
