It took a couple of hours, but Jojo was able to open his eyes and see after several nurses attended to him. The doctor popped in but was more concerned with his cousin. Tiny was in the bed next to him, and they started attending to Tiny to reduce the inflammation of the pepper spray, too, but had to send him for an X-ray.
His father and mother showed up while Tiny was gone. Adam and Erwin volunteered to go to the cafeteria to see if they could round up coffee.
“Erwin told us what happened.” Antonio’s face was scrunched with worry. “I would ask if you’re okay, but the doctor we saw in the hall said you’ll recover very easily.”
“You should still ask your son if he is okay,” Margarita stood by Jojo. She appeared on the verge of tears as she placed her hand on his brow. “Your sister is comi
