Chapter 263 Ellena

• We helped Mom settle into the tent; she was shivering. I gently placed my hand on her neck and forehead and noticed she was burning hot.
• "Mom, you look wiped out. Please take this medicine so you can feel better by morning," I said, handing her medicine from the first-aid kit. She swallowed them with a sip of water; her eyes thinned out.
• "Thanks, sweetie. I think I will. You and Maurice handle the rest; I do not want to ruin the fun." She curled up on the only full sleeping bed we had, pulling the cover over her. Snores started almost immediately, soft and steady.