Jerry hurried forward. "I'm here. What's his temperature now?"
Cora turned around and burst into tears upon seeing Jerry.
"104 degrees Fahrenheit. What should we do? Martin is in a daze."
Seeing Martin looking weak and frail, Cora felt completely overwhelmed.
Cora blamed herself, feeling that she hadn't taken good care of Martin and letting him get a fever.
"It's alright. I'm here for you!"
Jerry gently embraced Cora, then took Martin in his arms.
"You go get some warm water and wipe Martin's neck and hands, and the temperature will go down quickly."
Because Jerry had been helping Cora take care of Martin before, he had experience with that situation.
Cora had been at a loss before, not knowing what to do.
Now, with Jerry's assistance, Cora finally had the opportunity to prepare warm water, and she began wiping Martin with it.
Just like that, they took turns holding Martin throughout the night, wiping him with warm water.
At dawn, Martin's temperature finally returned to normal, and Cora could finally breathe a sigh of relief. She then leaned on Jerry's shoulder and fell asleep.
When Cora woke up, she heard Jerry talking and Martin laughing.
"Martin, you can't get sick again. Do you know how scared your mom and I were when you got sick?"
"Let's make a pinky promise, no more getting sick."
Cora got up and realized that Jerry was still holding Martin and trying hard to maintain a posture for her to lean on.
As Cora got up, Jerry let out a gasp of pain.
"You should have woken me up."
Cora felt both distressed and a little angry. Jerry hadn't slept all night to take care of her and Martin. Since he had been maintaining the same position the whole time, he must be very tired.
"What's the point of waking you up? You just recovered from an illness and should rest more. I'm strong, and I can handle it."
Cora's eyes welled up with tears as she looked at Jerry, who kept comforting her despite his tense and pained shoulders.
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