Chapter 102

Candice goes ahead, holding the baseball bat that also has dark spots on the top.

"What happened? "I ask softly, wondering if my voice seems as entangled as I hear.

"We met Henry's father first," she replies, turning quickly to see my expression. If it weren't for the weakness, I would react in another way than just arching my eyebrows and interrupting the walk. “He's alive, and probably arrested. Don't worry.

She touches my shoulder, trying to reassure me. I can't tell if I feel disappointed or if the measure to calm me down works, so I just return my movements.

We pass through the isolation corridor, where a dozen doors shudder at the screams of caged patients. I try to cover my ears and it costs my time, leaving Candice in a twenty-step advantage. She arrives at a double door and slides the card, seconds before a shadow appears on the other side and advances on it. Everything happens too fast.

Candice is thrown to the ground by the weight of the body