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Episode 12 Darlen Perspective (Part 3 of 18)

"Margoret"-¿What happened?, ¿Who changed the channel?

(Margoret and Darlen turn to Grandma Mel while Darrell continues to watch TV)

Grandma Mel-well children her mother and I will talk, ¿what if they stay here watching cartoons?

(Darrell turns to see his grandmother)

"Darrell"-yes

(Confused Margoret nods her head)

"Darlen"-we'll be in the living room

(Grandma Mel and Darlen get up from the table and walk into the living room, later they sit on the sofa)

"Darlen"-mama, ¿what was all that you talked about at the conference?, ¿What is a virus?

(Darlen looks at her mother with concern)

Grandma Mel-em, daughter let me explain. A virus is like, ¿do you remember that time you got blackheads and it was really itchy?

"Darlen"-no

Grandma Mel-the time you got chickenpox

(Darlen thinks for a moment)

"Darlen"-ah I remember, ¿when did I get chickenpox when I was 10 years old?

Grandma Mel-yes, well chickenpox is like a virus

(Darlen laughs)

"Darlen"-I didn't know mom, my God, our farm, our animals

(Darlen places her hand on her face trying not to cry as her mother explains in detail)

Grandma Mel-quiet daughter, quiet

(Grandma Mel hugs her daughter Darlen)

Grandma Mel-let me explain better, ¿okay?

"Darlen"-alright

(Grandma Mel stops hugging Darlen)

Grandma Mel-look, a virus is like the flu or chickenpox, just like chickenpox, a virus can also be spread or stick as we say, ¿do you remember when we didn't let you hang out with your sisters because you were sick?

(Darlen with teary eyes and the right hand on her face nods her head)

Grandma Mel-well that's what a virus is contagious and the sick person has to be kept away from other healthy people so that they don't get sick as well as that person, on television they said that this virus does not affect people, we don't have to worry daughter.

(Darlen with her watery eyes removes her right hand from her face and places it under her left arm)

"Darlen"-¿but what about our farm?

(Margoret turns to look at her mother and her grandmother from the dining room)

"Darlen"-on television they said that this virus is dangerous in animals, ¿truth?.

(Grandma Mel looks at her daughter Darlen with concern)