Old friend, new lover

Chapter 3

Old Friend New Lover:

Farah/Reader

Farah held on to you tightly as those her life depended on it, as you both stood there hugging you felt as those Farah was being haunted by something and you start to wondered how well you really know your old friend, after all the last time you saw her you was only seven years old and you know you are most definitely not to same and had changed over the years, so how much had Farah Dowling changed?, you pushed the thought aside when Farah takes a step backwards from you.

"come" Farah says taking your hand in her and walking over to her blown leather sofa, she set down pulling you down with her, realizing you were still wearing your jacket you let go of Farah hand as you stand up again, removing it, you then carefully throw it over a nearby chair, as you go to sit back down you cannot help smile when you notice Farah looking you up and down, you wasn't wearing anything special just a while tank top with black legging and blown boots, You sit back down next to Farah who is still smiling at you and you smile back as she began to pour some tea into two cups

"Wait, isn't that your mother old tea pot?" you asked as you remember it so well from all these lunch and dinners you use had with Farah and her family from your childhood

"yes it is" Farah says handing you one of the cups

"How are your parents by the way?" you ask as you take a mouthful of tea, not to hot and not to cold you smile at the cup in your hands before looking at Farah who was no longer smiling, she now looked like she was about to cry "Farah?" you ask reaching for her hand

"They died" Farah tells you in a broken voice

"Oh Farah, I'm so sorry, I didn't know, how did they...?" you ask as your own voice broke as tears run down your cheeks, you had loved Farah's parents, they had been like a second mother and father to you

"They were killed by burned one's, I had just started my first year at Alfea when I got the news that burn one had attacked our village, that when Rosalind come to me asking if I would be interested in training under her" Farah stopped talking as you both sat there in silence crying,

"I'm so sorry Farah, I wish I knew" you tell her as you give her hand a little squeeze

"How could you have known, you lived in Eraklyon and I had no idea how to contact you and even if I had been able to let you know, what could you have done anyway?" Farah asked you and her words cut you deep worst then any knife even could.

"Your right, am I sorry" you tell her looking away as you were no longer able to look her in the eyes as you feel guilty, you and Farah had written to each other all the time after you moved, you had kept writing for years until the war had broken out and her letters had stopped coming even the letters you sent kept coming back to you as it was nearly impossible to get letters sent out to the other realms

"No, am sorry I know you would have been here for me if you could have" Farah says feeling guilty herself now, she brough your hand up to her lips and given it a little kiss before giving you a sad little smile, a smile you returned.

You both sit in silence for a minute or two as you are desperately trying to think of something else to talk about, that when you noticed for the first time a lemon cake sitting on the coffee table next to some sandwiches "is that a lemon drizzle cake?" you asked as your mouth begins to water

"Why, yes, it is, I remember how fond you always were of lemon drizzle cake when we were children" Farah says as she cuts you a piece then hands it to you, then go to cut herself a piece as well

"that's delicious, did you bake it?" you ask Farah as it tastes exactly like the one her mother use to make

"Yes, I did, it's my mother recipe" Farah tells you "Talking of recipes, you wouldn't happen to have your mother apple pie recipe with you?" Farah asks as she also takes a bite out of the lemon cake

"Unfortunately, not, she is keeping that one a close secret, for now" you tell Farah as you take another bite out of the lemon cake, "those I am sure if I tell her I want to make it for you, she would be more than happy to give me the recipe" you tell Farah after seeing the disappointed look on her face.

"Do you think your mother would give you the recipe just for me?" Farah asked with a delightful smile on her face now!

"There is a very good chance she will be willing to part with it or she might just black-mail us for it" you tell Farah before drinking some of your tea before going to cut another piece of cake

"What do you mean black-mail us?" Farah asks you with a confused look on her face

"Mum will most likely tell me she is happy to give us the recipe, but only if we go and get it from her, so basically we would have to go all the way to Eraklyon just to get it and visit her at the same time" you explain to Farah who was just smiling at you

"As far as I am concerned that isn't black-mail to me, as I would love to see your parents again after all these years, I would suggest that we leave tomorrow to go see them however I fear we wouldn't be back in time for the new school year to start, so I guess I will have to wait a little while longer to eat your mother apple pie" Farah says laughing that makes you laugh as well

"Why wasn't we fat child? After all the pies and cake our mothers use to make for us?" you ask through your laughed

"Who know?... so how are your parents?" Farah asks you and it's your turn to feel sad

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