Faryah

25.

------------ Los Angeles, California

------------------ Same morning( Lily's hospital)

" Faryah, we made you hot chicken soup with some veggies" Sophia called immediately she walked into my room with me behind her. I couldn't take my eyes off Faryah, she was so beautiful even though she had lost some weight that was still keeping her alive. She had no flesh in her. Mother gave me the recipe for her chicken soup, and I made it for her. There was something in it that made it different from other chicken soups out there. She was going to come over to see Faryah later. Brandon and GrandPa were still handling the office, I was going there later too. I missed work for the first time. Pamela wanted to keep Faryah company, it was awkward but we could manage.

" Well hey, Khalid's the one that actually made everything for you this morning, he couldn't stop talking about you" Sophia blurted as I smacked her head which made Faryah giggle. How much more beauty did she possess. " Well thank you Khalid" We heard her say and I saw the smile on Sophia's face widen. " Oh my goodness, I am so glad you can talk now, and your voice, oh my I missed you" Sophia squealed as she hugged her tight. " She just woke up Sophia, don't make her go back" I said as I served Faryah some of the soup. " Thank you and it's okay. I missed everyone too" she answered as she smiled at me.

" Here, this is for you" I said to her as I placed a plate of soup on her food table and I poured a cup of water for her. " Faryah, I'm going to go now, I have classes till three today. I'll come and see you when I'm done" she said as she pecked Faryah. " I'll be waiting" she answered as Sophia hugged her again. " Byee, Byee Khalid" She chirped as she left. I was glad that she was getting up after our loss.

I sat beside Faryah as I took a spoonful of soup for her and nudged her to open her mouth a little. I watched as her cheeks became rosy, she was blushing. " I can eat by myself" She said as she tried collecting the spoon from me. " No way, open up bright lad" I said and she laughed and opened her mouth. I spoon fed for her five times before she took the glass of water. I didn't want her doing anything or stressing herself, I was here and willing to do everything for her. " What do you think you're doing?" I asked nicely as I collected the cup from her. I felt a spark in me as my fingers brushed her bony ones.

" I want to drink my water" she said and pouted. She looked amazingly cute. She didn't have a proper English accent. Her accent sounded like that of Malaysians. Weird. " Let me" I said as I tried helping her sip her water. " Khalid come on, I have two working hands, I can do it myself, give it to me" She said and she shook her hands for me to clearly see them. " Just let me, just once" I pleaded and pouted too. She wasn't the only one with that charm. " Your charm won't work on me" She said as she stopped looking at me. " Pretty please" I begged again as I moved a strand of her that was blocking her right eye. She smiled and slapped my arm. " Stop making me blush" she smiled and I fed her her water. I loved how she smiled. Even though she went through a lot in her childhood days, she was still happy, she hid all the hurt and smiled always.

" Thank you" she answered as I cleaned up after she ate. " I'm always here anytime you need anything" I answered as I kept the cooler on the drawer beside her. We were both avoiding talking about all what I confessed to her when she was still in her Coma. " Khalid, I need my phone, I would love to call Ummi and GrandPa Musa and let them hear my voice, is it possible for them to come to LA too?" Faryah asked as I sat beside her on her bed. " Your phone?, I think it's with Sophia, but I'll get you a new one, and some other gadgets too, because I plan on sending you to school with Sophia too, in UCLA and as for your GrandPa, I am not so sure he can come, GrandPa Julius said he underwent surgery not so long ago" I answered and watched her form on" oh" with her mouth. " Yeah his surgery, it was successful that means" She held another smile on her face. " Yeah it was, I'll get you everything when I get back okay, I'll talk to some people to see if you can enrol this late, I'll have to find a way" I had to find a way. I was definitely going to.