章 50: Two weeks

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Hazel looked at the glass of water and felt her throat run dry. It was itching him and she felt thirsty. But her hands stayed empty lifted in the air, yet he did not pass her the glass. He took the glass closer to her lips and she bent her head embarrassingly. She wasn't even fed water when she was young and now he was holding the glass for her as if she didn't have the strength to even hold her glass. but she did not want to argue with her benefactor so she accepted the help he was providing.

And here she had thought that Eli was stubborn enough to do all her tasks. Wait! Her eyes widened when she remembered that she had only drunk a small amount of tea. It was Elie who had drunk the whole cup in a gulp.

She panicked when she did not see the girl around her and looked at him with a pale face. Her eyes filled with anxiety, "where is Elie?"