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He almost looked like a different person when he smiled His worn, tired face lifted, and his tawny-brown eyes sparkled I didn’t miss the dimples that formed beneath his sharp cheekbones, either It e

Perhaps thewith Safi had helped lift histo evoke a s aroundfor his per his chair deeper into the water until the waves lapped against his feet

I looked to hi, he looked slightly aard, uncomfortable even

Then I felt like an idiot as I remembered

"You can’t feel that, can you?"

He shook his head

Grace

I drew hie of the waves, where at least he could enjoy the view We spent al in the fresh air I did some more water tricks for him and he even attempted to push his wheelchair across the sand That was definitely too strenuous for hiht to return I pushed him all the way back to the hospital, and as we returned to his floor, I was surprised to see Shayla and Safi outside his roo our approach, they turned to face us

"You’re back," Shayla said, giving us a broad sht transparent liquid "Safi has brought this already"

"Oh, aweso to have to wait until tomorrow

Shayla walked over to Josh and unscrewed the lid "You ought to take half of this now, to prep your system, and then the other half in three hours, after which the cure should complete Open your mouth, please"

He acquiesced even as he eyed the vial curiously, allowing her to tip the half of the liquid into his

"Now you should lie down," Shayla said

Safi took her leave--evaporating from the spot--while Shayla and I returned Josh to his room and helped him back into bed I re-bundled hi to do but wait I thought that he ain, but he appeared to be too tense, too full of anticipation to sleep I couldn’t concentrate on , and had even pulled one out to read, I couldn’t concentrate on the words

Josh glanced at ?" he asked

The fact that I had to check the cover to answer his question showed howattention to the book