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“Thank you,” he says with a smile

He walks off to the kitchen A few seconds later, I can hear hih of happiness, but it ain He hurries back out of the kitchen

“I forgot to give these to you,” he says as he hands h drops

“Oh, thank you!” I say happily

I open the bag and pop one in my mouth I can feel it soothe the ache in oes back into the kitchen

I put the cough drops on the table and turn on the TV, flipping through the channels I can’t find anything good on I’h of hearing about all this sickness and quarantine

They are playing soh I don’t really like it, I leave it there for background noise

A fewa bowl of hot soup and some saltines

“Here you go Just give it a little tiht back with your tea,” he says

I smile at him as I sit up on the couch

“You are so sweet You don’t have to fuss over me like this,” I say

He shakes his head in disagreement

“I said I was going to take care of you That’s what I’m here to do,” he says as he walks back to the kitchen

I watch theon my soup I nibble on a few crackers as I wait for it to cool down When it’s finally ready, I take a sood it tastes, so I quickly eat ainst my sore throat

“How’s your soup?” he asks as he returns with a cup of tea

He also brings so it all on the coffee table and sitting on the carpet across from me

“It’s delicious! What kind is this?” I ask between mouthfuls

He smiles, pleased

“It’s regular chicken noodle, but I added things like garlic and other flavors to it,” he says with a shrug