As soon as the girl finished rubbing the boy's back she got up from the seat and walked away towards the bathroom at the extreme corner of the room, to wash off the medicine from her hands.
No sooner did the girl leave; her mother came sprinting from the kitchen holding a glass of juice in her hands. "Have this dear. You will feel better."
"Thank you so much Mrs. Woods." The boy smiled holding the juice in his hand. He was actually very parched and even one sip of juice felt like he had engulfed an entire ocean quenching his thirst.
"So dear, what have you both thought about marriage? Hope you are not on a look out for something casual with the girl." The lady spoke a bit mischievously, trying to trap the boy. She knew it was the perfect moment to make the boy commit to wedding as the girl was not around