"I am just ensuring my safety here. I don't want to turn to skin and bones. These muscles were not easy to build or maintain. Answer my questions first, how about one cup for every meal, would you still be hungry afterwards?"
Xaloc looked at the man who was seriously asking and complementing this issue, his face with confusion. The white Oxalis bloomed even larger, crawling over his back till it reached his shoulder blades.
Xaloc suddenly felt like he was wrong. His knowledge of Jamal was still lacking. This...this was not the reaction he had been expecting.
"Why are you silent?" Jamal asked, with a teasing hint at the end of his question. He knew that his reaction was messing with Xaloc and from the gleam in his eyes, he was enjoying Xaloc's fluster.
How bold!
Xaloc's skin pricked with the desire to rise to the challenge, to tease him back and win but Xaloc just sighed, heading back to the seat and slouching on the thick, black cushion.
