Crystal POV
"Is it hurting?" His gentle voice accompanied a soothing caress of my head, tears welled up in my eyes. Fear gripped me. The thought of facing death once again sent shivers down my spine.
When his message arrived in the evening, a hurried for work. I meticulously tidied up his room before making my way to the kitchen. Unusually, the palace seemed deserted. Maids and servants were nowhere to be seen, I called the head servant and realised they all left before their assigned time.
Opened the YouTube on my phone, I searched for the recipe he told me. Italian lasagne, Mexican fried rice, Japanese omelette as if I am professional chef of some seven star restaurant. I was gathering each element slowly, I felt a strange mix of excitement and nerves.
As I was ready to prepare the d
