Prompt #20
VERY LATE, APOLOGIES
Antonio had to be on sick leave after he caught a cold the other day. So far, it had been the second day, and he stayed bedridden, sick as a dog.
The day so far had been a ritual of sneezing before dashing to the toilet to throw up. As Antonio dragged himself back to the toilet to hurl, he thought to himself that thank god Arthur will be here soon.
Arthur arrived with a tote bag in one hand, and pulled out a piping hot thermos. Red robins on tree branches decorated the beige cylinder, giving a cozy feel to it.
"Here, I made some ginger tea." Arthur unscrewed the lid, and poured some of the tea into the cup. "It's in a thermos, so it won't cool down as quickly. I know it's not the most glamorous way to drink tea, so I got one of my thermos with the little robins on it."
Antonio raised an eyebrow. As Arthur handed him the cup, he sipped the warm concoction, the spicy ginger warming his insides. with a hint of honey and even some zesty orange in it.
"Ooh, there's orange in it."
"Look, I know that usually people put lemon into teas, but you like oranges, so I figured…" Arthur continued to talk, but the words mushed up into a string of vowels, something more about the tea and what he put. Arthur stressed himself too much, but each time Antonio wanted to mention that, Arthur would continue on about whether he should've brung in some cookies or cake from the local bakery, too, or brung some movies to watch. "Also, I brought a hot water bottle. In case it gets too cold." On cue, Arthur pulled out a hot water bottle from the totes bag. Antonio was moved. How thoughtful, he thought of everything!
"Aww, Arturo, you're too thoughtful! Here," Antonio stretched his arms out and wrapped them around Arthur's neck.
"Shit! Toni, you'regonnatransferyourcoldtome- HMPH!"
Alas, Arthur, too, caught a cold the next day.