Chapter
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Vaughn's POV
I see Sydney's face. She looks as if she is going to faint in any minutes.
As she lets me in, she goes back on the bed.
"Vaughn, thanks for the soup but I just cannot eat it. I just want to sleep. forever." She whispers the last word.
Even though I knew she is feeling down, the last word really worries me. I also noticed that her eyes are very red. she has been crying... I really wish I could take away all her pain.
I hate the feeling of helplessness so much.. but I cannot do anything...
"I know you are exhausted but you really need to eat something. So I brought you something you might be able to eat."
I bring the trolley and take off the cover.
"Vaughn. what." she is just speechless.
"Well, as you are not well, I really think you need to eat something you can. So I went to the supermarket and bought these. I also called my mum and Jack, asking them for things you might be able to eat."
Now she is quiet and staring at things I brought, so I continue.
"Well, Jack said you can only eat chicken soup and some fruits when you are ill and my mum suggested ginger-lemon tea. But the huge problem was there were like hundreds of chicken soup in the supermarket so I had to buy several different ones."
I'm worried. she is about to cry again.
Did I say something wrong? But then somehow her lips form a tiny smile. The relief I felt is just indescribable.
"So this is from a packet, this is canned chicken soup, this is bottled chicken soup and finally this is chicken noodle soup. If they taste the same, I'm going to sue them." I say jokingly. and my reward was a bit bigger smile on her lips.
"Vaughn, you didn't have to do this." She says, still looking at these soups.
"Well, I do care about you and I'm assigned as your room service, I'm just doing my job." I say honestly.
"But Vaughn, this is." I know what she's going to say but I won't let her. so I cut her off.
"No, Sydney. I'm doing this because I want to do it. You cannot stop me. But before you eat, just let me put a bandage on your arm."
And now I pick up the first aid box.
I pick up a bandage and carefully apply it on the gush. I'm relieved that it's not too bad but still, it has to be taken care of. I hate seeing her getting hurt. It's me who is sending her to those dangerous missions and sometimes, I hate what I'm doing.
"Now, it's done." I pack away the first aid box.
"Thank you." She says softly.
"You are very welcome. I'm sorry Syd. you have to go through this. I wish I could."
"No, Vaughn, it's not your fault. I know you are going to say that you are sending me to these missions but it's not your fault. It's nobody's fault. So please don't apologize. Beside, I have never had this wonderful room service before. so there are some good things in being on a mission."
She is just amazing. She is the one who is not well, got hurt and had to go through all sort of horrible things and still she can make me smile. She can still care about someone. That really shows how incredible person she is.
"Umm. ok. thanks. So, now, back to soups. which one would you like to have, Ms Bristow?" I say, trying to right up the mood. I hand her a spoon.
"Well. can I taste all of them first?" Jack was right. she seems.she is going to eat.
"Of course, if you want, I leave all of them for you." I say half jokingly and half seriously as I want her to get back her energy.
"Vaughn, are you trying to make me look like a pig?" She says joking. yeah, now she is joking. I'm just relieved. because I know she is going to be ok. That's all I want her to be.
"Well, I'm sure you are going to be a very sweet and cute pig and I don't mind." What? What did I just say??? No!!! I didn't say that!!! I withdraw what I said but. I cannot..it's too late. I can feel I'm blushing so much. I feel like my face caught on fire.
"Vaughn!!!" now she is really laughing. Good! I did something good to her. At least, she is laughing.
Now she is tasting each soup and I go pick up a glass cup and put some water in it. Then I put two packs of flu medicines.
"I'm going to eat this chicken noodle soup." She picks up the dish and start eating.
"Good, so they have different taste, then? Or should I sue them?" I ask her while I'm putting the kettle on.
"Well, they are the same chicken soup but yeah, they taste different. So I think if you sue them, you will lose the case. So my advice is, you shouldn't sue them." Good, my Sydney is back.
"OK, I put the medicine here. I wasn't sure which one you want to take. this one, you need to put hot water but this one you just take it". I put a glass of water on the bedside table.
Now I'm putting the disk into her back and.
"Syd, I have to go now. I have to meet with other agents but then I will be back as soon as possible. I asked other agents to scramble the security camera when I come back, so it'll be safe."
I put fruits, mug and the small bottle of hot chocolate on the table.
"That's ok. You don't have to come back, Vaughn. I will be fine. Have you had something to eat? I'm sure you are tired as well." how could she worry about me?
"Syd, it's ok. I'll have something to eat and I'll sleep later but right now, you are more important than me." I say it honestly. I hope, just hope she can accept the fact that it's ok to accept help.
"But Vaughn. I'll be fine"
"Syd, please let me help you. for me? I worry about you and being here with you is much better than being on my own wondering about if you are ok. Syd, I'm probably doing this for my own selfish reason. and I'm sorry for being like this. but please Syd. Let me help you." This is me. Being with Sydney feels better than being on my own, worrying about her. I'm being selfish. but I cannot help it. sorry.Sydney. I know that she doesn't want to be helped.
"Ok then. I'm not going anywhere." now, she is helping me. she is saving me from becoming insane.
"Thank you. I'll see you later." and I push the trolley and leave the room.
"I'm sorry Sydney. but. thank you." I whisper while I get into the elevator.
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Vaughn's POV
I see Sydney's face. She looks as if she is going to faint in any minutes.
As she lets me in, she goes back on the bed.
"Vaughn, thanks for the soup but I just cannot eat it. I just want to sleep. forever." She whispers the last word.
Even though I knew she is feeling down, the last word really worries me. I also noticed that her eyes are very red. she has been crying... I really wish I could take away all her pain.
I hate the feeling of helplessness so much.. but I cannot do anything...
"I know you are exhausted but you really need to eat something. So I brought you something you might be able to eat."
I bring the trolley and take off the cover.
"Vaughn. what." she is just speechless.
"Well, as you are not well, I really think you need to eat something you can. So I went to the supermarket and bought these. I also called my mum and Jack, asking them for things you might be able to eat."
Now she is quiet and staring at things I brought, so I continue.
"Well, Jack said you can only eat chicken soup and some fruits when you are ill and my mum suggested ginger-lemon tea. But the huge problem was there were like hundreds of chicken soup in the supermarket so I had to buy several different ones."
I'm worried. she is about to cry again.
Did I say something wrong? But then somehow her lips form a tiny smile. The relief I felt is just indescribable.
"So this is from a packet, this is canned chicken soup, this is bottled chicken soup and finally this is chicken noodle soup. If they taste the same, I'm going to sue them." I say jokingly. and my reward was a bit bigger smile on her lips.
"Vaughn, you didn't have to do this." She says, still looking at these soups.
"Well, I do care about you and I'm assigned as your room service, I'm just doing my job." I say honestly.
"But Vaughn, this is." I know what she's going to say but I won't let her. so I cut her off.
"No, Sydney. I'm doing this because I want to do it. You cannot stop me. But before you eat, just let me put a bandage on your arm."
And now I pick up the first aid box.
I pick up a bandage and carefully apply it on the gush. I'm relieved that it's not too bad but still, it has to be taken care of. I hate seeing her getting hurt. It's me who is sending her to those dangerous missions and sometimes, I hate what I'm doing.
"Now, it's done." I pack away the first aid box.
"Thank you." She says softly.
"You are very welcome. I'm sorry Syd. you have to go through this. I wish I could."
"No, Vaughn, it's not your fault. I know you are going to say that you are sending me to these missions but it's not your fault. It's nobody's fault. So please don't apologize. Beside, I have never had this wonderful room service before. so there are some good things in being on a mission."
She is just amazing. She is the one who is not well, got hurt and had to go through all sort of horrible things and still she can make me smile. She can still care about someone. That really shows how incredible person she is.
"Umm. ok. thanks. So, now, back to soups. which one would you like to have, Ms Bristow?" I say, trying to right up the mood. I hand her a spoon.
"Well. can I taste all of them first?" Jack was right. she seems.she is going to eat.
"Of course, if you want, I leave all of them for you." I say half jokingly and half seriously as I want her to get back her energy.
"Vaughn, are you trying to make me look like a pig?" She says joking. yeah, now she is joking. I'm just relieved. because I know she is going to be ok. That's all I want her to be.
"Well, I'm sure you are going to be a very sweet and cute pig and I don't mind." What? What did I just say??? No!!! I didn't say that!!! I withdraw what I said but. I cannot..it's too late. I can feel I'm blushing so much. I feel like my face caught on fire.
"Vaughn!!!" now she is really laughing. Good! I did something good to her. At least, she is laughing.
Now she is tasting each soup and I go pick up a glass cup and put some water in it. Then I put two packs of flu medicines.
"I'm going to eat this chicken noodle soup." She picks up the dish and start eating.
"Good, so they have different taste, then? Or should I sue them?" I ask her while I'm putting the kettle on.
"Well, they are the same chicken soup but yeah, they taste different. So I think if you sue them, you will lose the case. So my advice is, you shouldn't sue them." Good, my Sydney is back.
"OK, I put the medicine here. I wasn't sure which one you want to take. this one, you need to put hot water but this one you just take it". I put a glass of water on the bedside table.
Now I'm putting the disk into her back and.
"Syd, I have to go now. I have to meet with other agents but then I will be back as soon as possible. I asked other agents to scramble the security camera when I come back, so it'll be safe."
I put fruits, mug and the small bottle of hot chocolate on the table.
"That's ok. You don't have to come back, Vaughn. I will be fine. Have you had something to eat? I'm sure you are tired as well." how could she worry about me?
"Syd, it's ok. I'll have something to eat and I'll sleep later but right now, you are more important than me." I say it honestly. I hope, just hope she can accept the fact that it's ok to accept help.
"But Vaughn. I'll be fine"
"Syd, please let me help you. for me? I worry about you and being here with you is much better than being on my own wondering about if you are ok. Syd, I'm probably doing this for my own selfish reason. and I'm sorry for being like this. but please Syd. Let me help you." This is me. Being with Sydney feels better than being on my own, worrying about her. I'm being selfish. but I cannot help it. sorry.Sydney. I know that she doesn't want to be helped.
"Ok then. I'm not going anywhere." now, she is helping me. she is saving me from becoming insane.
"Thank you. I'll see you later." and I push the trolley and leave the room.
"I'm sorry Sydney. but. thank you." I whisper while I get into the elevator.
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