The next morning Azul went to her parents'. Her parents, Sadira and Bassel, looked up at the sound of the door opening and closing.
"Azul."
"Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad"
"What's wrong?"
"I'm worried about Cassim."
"Lets sit down first."
The three sat down on the couch.
"Why are you worried about Cassim?"
"In all his sorrow and pain he might do something terrible, to himself or someone else."
"I'm sure Iago can help him."
"That's why he's sad."
"What do you mean?"
"You know that we went to visit Cassim and Iago a few days ago right?"
"Yeah."
"Well that night we were awken by Cassim yelling Iago's name once in a panicked voice. We all ran into the room to see Cassim on his knees beside Iago's bed, his arms folded on the edge of the bed, and his face buried in his arms. He kept sobbing the word 'no' over and over. When he lifted his head tears were streaming down his face. He reached out and stroked Iago. Then we knew that Iago was dead."
Sadira and Bassel gasped aloud.
"Sorry. Go on."
"Genie gently pulled him away from the bed and took him into the main room. We all followed except for Aladdin. I don't know what he did. Anyway, Cassim sat down beside the fire, pulled his knees close to his chest, folded his arms over his knees, buried his face in his arms, and cried. Then Aladdin came out. Ali took Cassim into the kitchen. A moment later we heard a crash followed by a yell from Ali. He came running out of the kitchen full speed. A plate sailed just centimeters above his head. He yelled for Aladdin, Jasmine, and Genie, saying that Cassim was going crazy. They ran into the kitchen. A vase crashed a few feet away from Carpet, Ali, and I. Then we heard a thud. A few moments later they all came out of the kitchen. Cassim grabbed a shovel and went out to the cliff where Aladdin fought Sa'luk and began to dig a grave. A few hours later I went out with a glass of lemonade. Cassim stopped digging and began to weep. I spoke up. He sat down by a large boulder to drank the lemonade. I sat down beside him, and we talked for a little bit. Finally he couldn't take anymore of it, buried his face in his hands, and cried, again. The only thing I could think of doing that would be the most comfort to him was hugging him. So that's what I did. After a little while he stopped crying. He finished digging the grave. The morning after the funeral we went to tell Thundra. Aladdin couldn't come right out with it, and Cassim just yelled it. Before we left the layer we put flowers on Iago's grave. We were all worried about leaving him alone."
Her parents was silent for a moment.
"Why don't we go see him?"
"Now?"
"Yes now."
"Lets take Carpet."
"Alright."