Iris:
"What is this?" Colin asked as he sat beside me on the couch.
My mother sat across the table in the living room, and Kash stood on Colin's right.
Amy had been put to bed while Colin stayed awake because I wanted him to.
Kash held the glass in his hand. The liquid had turned blue after he mixed the herb powder into it.
He had crushed the herbs and prepared the mixture so Colin could drink it easily.
"It's a medicine," I replied.
My heart beat faster, my body shaking as I kept looking toward my mother, who kept eyeing me, urging me not to give it to him.
"But medicine for what? I'm fine," Colin stated.
"Son, you know sometimes you have these fevers. It is for that," I told him.
Kash leaned over, kissed Colin's head, then reached for the glass.
As he did, his fingers brushed mine.
I was not sure if it was intentional, but it gave me goosebumps.
I pulled my hands back and adjusted my posture.
