Risorgimento

13: I'm not gonna stay that long

The air in the room felt thick, the world looked like it was spinning, she was feeling her worst today. Agatha was lying on her bed with the cast heavily placed on the pillow beside her. She sighed and sat up just to feel the pain again, she has a migraine again. She went back to lying down and took her phone calling the first person she could think of.

"Hey, it's Callahan. I'm busy with work, I'll get back to you later. Just leave me a message," the voicemail said making her release the warm air from her mouth.

"Hi, Callahan. I'm not feeling well today, if you come home early, please buy me some food, preferably some ramen or soup. I really can't get up at the moment. I'm sorry for bothering you. Bye," she said and ended the call.

Just when she was about to place the phone back on the bedside table, it rang. Agatha looked at the caller ID and saw it was her uncle Oz. She cleared her throat before swiping right and placing her phone against her ear.

"Hey uncle Oz," she said with the most enthusiastic way she can.

"Hello my dear, you alright? You seem ill."

"I am, I have a migraine today."

"Really? Is your boyfriend at home to take care of you?"

"I don't have a boyfriend uncle Oz," she chuckled and tried to open her eyes to look at the time. It was already 2pm.

"Well you haven't had any food then?" he asks with a high tone which he usually does when he's concerned about something.

"I haven't, uncle-"

"I'll send food delivery right away! Stay where you are- Honey! Call the chinese man!" the call ended with that. Agatha laughs at how her uncle takes care of her.

She closed her eyes hoping to get some sleep and get rid of the headache she was feeling. It felt like seconds when she heard the knock from the main door. She looked at the time and saw it was already past 3pm, she fell asleep, and was actually feeling a bit better.

There was another knock and she stood up, "hold on," she said as she took her robe to wrap herself with it since she was just wearing a sleeveless shirt and cotton shorts. She felt as if she was revealing too much skin.

"Hi," Aleli said when Agatha opened the door.

"Aleli," she said "Come in."

"Thank you," she said and placed the bag of food on the table, she contemplated at first as to where she would put the plastic since she didn't see the small table immediately when she walked in. "Why are you here?'

"Oz had to go to an emergency meeting with his friends so he called me instead to bring you the food. I didn't know you lived near the restaurant?" Aleli said and Agatha nods.

"I do, that's why I just walk my way to work and to the restaurant when I go there," she said and smiled. "Oh please sit down."

"I'm not gonna stay that long," Aleli hesitated. She did talk to Agatha already but she isn't in the mood yet to be her friend and stay at her apartment.

"Ahh well it would be nice to share some food with you since you brought it here," Agatha said, "I'm sorry my uncle had to ask you a favor."

"It's alright, I guess it's a way for us to be friends. He can't stop talking about you when he and I meet, it's getting kind of annoying actually," she laughs making Agatha smile.

"Yeah, I'm sorry about that," she said as she separates a bowl of noodles in two just to give the other to Aleli.

"It's alright, Oz is a good guy anyway."