"What?? Is this a joke?" Rhehan looked at the transparent envelope, full of bark like tiny strands.
"If you think, it is a joke, you can try it right now!" Rose offered him one strand, taking it out from the packet.
Rhehan looked at the strand and held it in his hand, looking at it curiosly.
"Take a bite Rhehan. It just tastes like a plant. Nothing bad!" Xio Lee looked at the boy, who was carefully eyeing the herb.
Rhehan took a small bite of the herb and tasted it. Suddenly the herb released its extremely sour fluid right inside his mouth. Rhehan spat it out instantly, making everybody laugh.
"Oh! Did I forget to tell you, you had to add this fluid in a drink. Otherwise it tastes like hell!" Xio Lee chuckled and patted the boy.
Rhehan's mouth was still filled with the disgusting taste of the herb. He was constantly frowning, disgusted by it.
"Oh! By drink he does not mean a beer or a wine! Ok Rhehan?" Elizabeth chuckled, patting the boy's back.
Everyone present in the room, chuckled at the boy! At that moment Rhehan felt like a poor boy, who was ill-treated by his family.
"Ok! Ok don't trouble the boy, Lee and Lizie!" Lillian patted Rhehan's back, glaring at Xio Lee and Elizabeth.
Everybody stood quietly under Lillian's stern gaze. Nobody dared to speak a word further!
"Ohk! Let's get you home. After all it's not safe for all of us to stay with him, specially you Lizie." Xio Lee, held Rhehan's hand, while Rhehan stood up slowly. Rhehan was scared, if he might get a dizzy spell again after standing, but to his surprise, he was already feeling very active.
"I think I feel fine!" Rhehan looked at the worried faces around him. Soon, they all entered Rhehan's house, while Xio Lee was still holding Rhehan's hand. Suddenly there gaze fell upon few people, who were busy fixing a new door at the entry.
"Did you do this?" Xio Lee, looked at Rose in surprise, after looking at the door. The way the earlier door was broken and crushed on the ground, he knew it could have been only done by Rose.
"Ah! Yes! I had to. He locked the door and elevator and only he knew the password!" Rose looked at Rhehan angrily.
"Hmmm! The password is 5678954. Now we are five people who know it!" Rhehan casually spoke. They all looked at Rhehan happily, how he has started to trust him, so quickly!
Finally everybody entered Rhehan's room, while Rhehan lied down on bed, feeling exhausted. Everybody else gathered around him.
"I don't want to leave him alone!" Xio Lee exclaimed sadly looking at Rhehan.
"Why don't you spend the night here Master Lee! I will cook you a breakfast using the herbs, tomorrow morning!" Rhehan beamed at Xio Lee, like a little kid.