His eyes and the way he coughed, they were almost enough to make Melody freak out a little. "Topher.." she said again, this time with a little more force to her voice, even though it was shaking a little. She wasjust so worried about him. It felt like he was wasting away and didn't even care. "You're not fine. You're cough gets worse every day. You need to take care of yourself for a change."
She grabbed a chair, sitting next to Topher so she could reach for his hand. "Mari will have time for you. And we can walk together. Or I'll go and fetch her. She'll come to make a house visit for you. After all you've done for everyone here after..." She couldn't even finish the sentence without her voice faltering. It was a harsh memory. "Please, Topher? I'm worried about you. You've done nothing but work for weeks now. Anyone would need a break after that. Please?"