What If I Deceived You?

Aunt Wendy prepared minced beef porridge, half-boiled eggs, red bean paste steamed buns and hot soymilk for them. Calix served them all on the garden table.

Sitting side by side, they enjoyed breakfast in the backyard. Leslie's appetite was great, perhaps heightened by her surroundings right now. Calix was happy to see her eating more than usual.

"Do you want this bun?" Calix showed the steamed bun held in his right hand, "We can soak it in the soy milk."

"I want..."

Leslie nodded, forlornly staring at the big yet fluffy steamed bun. Her nutritionist still put her on a liquid diet. Eating solid food wouldn't be good for her throat yet.

Calix poured some soy milk into a small bowl. He ripped the bun into tiny pieces before letting them soak in the drink.

"They're soft enough now, I think."