*20* Safe Haven

"Thank you." I try to smile at the server, who is pouring tea very gently in my cup for the second time. I turn my concentration towards the man sitting in front of me. His green eyes warm and understanding. "I still don't understand why you are here to talk to me!"

"You know, Ridhima." He tears the sugar sachet, "and secondly, I am his friend. I have the right." Mixing the sugar into his tea with a spoon, "He is not okay and you need to know that."