Hope

The door opened, and a familiar man with coffee brown hair walked in. "Excuse me, but don't disrupt my patient. If you do, I will get security to escort you out." Cassim's eyes glowed with a mischevious light as he leaned against the door frame and regarded Amara's family with an arrogant air.

Cady stares at him, almost drooling over him. "Hey hottie, why are you protecting this bitch? Come on a date with me, I can assure it will be worth your time." Cady slid up to him and pressed herself against him speaking in a honey covered voice.

Amara felt her hope plummet, of course he would go with her. She looked like a gorgeous rose, while Amara was a bitch and thorny. He would be no different from everyone else.

Cassim felt a wave of disgust at this girl who was pushing herself against him. With as much force held back as possible, he shoved her off of him and into Will. "Miss, I believe that what you just did would be considered harassment. If you don't want to be put on trial, then leave right now. Also, do not call Ms. Amara a bitch, it is not proper conduct."

Cady stood there gaping unable to process what had just happened. Amara stiffled a laugh.

"I'm sorry Miss, do you not understand me? Can you understand English, or would you prefer for me to speak in a different language? Or is it a mental problem or is you hearing messed up? Maybe you should go get your ears checked out?"

Cady regained her senses. "Hmph! Like that would ever happen! You'll regret refusing me!" Cady sashayed out of the room, shortly followed by Will and Amara's parents.

As soon as they left, Amara burst out laughing. "That...was...hilarious!" She barely managed to talk through her laughter.

Cassim grinned. "Glad you enjoyed the show." He took an elaborate bow before coming over to her bed and handing her a tray with food. Amara took it and began to eat.

"I have a request," she said hesitantly

"Yes?"

"Would I be able to go to my home to get my phone and earbuds?"

He laughed and cocked his head. "What for?"

"Well, it will be boring to sit still and stare at walls for two weeks, so I want to entertain myself and listen to music."

"Oh?" His eyes twinkled with curiosity and humor. "What type of music?"

"Broadway." \(**Does anybody reading this listen to Broadway? What musicals? If so, I might put in references to musicals**\)

 He laughed and told her she could go once her body recovered a bit. He left soon after, quietly closing the door. Who knows, maybe he's different. Amara thought, hope rising in her.

A bit after Cassim left Amara's room, his friend Jake rushed over.

"Cassim, we have trouble!" he was panting heavily and had cuts and bruises all over his face.

"Heather, right?" Cassim took a guess. Heather was a woman who kept forcefully trying to take Jake's shop. Recently, she'd started hiring gangs to attack and make a bad image, but Cassim had gotten people to protect the business.

"Yeah, she started shouting in front of the shop for me to get out and take responsibility for beating up her brother. I came out to smooth things out, and she got five people to attack me. Leo is keeping them busy right now, but I'm not sure how long he can last." Leo is Jake's assistant, and a close friend of Cassim.

"Alright, let's go." The two ran off to the North Shopping District.

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