We have to think of a question that we wouldn’t otherwise want to answer.’He stood over the pot, looking down at the leaves. ‘Something like, Who do you fancy?”That might work,’ I said, even though it was the last question I wanted to answer. But it was impossible, suddenly, to tell a lie.Benjamin took a deep sniff over the steam and turned to me. ‘All right,’ he said. ‘So who do you fancy?’I hesitated. ‘Fancy means like, right?’ I said stalling.’Of course.’I gritted my teeth against the answer coming out. but I couldn’t stop myself. ‘You,’ I said helplessly.

We have to think of a question that we wouldn’t otherwise want to answer.’He stood over the pot, looking down at the leaves. ‘Something like, Who do you fancy?”That might work,’ I said, even though it was the last question I wanted to answer. But it was impossible, suddenly, to tell a lie.Benjamin took a deep sniff over the steam and turned to me. ‘All right,’ he said. ‘So who do you fancy?’I hesitated. ‘Fancy means like, right?’ I said stalling.’Of course.’I gritted my teeth against the answer coming out. but I couldn’t stop myself. ‘You,’ I said helplessly.

– Maile Meloy –

The Apothecary

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