King Khalil's Doll

Chapter 21: Doctor Khalil

The anger in Prince Khalil's heart seemed to have disappeared the moment Crystal apologized. But he knew that she had still disobeyed him and has to be punished__ well not after hearing her soft voice apologize to him.

Khalil stirred at the lady in front of him for a minute unable to speak, it seemed like a cat had gotten his tongue, and whatever he tries saying wouldn't help in making things better. Instead of scolding Crystal, he resolved in speaking gently to him, making his voice neat as he accepted the fact that she has done something wrong and seen it fit to ask for forgiveness.

"It is alright, come and have a seat, I will look at your wound now," he said.

"My head hurts, I do not know if it is from the wound or headache, but I feel a sharp pain on my head," Crystal murmured saying it to Khalil.

This made him be more than caring, as he walked her towards the bed.

"Here, you can seat while I tend to your wound," he said.

The prince is really going out of his mind with the way he treats Crystal, he knows he has to be rude to her, he needs to be very arrogant and aggressive, but then, the moment he tries doing anything funny, his mind is totally blown away by the way she reacts to it.

Sitting at the center of the bed, Crystal crossed her hands over her laps as she looks at Khalil with wide eyes.

She can barely tell if he is going to hell at her or not, in fact, with his kind gestures, she had already settled that things will just go smoothly like that.

Prince Khalil looked at the wound now, he also noticed that it was located above her brows and not at the center of her head, something which is quite logical no why she had blood streaming out that much.

The flesh around the wound was red, and it needed treatment, he is going to give the proper treatment needed, and with immediate effect.

"How do you feel? I mean the wound on your head, how does it feel now?" he inquired.

The first question was simply a slip of the tongue, and Khalil had to slap himself mentally for asking that kind of a question. Presently, Crystal will think that he cares about her p ask that kind of a question, whereas he does not. He was simply just asking.

In order to worsen things, prince Khalil felt the light blush crease his cheeks, and just thinking about it made it even worse.

'Prince Khalil, you are just being a fool, a big one for that matter, and I will advise you to stop acting foolishly,' he said to himself.

Actually, he wasn't wrong when he thought that way because his reaction made Crystal notice something wrong with him.

"I like the way you blush, besides, as I said before, both the wound d my head hurts so badly," Crystal confessed.

Well, it is not about her confession actually, it is about the fact that she had said she likes the way prince Khalil blushed.

If not for the fact that he clenched his hands into a tight fist, wounding his nails in his palms, he would have burst out overreacting.

Heaving a sigh of contentment, Crystal decided to brush everything aside, that was the best thing he could do right now.

"Jokes apart now, I am just going to dress your wound now, and will tell you before that, be prepared for the pain that will shot through your body, but be rest assure because it is going to be temporal okay?" he inquired.

Crystal heard everything the prince said, and she suddenly had a question to ask, she wanted to know about something, it js going to be fair if she knows it.

"Eh mmm! please, I would love to ask a question," Crystal muttered.

This was enough to draw Khalil's attention to him, and as he looked at her, his voice was soft as he spoke to her.

"Of course, shoot, what is the question about?" he inquired raising a brow.

Crystal didn't dare look at him in the eyes, and as she stared towards the ground unable to look at him in the eyes, she asked her question.

"If you do not mind, I will love to know why you asked me not to wash my face with the soap. Please, I mean no disrespect, and you can choose not to answer if you want it," she said.

Crystal did not even dare to look at this man in the eyes, it seemed like his emerald eyes will only attack her on saying otherwise, so it is better that she brushes it aside.

Prince Khalil knew that the lady in front of her feared his authority, it is the obvious truth. He didn't want her to see him as a beast, he is worth what he is displaying in front of her face.

Grabbing Crystal's chins lightly with his thumb and forefinger, Khalil admired her beautiful grey eyes for a minute before proceeding with what he had to say.

"The reason why I didn't want you to wash your wound with the soap is that once you use It, you can't stop yourself from the pain it is going to give you, and besides, they don't wash wounds with chemicals," he shot.

After hearing this, Crystal felt like a fool for doing what she actually did, she was embarrassed, and barely had anything to say, causing her heart to trip for a minute.

"Oh! I feel like the most stupid person now, how on earth didn't I know about that she whispered more to herself, just giving him the benefit hear just because she said the words aloud.

"Come on Crystal, you aren't stupid just because you didn't know these simple things. Besides, we learn every day, so you just learned something you didn't know before, the only thing you should be proud of is the fact that you know now. Also, this should serve as a lesson to you. The next time I advise you not to do anything, heed to my advice, and it shall be well with you," he said more like he was speaking out of wisdom to her.

Hmmm! prince Khalil had said a lot of things to make him sit quiet, he just kept his mouth shut, and find a way to stay calm while he dresses her wound.

Prince Khalil walked away from Crystal, as he searched the entire box he had brought In here. The first thing he removed was a bottle of alcohol, which had been held with cotton in his other hand.

The way he handled the things rose several questions in Crystal's mind, and she could not stay calm, so he inquired, wanting to know what the issue is.

"I know you are a prince, but acting as a nurse or more a doctor is strange, since when did you become Doctor Khalil?" Crystal asked provocatively.

Her words caused prince Khalil to crash immediately as she widened her eyes looking at him keenly, trying to know why his sudden mood.

"Wait, I didn't know being a prince was now a title, don't tell me that is how low level the people of Newlay Out are," he spar disgustingly at her.

This is an offense not only to Crystal but also to the whole country at once, it is so annoying to even have him say those things in front of her.

"Insulting me is fine, but adding my people to it is something I wouldn't easily permit you to, no! I wouldn't," she blurted out aggressively.

The manner in which she placed her words only succeeded in making prince Khalil's eyes widen, she was kind of having a tough time dealing with those things, yet, it was funny enough to Khalil, to an extent of making him laugh.

"Funny enough, right?" Crystal pouted.

Her question forced Khalil to swallow the rest of the laughter that threatened to escalate. Staring at her face now, he wanted to provoke her, to say something that will make her get mad at him, and of course, he succeeded in doing so.

"If you say the way your lips are pouting, so beautifully, but then, that is not enough to make me laugh, but your actions are, the manner in which your actions are so ridiculous, oh my God! it's okay, Crystal, I've gotten the message now. If you do not mind, I will love to continue being the good doctor in which I am," he said.

Crystal's mouth dropped open, she had a hard time filling all these things in her head, it felt like it was going to explode, she even wanted to brush the things aside, but then, that was all that was needed.

There was no need for them to argue over anything.

"I don't know whether you will be the good doctor you claim to be, and just thinking about it makes me be afraid of you, give me a reason not to doubt you, huh! will you?" Crystal asked raising her brows.

Each time she made a silly movement with her mouth, she only succeeded in drawing attention to her lips, the nice lips that were already making Crystal start daydreaming.

When Crystal noticed that Khalil did not say anything, all he did was a stir at her in a funny and awkward manner, she waved her hand across his face saying,

"Hey! Doctor Khalil, return to earth," she blurted out.

Blinking severally, he shot, "Your lips,"

This caused a lot of drama in Crystal's mind.

"What about my lips?" she asked.

"I like them," prince Khalil confessed.

That was enough to make her widen her eyes.