"I thought you were in the hospital?" I asked Frederick as soon as we both sad down on our usual spot in the library.

"No I wasn't. I haven't gone to the hospital today. I had a lot of things to do. I will be going later sha" He spoke leisurely resting his head on the book shelf, his eyes softly shut.

"Let me guess" I said in a knowing voice "You didn't sleep yesterday"

With a guilty look he opened one eye and turned to me "You got me, I didn't" he said all this with a smile. Did he think this was a joking matter.

"You know it's...