Farah

Farah is a minor character who appeared in the third season of My Deepest Secret. She is the true girlfriend of Elios.

## Appearance

She has shoulder-length blonde hair that is usually tied up into a pony-tail or a side-tail with a scrunchie, and bright green eyes. Prior to meeting Elios, her hair used to be up to her waist, but she cut it a short time before working on the café. While working at the café, her uniform consists of a cream-coloured blouse accompanied with a brown apron, a pair of jeans and trainers. Her casual wardrobe mainly consists of tomboyish wear such as a t-shirt that is usually accompanied with jeans, a jacket or a sweater and trainers.

## Personality

Farah was a sweet girl who was sometimes clumsy, but hard-working. She also enjoyed teasing her boyfriend, Elios. Although, she always thought she wasn't good enough for him and believed herself to be a nobody. Due to others laughing at how her and Elios don't look good together, she always felt self-conscious and uncomfortable when everyone stared at them. She is also shown to be a bit brave and reasonable when she tried to explain to Emma what she was doing to Elios was not right, and when she chose not to escape after Emma saved her from a drunk man even though she had pointed a knife at her.

## History

Prior to the start of the series, Farah attended college to study architecture. However, she eventually dropped out due to the pressure of attending college. During this time, she spent most of her savings to open up a cafe with the help of her cousin, Eric. One day, while distributing flyers advertising her cafe, she met Elios who mistook her for Emma. She willingly hired Elios to work at her cafe at his request.

Despite his initial first impression of her, Elios gradually began to develop feelings for Farah after she encouraged him to be true to himself and for her genuine kindness. They eventually began dating each other despite the misgivings of some of the regular female customers. It was at that time when Emma became a regular at the cafe in order to get close to Elios. She became irritated by Farah's presence and sought to get rid of her. One morning, Farah discovered a threatening letter from Emma, telling her to break up with Elios if she valued her life. This in turn, caused Farah to start distancing herself from her boyfriend at their workplace. Not too long after that, while Farah was walking through the streets at night, Emma tossed a plant pot containing a cactus right onto her head, causing her to end up hospitalised.

At the hospital, she was visited by Elios where she told him that she wanted to break up with him. When Elios became confused, Farah lashed out by confessing how insecure and self-conscious she had felt while she was by his side. Elios relented and suggested that they have some time apart until she's ready to talk as he left. Later that evening, Farah had a heart-to-heart conversation with an older female patient who encouraged her to call Elios and make amends with him. Just as she was about to call Elios, she was contacted by an unknown number. Despite her initial hesitance, Farah answered the call and was ecstatic to hear Elios, unaware that it was Emma calling from a public phone booth imitating Elios' voice.

Farah snuck out of the hospital and went to the lake where she and Elios visited during their last date. She was baffled to see Emma who revealed her ability to imitate Elios' voice, and was quick to figure out that she was the one who sent the death threats. Emma held her at knifepoint, telling her that she just wants to talk to her and Farah complied instead of getting angry at her. After Emma told her her backstory and how she came to fall in love with Elios, Farah told her what she is doing is wrong. She explains to Emma that she is basically invading Elios' privacy, hurting people close to him, and that the "Elios" Emma loves is *not* the real Elios.

Emma then yelled at Farah, asking her what is it about her that Elios likes so much, but their conversation is interrupted by a drunk man. He tries to make a move on Farah, but Emma intercepts and scares him away. Emma then grabbed Farah by the shirt collar and asked her why she did not run when she took her knife away from her. Farah replied that it was because she saved her from the drunk man. She also does not find her scary and if she had wanted to kill her, she would have done it already. Instead, she finds her pitiful. Farah desperately asks Emma whatever happened to her that drove her to her current state, because she had admired her for always looking so sweet and elegant every time she came to the café.

Hearing this, Emma interprets this as Farah looking down on her. As Farah tries to tell her what she said is not what she thinks, Emma lunges at her with her knife. However, Elios suddenly appears last minute. He shoves Farah out of the way, getting stabbed in the process. Farah was shocked to see Elios who told her to run away as he bled out. Desperate to save her boyfriend, Farah administered basic first aid by instructing Emma to help her stop the bleeding while she went to call an ambulance. However, Farah never came back as she had persumably been hit by an oncoming car while looking for help.

In Episode 101, it is revealed that Farah did not get hit by the oncoming car. The car stopped before it could even hit her. When the driver of the vehicle got out to check on her, Farah desperately asked him to save Elios who got stabbed and was dying. Fortunately for Farah, the driver happened to be a doctor and he was able to save Elios' life. Supposedly after the incident, Farah rekindled her relationship with Elios and the pair continued to work at her cafe which eventually expanded into a successful business. Towards the end of the chapter, Farah befriended Yohan who visited the cafe to meet Elios.