Laurent took my hand as we walked inside and the beautiful smell of seafood attacks my nostrils.
"Bourgeois Table of 7? Right this way" the host a said.
Before we even reached the table a woman ran up to him and hugged him.
That's his sister?
"I missed you so much" she said before letting go.
"Adelle, This is my Fiance Mahogani. This is my sister Adelle." he backs away allowing us to greet each other.
"Nice to meet you" I say with a smile opening my arms for a hug. The look on her face gave me bad vibes and like she thought I was scary.
"You also" she said grabbing my hand and shaking it.
She gave bad vibes. As if her confidence was as Beyonce and her attitude was as a Bull. Lord help me. I haven't even had a conversation with her yet and I'm already tired of her.
We walked over to our table and before we sat he said "Nick, Bruce, Dis my Fiance, Mahogani" he said. They greeted me with a hug. "Mahogani est si belle" (Mahogani is so beautiful) Nick whispered to Larry. "Tu l'aime?" (You like her?) "maybe" he finished.
We ordered our food and the waitress came and gave us our drinks. I noticed something on Mo. "Ohh, Mo, you got something in your hair" I pulled my arm up and try to get the something out her hair.
"Stop!" Adelle said holding her hand out.
"I know where I've seen you. Y-You're the girl in my nightmares... You're going hurt us family. You're going to hurt me" She said.
"Huh?, What?" was all you heard from our table.
"Y-you have the birthmark, beside the scar"
"What are you talkin bout?" Larry asked.
"She an assassin" she said in a lowly voice.
"Adelle calm down" Nick said.
"Nick, I am about to die, and you want me to be calm?!"
"If I wanted to kill y'all, I would have done it a long time ago?"
"Shut up! You just wanted all of us to see Lau die"
By this time she was crying and so was I.
I've never been so scared and hopeless in my life. My mind is going nuts driving me 300mph every second. Why would I kill them? I was so confused. I got up and walked outside.
I sat on the stone, in front of the flowers.
There was one lying dead, beside the most beautiful. Reminding me of how I felt.
Now matter how many times you tell me I'm just as beautiful, I never going to believe you.
I made a sound. The sound was a metallic squeak, a human-as-machine breaking down, uttering last sounds before the whole engine locks.
Larry had ran outside and sat beside me. "You okay?"
"No, Does it look like I'm okay?"
He didn't allow my comment to get to him.
His warm body rapped around mine making my machine like heart breakdown. "P-Ple-ease, g-ge-et, l-l-au!" I cried.
Laurent
"What the hell is wrong with you!" I yelled to Adelle.
"What's wrong with you for marrying that killer!"
"SHE'S NOT A KILLER! AND STOP CALLING HER ONE BEFORE I KILL YOU!"
I was shocked at my own words. I had never dreamed to speak to a woman like that. Especially not my sister. Everyone went quite then the storm came.
She started whining. I couldn't take it.
This damn crybaby... Please stop.. Okay, Fine. I apologized like a girl, letting my sister's crap get to me.
"I-It's Okay" she said.
"Just, Please non talk about or to her like dat again."
"Whatever" she mumbled under her breath.
"I'm leaving" was all I said before I walked outside. I felt her in my tracks.
I stopped when I saw Mahogani breaking in my brother's embrace, crying
"Why me God! Why me!"
I touched his shoulder signaling that I had it under control. As I hugged she broke down even more. Her squeaks reminded me of when we we're young and she'd tell me she was a robot. Well I could tell her heart was ice hard as a fist and now it felt like silly puddy.
"T-thank you Lau" she said and kissed my chest because of how short she was to me.
"No problem belle" I replied.
I picked her up and sat her in the car.
I ran back to talk to my brother real quick before we left. "I really think she goin crazy" My brother said.
"Well talk to Mama later. I don't know what's wrong wit her" I said on my way back.
Mahogani
I sat in the car regaining my pride.
Listening to Beyonce detracted me from my real feelings.
Why does everyone think I'm a monster.
My thoughts were stopped by a knock at the door. I rolled the window down reveling it was Bruce, Their oldest brother.
"I'm sorry for the way Addy acted today. She's really been going insane since her husband and son died. She thinks everyone is out to get her"
I thought back to when I was a child and my grandfather had died. I sure couldn't blame her because with him I went nuts.
"I know is hard... Just gotta live on..."
"Hmm?"
"I watched my grandfather die right in front of my face... If I tried to help they'd hurt him more... And worse to me... You just gotta live on"
"I understand... Get some rest, and have a Good Night " with that said he left.
Fine. Everything is fine. Were the words I found myself repeating. I love that man to deaf and the thought of killing hurt. It cut me like a knife to think about it. Why would I hurt the man I love most? I wish I could answer my own questions but I felt like I need an answer since she thought I would.
If she thinks I'm an assassin she must be really insane.
