Insanity At Its Best

68 - the cave

Messy Love by Mura Masa

"Wake up sunshine"

"Up and at 'em"

These are the first two sentences that greet my ears as my eyes flutter open.

A red head with a nasty case of bed head to my left and a brunette who's hair is dropping droplets of water onto my chest to my right.

I sit up and rub the tiredness out of my eyes.

"What time is it?" I ask with sleep dripping from my words.

"About seven or so, why do you ask?" Selina says and I groan.

"Why are we up so early?" I ask and they shrug.

"Why not. It's spring break and we only have a week to be here. We gotta enjoy it while it lasts" my red haired friend says and I flip her off.

"Do you know how uncomfortable it was to sleep in that stupid bed last night was?" I point to the sofa bed and she she gets up from her place on my bed.

"Not my problem" she sings as she starts to go up the stairs. "Now go and shower"

Selina looks at me and chuckles. "Dumbass" she mutters and follows the red head. I don't quite know who she's referring to.

"Shut up" i answer back just in case it was to me.

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It's nearly a two hour drive to Tulum, a town in Mexico's peninsula where there are ruins of a Mayan port city.

It's a beautiful day to be out and about. The sun is shining bright on the land with a good amount of wind blowing.

We arrived at the place at around 11. We thanked the driver for the ride and he said he would be back at around two, enough time to fully enjoy the cave.

"Harley quick question" I looked up
at Pam as she carried her swimming equipment because she wanted to quote on quote take sick pictures of mother nature.

"Shoot"

"You can't swim" My eyes blink a few times and I act surprised.

"Oh shit you don't say" I roll my eyes and she stops in her tracks.

"You do realize that we're going into a cave. It doesn't have a shallow end. As soon as you jump in you're in the deep....and me and Selina aren't going to save you because we will be snorkelling. At least I will be snorkelling" I nod and slowly start to feel uneasy.

"I'm aware. It's fine I know how to swim under water. I think i'll be okay" I pat her shoulder with a chuckle.

"Maybe I should stay close just in case something happens" I can hear Selina whisper to Pamela and I scoff.

"You underestimate my swimming skills. I'll be just fine. Enjoy snorkelling" i assure the both of them before they walk down the metal bridge towards the entrance.

I stand barefoot just a few centimetres from the ladder leading into the beautiful crystal blue water.

It's truly a breathtaking sight. I could sit on these rocks below and just take in the view for the next three hours. The rocks have constructed through the years to curve over the pool of water below.

"We'll meet back here in about an hour or so" My friends dive in and wave at me as they swim far more into the water.

"There's more to the cenote then what you see" i hear a man say behind me and I turn around to find a young man around his twenties taking to me. His hair is long-ish and curly. Initially his hair is a light brown but with some highlights at the tips it has turned dirty blonde. He's a bit pushy around the stomach with a few scars around his abdomen. He's definitely taller than me though.