5am Start

Tension

"No one can ever truly explain how love happens. It just does."

"Ready?" Yourri asks me as I stare at the house that was supposed to be my home.

" I guess" I respond and step out of the car ignoring the numb feeling of my butt from the very much dreadful drive.

She holds out her hand for me to take and I unwillingly take them. I don't want to hurt her feelings any more than I already have.

"Please come inside" Martina says and I ignore her rolling my eyes as I step into the building. The familiar scent whips past my nose and all of a sudden I feel like throwing up.

Yourri gives my hand a little squeeze and I look down at her and try to force a smile but I guess nature cannot be fooled so it turns into a frown.

"You have a homey home Mrs. Reneau" Yourri says to release the tension that is forming and I give a look that says, you're really terrible at lying.

"Thanks but I'm sorry the place is quite messy " Martina speaks up and I scoff making Yourri hit me in the chest for me to wince. She's standing by me.

"No no, there's a lot to this place other than the mess, Mrs. Reneau" she smiles and I make a gagging sound this time round. She glares at me and I stick out my tongue to her.

"Childish " she mouths to me

"Thank you honey " Martina replies drawing Yourri 's attention once more, "i don't even know your name, forgive me" she laughs a little

"No you forgive me I haven't introduced myself to you" she laughs along

"Don't It's not like you got the chance to anyway " Martina jokes. Why are they trying to be nice?

"Haha" Yourri laughs.

"Excuse my manners " Martina begins, "i didn't even ask you two to sit" she leads us to the sitting area. Did you ever have those?

"Thank you" Yourri sits and I plop on the couch beside her draping my hand aroud her neck just to annoy her.

"Even I can tell that that laugh was fake" I whisper to her and she shoves me in the side this time.

"I don't know what you're talking about" she whispers back

"So uhmm can I get you anything to drink? " Martina asks us

"No we're fine" I speak up first, "we don't know if you perhaps mix your water with cocaine "

"Xana?" Yourri glares at me and I shrug, "I'm so sorry Mrs. Reneau, we'll have some water please, thank you " she smiles at Martina who's pretending to wipe her tears.

"I'm not drinking anything " I say to Yourri. I know Martina is watching us but I don't give a damn.

"Yes you are" she insistsm "my mother said it's bad manners to refuse water "

"You can't make me" I laugh , "and I don't care"

"You watch" she says and narrows her eyes at me. Should i be scared?

"Don't do that, they'll get stuck" i chuckle telling her what she tells me. Martina excuses herself and leaves.

"You make me do that" she glowers at me and I return it. We end up in a glowering contest Martina breaks.

"Here's your water" she brings two glasses of water and places them on the coffee table.

"You're seriously not drinking that" I tell Yourri who has stretched forth her hand to take a glass.