WE ARRIVED AT THE HOUSE. THE HOUSE HAS A MODERN LOOK THAT DOESN'T EVEN BLEND WITH THE OTHER HOUSES IN THE STREET. PAINTED WITH A DIRTY WHITE COLOR, A GATE SIX FEET TALL AND WINDOWS THAT ARE TINTED BLACK. MARCUS OPENS THE GATE AND YNNA OPENS THE WOODEN DOOR IN FRONT OF US AND HUGS ME.
"WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG." YNNA COMPLAINED.
YNNA THEN STARES AT MARCUS AND MARCUS DIDN'T EVEN CARE. WE ENTER THE HOUSE AND I WAS JEALOUS, A SMALL GLASS CHANDELIER HANGING ABOVE AND A TINTED GLASS COFEE TABLE, A SOFA AND A COUCH IN THE LIVING ROOM. THEIR LIVING ROOM IS BIGGER THAN OURS AND IN MY HEAD I THOUGHT THAT I'M A BIT EMBARRASS BECAUSE MY HOUSE IS NOT THAT BIG AND I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO COMPARE. AFTER MY AMUSEMENT OF THE HOUSE I SAT ON THE SOFA AND YNNA'S MOTHER GREETED ME AND SCOLDED YNNA TO GET SOMETHING FOR ME AND YNNA COMPLAINED. YNNA THEN SAID THAT I'M HAVING BREAKFAST AT THEIR HOUSE AND HER MOTHER AGREED.
MARCUS WENT UP TO HIS ROOM TO CHANGE HIS CLOTHES, AND ELI APPEARED THINKING HE WAS GONNA SIT BESIDE ME BUT HE IGNORED ME AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE KITCHEN. I WAS CONFUSE, WHAT DID I DO WRONG. I LOOKED ABOVE THE STAIRS I SAW MARCUS COMING DOWN WITH A YELLOW PLAIN T-SHIRT AND GREY SHORTS. YNNA THEN CALLED ME AND INVITED ME TO THE DINING ROOM TO HAVE BREAKFAST. I WAS A BIT SHY ESPECIALLY THAT THIS IS NOT MY HOUSE. EVERYTIME I'M IN SOMEONE ELSE'S HOUSE I CAN'T DO ANYTHING BUT TO FEEL COMPRESSED BECAUSE I'M A DAMN INTROVERT, BUT IT'S A GOOD THING FOR ME THOUGH.
I ENTERED THE DINING AREA AND YNNA'S FATHER WAS THERE SITTING AND YNNA'S MOTHER WAS ABOUT TO TAKE A SEAT. THE TABLE IS A TEN SEATER, AND THE TABLE TOP IS MADE OF GLASS. A FLOWER ON THE CENTER OF THE TABLE AND TEN CHAIRS THAT'S VERY ECCENTRIC. I TOOK A SEAT AND IT FELT COMFORTABLE SITTING ON IT, MARCUS TOOK A SEAT BESIDE ME. ELI THEN ENTERS THE DINING ROOM WITH AN INTIMIDATED FACE, I GAZE AT HIM WIDENING MY EYES BUT ELI DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE HE JUST WENT STRAIGHT TO THE SEAT IN FRONT OF ME. THEN YNNA ENTERS THE DINING ROOM AND IN MY HEAD I DOUBTED THAT THEIR FAMILY EATS TOGETHER AND WHERE ARE MARCUS' OLDER SIBLINGS.
THE FOOD WAS ALREADY PREPARED IN FRONT OF US BUT THEY WAITED FOR MARCUS'OLDER SISTER AND BROTHER. FINALLY THEY BOTH ENTERED THE DINING AREA. MARCUS' SISTER HAS A RESEMBLANCE TO MARCUS EXCEPT FOR THE JAWLINE WHILE MARCUS' BROTHER WELL I DON'T KNOW WHAT WORDS I CAN USE TO DESCRIBE THEIR SEMBLANCE, ARE THEY EVEN RELATED THE GOOD SIDE THOUGH IS HE HAS THE A BIT OF THEIR FAMILY'S WELL... LOOKS, I GUESS. THEY BOTH TOOK A SEAT AND MARCUS' SISTER LOOKS AT ME WITH A POKER FACE, I WAS A BIT INTIMIDATED AND ELI ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE LOOKING INTIMIDATED. MY MIND WAS STIRRING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT EXPRESSION I SHOULD CONVEY WITH MARCUS' SISTER LOOKING AT ME WHILE ELI, I CAN TELL HE'S MAD AT ME BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY.
WHILE WE'RE EATING THE PRESENCE SEEMS VERY EERIE. YNNA'S FATHER WAS INTIMIDATED BY THE AURA IN THE ROOM HE TOLD A JOKE THAT WE LAUGHED NOT BECAUSE IT WAS FUNNY BUT BECAUSE IT WAS CORNY.
"PERCY RIGHT?" YNNA'S FATHER ASKED.
"YES UNCLE" I REPLIED.
"HOW ARE YOU AT SCHOOL?"
"UMM..." I LAUGHED A BIT.
"PA!" INA EXCLAIMED.
"WHAT, I JUST WANT TO ASK HIM" YNNA'S FATHER STATED.
"SCHOOL'S FINE UNCLE" I SAID.
"ACTUALLY HE'S AN HONOR STUDENT" MARCUS ADDED.
"IS THAT SO... WHAT COURSE DO YOU WANNA TAKE ON COLLEGE?" MARCUS' SISTER INTERRUPTED.
THEN MARCUS' BROTHER ADDED "WHERE DO YOU LIVE IN THE CITY?"
"ARE YOU RENTING A HOUSE THERE" YNNA'S FATHER ASKED.
I WISH I COULD TELL THEM TO ASK ONE QUESTION QUESTION AT A TIME. IT FEELS LIKE THIS BREAKFAST IS BECOMING AN INTERROGATION ABOUT ME. I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING HELD AGAINST MY WILL, I HATE BEING AN INTROVERT IN THIS KIND OF SITUATION.
"YES... I'M AN HONOR STUDENT AND I RANKED SECOND IN THE WHOLE TRI-CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT COURSE I'M GOING TO TAKE IN COLLEGE AND I'M CURRENTLY LIVING AT MY SISTER'S HOUSE, THERE IN BUGO." I CONCLUDED WITH A TENSE SMILE.
YNNA'S MOTHER COMPLEMENTED MY VOICE, SHE SAID THAT IT WAS VERY MANLY BUT SOFT, EVERY WORD I SAID WAS PRONOUNCED PERFECTLY. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO REACT OF WHAT YNNA'S MOTHER COMPLEMENTED.
"PERCY, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU" MARCUS' SISTER STATED.
"WHAT IS IT?" I GENTLY ASKED.
MARCUS' SISTER QUICKLY ANSWERED "DO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND OR MAYBE A BOYFRIEND?"
I STOPPED AFTER HEARING WHAT THE QUESTION IS. IT WAS SO RANDOM I DIDN'T EXPECT FOR IT. AFTER A BRIEF SILENCE I ANSWERED.
"NO... I DON'T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND OR BOYFRIEND." I SAID CALMLY.
"BUT WHAT WOULD YOU PREFER A GIRLFRIEND OR A BOYFRIEND" MARCUS' BROTHER ADDED.
I COULDN'T SAY A WORD MY BODY WAS TENSE AND ELI, YNNA'S PARENTS AND MARCUS' BROTHER AND SISTER COMPLETELY LOOKING AT ME. THEN YNNA BREAKS THE SILENCE.
"UMM, I WOULD LIKE A GIRLFRIEND"
THEN EVERYONE STARTS LAUGHING AND WE CONTINUED EATING. AFTER THE INTERROGATIVE BREAKFAST THE FIRST THING I DID WAS DRINK, DRINK A LOT OF WATER TO QUENCH MY THIRST. I HELPED CLEAN THE TABLE AND I WENT OUTSIDE THEIR HOUSE FOR SOME FRESH AIR. AFTER BREATHING SOME FRESH AIR I WENT INSIDE AND ASKED PERMISSION TO GO HOME. I DIDN'T WANT TO STAY ANY LONGER IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER PERSONAL INTERVIEW, IT BOTHERS ME. YNNA'S MOTHER PERMITTED ME TO GO HOME AND I WAS GLAD, I FELT LIKE I WAS FREED FROM PRISON.