A Hard Place

Curiel did not note that he was still giving off the tense vibes he had been having ever since he had come here.

He needed to relax, he reminded himself. She was just trying to help and she was doing the best that she could.

He furrowed his brows again at his frustration. He wasn't mad at her, he was just frustrated at the whole situation, he told himself.

"You know I'm doing the best I can right now." Gretta suddenly chipped in all of a sudden. 

Maybe it wasn't all that sudden, he told himself as he tried to look less of what he felt right now. He was probably scaring her. She had been trying not to say it now that he really thought about it.

She looked like telling him about it was the last possible thing she could have wished for.

The frustration on his face settled into compliance as he decided to offer her an apology. He had tried his best. He just needed to try harder.