His head aching, Elder McKinley made his way to the kitchen.
Another night with almost no sleep passed as hell dreams kept the 20-year old as awake as ever.
He knew it was against the rules to rise before your companion did, but the thirst became unbearable and he hoped some water would make the headache go away.
As McKinley made his way to the kitchen, he was surprised to see that he wasn't the first one to have risen already.
Elder Price was sitting on the cupboard next to the sink, staring out of the window, watching the sun rise.
He wasn't wearing his missionary shirt and tie yet, a glass of water in his hands as the warm light covered the whole room in orange.
Elder McKinley decided to say nothing and took a glass from the dishes that were still standing outside; whoever was in charge of the dishes probably was too tired to put them away after washing them the night before.
He filled it with water, the sound of the water pulling Price out of his daydream.
"Morning, Elder McKinley."
"Good Morning, Elder."
The brunette showed him a small smile and turned his head back to the window.
"May I ask why you're already up?"
Price didn't made any afford to look at him as he answered.
"My companion snores very loudly."
McKinley waited for a second if Elder Price would ask him the same, but he stayed silent.
Standing only a little bit behind him, McKinley noticed how well shaped Price's arms were. The wide missionary shirt covered them all the time, while the undergarment gave away a lot of his arms and upper body, obviously in a very good shape and tanned by the African sun.
"Isn't it beautiful?"
McKinley jumped a bit as Elder Price`s voice broke the silence.
For a second he thought he caught him staring and was mocking him, but when he looked at the other's face, he was still directing his view at the sunrise.
"The sunrise here is pure magic. The colors look so much brighter."
McKinley raised his eyebrows and looked out of the window to realize that Elder Price was right.
The other Elder turned his head towards him, a smile on his lips.
"It's breath taking." , McKinley said.
And for a second, he wasn't quite sure if he really meant the sunrise.