Best Friends. Darren Espanto

T H R E E - Some People Never Change

Darren Espanto

7:30am

My phone alarm rings at exactly 7:30 this morning. I press the snooze button and I go back to sleep. But that doesn't last long. 'Cause when Lara's in the house, sleep is non-existent unless she's the one sleeping.

As if on cue, Lara bursts through the doors and parades into my room.
I sigh. Some people just never change.
"What people never change?" She asks.
I sit up in bed, eyes wide.
"Uh, um..."
"You were talking about me weren't you?" She asks, with her hands on her hips.
"Maybe," I mumble.
She rolls her eyes at me. "Well, I made you breakfast but I guess you're too busy sleeping, so I'll just feed it to the dog." She walks out of my room and slams the door shut behind her.
"But I don't have a dog!" I yell through the closed door.
I sigh and lay down on my bed. This is just like old times.

I climb out of bed and I slip on a sweatshirt I found lying on the ground.
I walk downstairs and sit down at the kitchen table in front of Lara.
"Glad to see you could join us," she says. "Too bad I already fed it to the dog." She stands up and puts her plate into the sink.
"Seriously, Lar?"
"Seriously, Dar."
"God damn it, you never change, do you?"
"Nope," she responds, popping the "p" at the end.
"What am I supposed to eat now?" I ask. "Seriously, restricted in my own house."
She sticks her tongue out at me.
I cross my arms and pout.
"I saved you a dish," she sets down a plate of pancakes in front of me. She winks at me before walking out of the room.
"Thank you, new Lara."

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Short chapter. Whoops. Maybe the next one will be longer.

-The Anonymous Writer
August 4, 2015 @ 9:37 pm