Dominion

Chapter 2

I'm sat on my bed scrolling through my phone. There's really nothing to do. I don't feel like going out, I don't feel like seeing or talking to anyone, today is just boring and it's still morning!
I drop my phone beside me, flopping myself down on the bed. My eyes flickers to the brochure sitting for the past one week on my bedside table.
I reach out to it, I never really went through it.
"DR Troop..." I read out what seems to be the name of the organization.
I drop it on my bed, getting up to retrieve my laptop from my wardrobe.
"Let's see..." I mutter checking it up on the net.

"Clara, breakfast is ready" I hear my mum announce much to my relief. It was really a bad idea to feast on just toast last night before going to sleep. My rumbling stomach beat my alarm this morning in disturbing my sleep.

"Okay Mum, will be down in a sec"
I put my laptop to sleep, closing it slightly before stepping out of my room.

"Here you go" Mum holds out a plate of pancakes to me as soon as I enter the kitchen. I collect the plate and give her a peck on her cheek.

"Thanks mum" I walk to the fridge to grab the caramel syrup before going to take a seat at the table where I can happily munch on my  pancakes.

"You know the syrup wasn't bought for you alone." Mum looks at me disapprovingly as I greedily pour syrup on my pancakes.
I smile at her, setting the syrup on the table after closing it.

"The pancake is nice" I comment taking the first bite.

"Isn't it sad that I am the only one in the house that can make pancakes as good as these." mom replies dryly.

"Geez Mum, your use of sarcasm is well noted.

"At least we both know it's the truth." Mum sass.

"My pancakes are just as lovely, you are just jealous." I defend.

"Yeah." She replies curtly, I mentally groan.

"Did dad call last night?"

"Yes, you were fast asleep when he did." Mum answers wiping her hands with her apron.

"Again?" I whine.
This is the fifth time since dad traveled that he will call and I don't get to speak with him.
Dad is a business man, I hardly see him at home because he travels a lot, even during the festive seasons. Hold your pity, we are atheists in my family so being away during the festive seasons doesn't bother me.
Left to me, I will call him during the day but I can't since he specifically instructed not to, "would most probably be in one meeting or the other, I won't be able to pick unless business calls", were his words.

"Where to today?" Mum asks setting her own plate of pancakes on the table.

"Not sure, hanging out with Ben. Today is already looking boring as it is. He offered a remedy to my day."

Mum laughs faintly shaking her head.
I am the first and only child of my parents, no siblings. I repeat again, no siblings. Pretty boring life if you will ask me but it has it's perks. No younger sister to want to wear your clothes or brother to annoy you. Well, that's where Ben comes in.
Ben and I have been best friends since kindergarten. He is handful trust me. More like, the annoying little brother I don't have, he is cool anyways and charming when he wants to be.
I used to have this crush on him when we were little, and had dreams of us getting married and all. Childhood crush can mess with your head at times.
I remember this one time I saw him hug another girl, I was so furious. I marched up to them and pulled the girl roughly from him just to find out she was his cousin who he happened to be comforting at that time, her dad just died.
I felt so miserable, Ben refused to talk to me for weeks and I couldn't blame him. Eventually, being the inseparable best friends we were and still are, we settled after weeks of me crying my eyeballs out. It's so hilarious anytime I remember especially considering I outgrew my crush on him shortly after that incident. Such is life.