Chosen

chapter 1

I don't know what it is with girls and dolls. I feel like its just a dum , and I mean really dum habit, picked at a really young age.

Ivan

Mostly girls, guys don't bother about that, well I didn't. We get toys like Lego, trucks, and other reasonable things.

Ivan

But in most cases, I see stuffed toys and most annoying barbie dolls as really stupid, really really stupid......

"IVAN!!!! "

"yeah yeah"

"you seemed kinda lost in La La land. So tell me how it was? "

Hmmmm?

"tell you how what was? "

"LA LA land duhh"

"oh it was nothing, really"

"yeahhh.....so I was just asking before your mind wandered away. If you had the opportunity to see a celebrity, who would it be?"

I gave that question a thought and blurted what came to my head immediately.

"Rhianna"

"really, why then? "

Because she's pretty and awesome, but I sure didn't say that.

"well because she's an ambitious and highly influencing in a positive manner"

"OK. Wanna know who I'm gonna choose?"

"look Irene I really don't have time for this right now, how about I finish studying, then we can chat about all this?"

"yeah, yeah whatever"

"by the way, why do you still hold that stuff"

"Mr Harry is not a "stuff" he's my favorite personality"

What, this girl's gotta be kidding me?

"so you mean to say you have other personalities? Or worse other dolls? "

"no, you know what forget it, you'll never understand"

She moved towards the stairs to go to her room.

"yeah I never wish to"

She turned halfway on the stairs and stuck out her tongue, to mock me.

"love you too"

"wish I could say the same"

She said sarcastically. Well now I think I'll just get back to studying. The final exams are fast approaching, and I gotta make every second count, by studying hard, pretty hard.

"hey honey"

"oh hey mom, so how was gardening?"

"yeah it was fun, I just did some weeding and cut out some unnecessary stems, not much today "

"good"

She came over to where I was on the couch and looked over my shoulders. She looked at the heap of books that I was going to study.

"you're working really hard son, but don't work off yourself too much. Remember much all work and no leisure makes Ivan a dull child"

"yeah mom still not a child, almost eighteen"

"son you're still my baby boy, and forever will be"

"whatever please let me concentrate"

She walked towards the kitchen after washing her hands and stopped at the door, and looked at me.

"so me bringing cookies and a glass of milk is a distraction "

She said feigning hurt, by putting her palm on her chest. I smiled ,she always reads my mind. I turned around quickly.

"of course not, please I need it, before my brain explodes"

"cookies and milk coming right up"

She's the best mom in the world, some few minutes later they arrived, she gave me a kiss on the head. Telling me to take a break soon from

* * * *

Dad came back around eight pm, so he was right on time for dinner, as usual mom insisted on ME leading the grace. For some reason I know not. Then we started digging.

"so how was everyone's Saturday "

Irene blurted before I could.

"wonderful, I learnt some new gymnastic moves today, and I performed so well, I made Lana Lorrel, the so said to be the best in our group, Just look at me in amazement. And they put me on the same rank with her, which made her totally mad and go all throwing tantrums at coach. Ha take that Lana."

"woah I see competition is making it's way towards your career then"

"oh yes it is dad, and I'm embracing it very well"

"I knew getting you in that line was a good idea"

Dad said proudly, mom nudged him on the ribs and gave him a look.

"apparently as I remember WE thought it was a good idea. Right honey? We?"

"yeah yeah yeah WE"

"I'm glad to know you are really happy in this line sweetie, that's the only thing that matters, but take this competition thing real slow and easy, you don't want to end up having unhealthy competition, all you have to do is show the world the best of you, you can offer"

"yes your moms right, be careful always"

"alright then, this means I'll have to go all easy on Lana"

Irene said almost with regret, Irene is talented when it comes to gymnastics. She does it along side with middle school. She has a great future ahead of her. And I love and support her till the end.

"how about you son? "

“I was busy studying for the upcoming final exams, almost the whole Saturday”

“that's good, pit all efforts you can on that studying of yours, so you can get good grades fit for a good university.”

“yes dad. I know”

“but remember, you don't have to work yourself up too much. Take a break sometimes ”

“yeah that's what I told him” mom said.

“soo how about you honey?”

“oh first I started off with the general gym where most of the neighbouring moms go to. Did some work out to release those fats, and ended up with gardening”

“yeah you are right with releasing some fats”

My mom nudged my dad again. And he bursted out laughing.

“so how was your Day Dad?” Irene asked.

“the usual honey. This dad isn't the type to have a lousy or free Saturday, the job continues, the office was quite hectic today though. But I can't complain ”

My dad works non stop, he's an accountant to a production company. Mom works too, exception of weekends though unlike dad, she's a secretary to a business organization. I work really hard to make my parents proud, and make sure their hard work pays off.

“so what university do you have in mind Ivan? ” Dad said.

“um can I tell you that later, because right now I only want to concentrate on the exams”

“OK then”

Truth is I'm not even sure what I want to go into, talk less of a university.

I'm screwed.