There's only one month left until my dad comes to 'visit'.
I haven't heard a word from Dimka since that phone call. No letters, no nothing. I keep trying to phone but every time I call the Academy's number, whoever picks the phone up and answers it then say Dimka is unavailable, even at bloody 9am! It's really starting to bug me.
It's been three months since I've talked to him. That's the longest ever, well except for when I was under five because I couldn't write.
I've written about 6 letters to him. I shouldn't have told him about dad. But how can I hold things from Dimka? The caring older brother who is always there for me.
Well Except for now.
I shouldn't take this out on Dimka. I still have massive mood swings.
It started snowing about a month or so ago and I'm having trouble not using fire to warm things up.
My temperature is higher than everyone else because of my specific element. It really sucks because you want to melt all the snow and have the sun come out. But I know that wont happen for another couple of months or so.
Because its almost Christmas everyone is either putting up their decorations or going away to see family for the festive season.
Our house is covered with lights. Mm always goes over board in the festive seasons. Last year at Christmas, she put 3 large chickens on the table and expected my sisters, mum, a couple of friends and me to eat them. Her response is always the same.
'Just keeping the spirit of Christmas Alive!!'
She's been going overboard since I can't even remember. I love her dearly but she just goes too far. No one ever has the guts to say anything to her because she's so happy. Even Dad! And that is saying something.
But she's gone more overboard this year with dad coming and everything. You should hear the food she's planning for is to eat! It's insane!
Anyway at the moment mum's trying to figure out where to put the Christmas tree this year.
She decides which room and then chooses another room when the tree is already in the first room that she chooses. I feel sorry for the guys that are moving the tree. Finally after moving the tree to pretty much every room in the house, she decides to put it in the dining room, the place she decided in the first place.
Mum leaves the room to clean the lounge room. I take the opportunity to use the phone in the hall to try and call Dimka again.
I run to the phone but at the same time make sure I don't make any noise.
I pick up the receiver and dialed the Academy's number. It is way to familiar now.
"Hello?" It was Stan a fellow guardian and teacher at the academy to Dimitri.
I sigh
"Hi Stan, Its Anz again. Any chance Dimitri could come to the phone?"
"I'm really sorry Anz but he actually only just left. With the rising attacks and everything the guardians have to do double shifts."
Same old story.
"Ok thanks anyway Stan."
"Yeah its good to hear from you hon. If I don't talk to you before then, Merry Christmas."
"Yeah to you to, Stan."
I hung up the phone and pressed my fingertips to my temples. What if I had called only ten minutes earlier? Would Dimka have picked up? Lines of questions run through my head. But as I said before, it was the same old story.
