89 Mercenaries (1/2)

Dorian looked at his mother and said ”I don't know yet.” His mother sighed and said ”You need to hurry, soon the universities will close their doors.”

Dorian nodded and said ”Don't worry, I'll think of it. But what about you, how is it going.” She shrugged and said ”Monteil is annoying me to no end, as usual, but overall I'm doing fine considering the current shit storm because of the upcoming elections.”

Dorian smiled and asked ”Will you take part in them?” Elizabeth smiled and said ”Why not? How does it sound, Mayor Hunt?”

On the side Henry chuckled and said ”It sounds great honey. Now, do any of you kids have something planned this weekend?”

Dorian looked at his father curiously and said ”I don't.” Emily shook her head too. Henry asked ”Good. Then we should go see your grandparents, they have been missing you.”

Dorian raised an eyebrow. It had indeed been a long time since he saw them. So he said ”Sure, why not?”

Henry smiled and looked at Emily, who shrugged and said ”If you want.” Henry grinned and said ”Good! Now they will stop harassing me.” Dorian rolled his eyes and headed for the stairs as he said ”What a cold heart…”

Henry protested ”Hey!” but Dorian ignored him and headed for the bathroom and took his shower. As she heard the water start running, Elizabeth folded her newspaper and asked ”Is he acting weird?”

Emily slapped the sofa she was on and exclaimed ”Right?! He has been acting weird all morning!” Henry laughed ”Let the boy be, he looks fine.”

Elizabeth frowned and said ”But why did he change so suddenly… Did he get a girlfriend?” Emily shook her head and said ”I asked him, he said no. He said he found a new passion, but he wouldn't tell what it was. But I think he is lying, yesterday he was still so morose, don't tell me he found a passion alone in his room?”

Henry rolled his eyes and said ”Why can't you two just enjoy it? Anyway, he looked bored all the time, it's good to see some emotion on his face, don't you think?”

Elizabeth bit her lips but said ”I guess…”

The morning passed quickly as Dorian spent it in his room, playing video games. In the afternoon, his sister woke up, she must have been streaming all night again, thought Dorian.

She was barely up when the family got her in the car, and they headed for their grandparents' house. His grandparents had a nice house on the coast, but they weren't far away from Dorian's house.

As a kid Dorian liked going there, mainly because the moment he stepped outside he would be on the beach, and also for all the sweets his grandmother gave him.

But then as he grew up he became a little reluctant over going there, as it was becoming boring. Well, about every teenager were reluctant to go see their grandparents so it was no real surprise.

Dreamland had helped Dorian grow mentally though. As for his sister, Gaby, she was a teen but she still liked going to their grandparents' house because the beach allowed her to do great videos, and her fans seemed to like their grandparents.

As they spent the hour in the car, Dorian felt he was lucky he didn't gain much weight from Dreamland. In the car, his father drove and his mother sat next to him, while the three kids had to be together behind. When they were kids it was fine, but now that they were all grown up they had less and less place.

Had Dorian gained mass, the trip would have become very uncomfortable. In the middle of his trip, Dorian was listening to music, looking out the window. They were in the high way when he suddenly felt danger.

And it wasn't just any danger, but a very dangerous one. It came from a white van. But after he focused on the danger, Dorian discovered that the danger did not come from the man driving the van, but what was inside.