Clara's Greek Adventure by Lacey London

Author:Lacey London [London, Lacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SSO Publishing
Published: 2018-02-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

‘Can you see it, Mummy?’ Noah asks, holding an odd-looking rock towards the camera and pointing at a tiny swirl. ‘It’s a dinosaur!’

‘Wow!’ Bringing the phone closer to my face, I frown at the image on the screen. ‘That’s a huge… dinosaur, Noah! Where did you find him?’

‘Mummy, it’s a girl dinosaur!’ Noah giggles, placing the stone even closer to the camera lens. ‘Look!’

‘Of course, it’s a girl dinosaur!’ Forcing myself to laugh, I shake my head. ‘Silly me!’

As Noah continues to show me various different stones and dinosaurs, I nod along from my position on the balcony. It seems two days without his parents haven’t affected Noah in the slightest. If anything, he seems happier than ever. Sitting on my father’s knee, Noah has been chatting animatedly for the past thirty minutes. Too absorbed in his storytelling, he’s completely oblivious to my mum hovering in the background for some screen time.

Making all the right noises as Noah shows off Pumpkin’s security guard outfit, I lean over the balustrade and look down at the beach. Stelios, Marc, Vernon and Oliver are playing cards under an enormous canopy. Their boisterous laughter drifts across the sand as Marc slams his cards down on the table and cheers loudly. Pleased to see Oliver is joining in with the fun and games, I return my attention to the video call.

‘We’re going to a hamster race tomorrow!’ Noah says cheerily. ‘Can we get a hamster when you get back?’

‘Erm, I’ll have to run that past your dad, but leave it with me.’ Realising my battery is about to die, I head back inside and take a seat at the dressing table. ‘Can you please put Grandma on for a moment, Noah?’

Nodding at the screen, Noah jumps off my dad’s knee and hands the phone to my mum.

‘Bonjour!’ She trills, holding the screen too close to her face.

‘Mum, we’re in Greece, not France!’ Laughing at her stumped reaction, I shake my head and search the drawers for my charger.

‘What’s Greek for hello?’ She asks, screwing up her nose. ‘Is it ola? Or is that Spanish? You know, I should know this with all the Greek food we eat down at…’

‘Never mind that. How’s Noah been?’ I interrupt, finally locating the charger beneath a pile of bikinis. ‘And Pumpkin, how is she?’

‘Fine! They’re both doing absolutely fine!’ My mum replies, attempting to turn the camera around and succeeding only in showing me the ceiling. ‘Look at them. Happy as can be!’

‘Mum… Mum, that’s the ceiling!’ I grumble, feeling a headache coming on.

‘There’s Pumpkin!’ Wiggling the camera around and making me feel nauseous in the process, she whistles to get Pumpkin’s attention. ‘Say hello to your mum, Pumpkin!’

The screen jumps to her feet and I roll my eyes. ‘I can’t see anything other than your slippers.’

‘Look at her face!’ She continues regardless. ‘I think she’s even happier here than she is at home! Aren’t you Pumpkin? Yes, you are! Yes, you are!’

Hearing more laughter float into the room from the beach, I decide to wrap up the call.

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