Ben is still not picking my calls.My mood is not any better as I flip the pancakes.I want to march to his house,pull him by his ear and kiss him after shouting at him for putting me through this stress.

　　I dish the pancakes into two plates and squirt some syrup onto only my plate.Mum likes hers free of any toppings.

　　The bell rings as I set the kettle to boil,Mum's head pokes into the kitchen.She mouths,"Get the door."

　　She disappears before my reply.We ...