Tam avoids me. I avoid her. Ellie’s still not back, but at least I have a lunch of cake to eat. All the food groups are present: vegetables in the carrot cake, fruit in the banana bread, grain in the lemon tart and dairy in the chocolate mousse. And I’m pretty sure there are almonds in the macaro...
I’m trying to avoid her, hoping she’ll disappear back to bed if I stay in my room long enough. I was sure she’d forget about today. But she clearly hasn’t. ‘Two sugars?’ Mum asks pushing my door open with her elbow and walking in with two cups. ‘Yeah,’ I say and turn away to face the wall. I hear...
He doesn’t care what shit he’ll get into. He sits down on Thommo’s motorbike and drinks. The sky is as beautiful as ever, but tonight Mack just glares at the stars. Right now he hates the heat, the dusty ground and the dying trees. Even the sound of the cattle, usually cheery, makes him want to s...
Finn actually turned up to our next training session, and sat in the stands with a big grin on his face. I was so rattled that I trained really badly – so badly that Justine pulled me from the court to give me a pep talk. ‘Edie, what’s going on? You’re a million miles away...