‘Goddamn piece of junk,’ I cried out, sinking my boot into the side of my car. My foot, being made of soft muscle and small bones, immediately starting screaming in pain, and I dropped to the ground, wailing in agony. ‘Son of a—’ ‘Do you need a hand?’ I looked up, momentarily distracted from my …
As he pulled up to the gate of the fancy mansion at 35 Boulevard Drive, Redman rolled down the window so that he could speak to the little box, as if he were outside of a fast-food restaurant. “State your business,” came a voice from the small box. “Uh, I’m here to see one of …
‘Have I told you that I’m thinking of building a house?’ my daughter said to me over breakfast. ‘What?’ I frowned, whipping my paper down to look at her. ‘A house?’ ‘Ayup,’ she nodded, casually munching on a croissant as she scrolled through her phone. ‘Renting is getting too costly.’ ‘So you’re… building a house?’ …
I got my learner’s permit this morning. Our school took us to this track in the country that is purpose-built for teaching learners how to drive, especially if they have never sat in the driver’s chair of a car before. It was a little bit scary, if I’m being honest. Our class got a stern …
‘I told you he’d chicken out!’ a voice drifted towards me on the wind, from far, far below. I snuck a look over the side and immediately regretted it – two stories hadn’t looked quite so high from down there. ‘Nah man,’ a second voice giggled, ‘I think he’s actually gonna do it!’ I took …
I put the phone down and sighed, resting my head in my hands. ‘Was that your mum again?’ Amy asked, walking into the room with the baby on her hip. ‘Yeah, yeah it was,’ I nodded, rubbing the back of my neck. ‘She just got home from the hospital, actually.’ ‘Oh my god,’ Amy’s eyes …
‘So you’re telling me–’ ‘I am.’ ‘Let me finish.’ ‘Go ahead.’ ‘You’re telling me that you can lift that ute.’ ‘I absolutely can.’ ‘That ute right over there?’ ‘Yep, should be doable.’ ‘With your bare hands?’ ‘Wouldn’t have it any other way.’ ‘You think that’s a thing that’s, like… physically possible.’ ‘Aluminium is light, man.’ …
‘Ow!’ I cried out, jerking my hand back from the console. Ayura, my second-in-command, twisted in her seat to look back at me from the navigation station. ‘Did it just spark on you again?’ she asked, eyebrow raised. I frowned at her. ‘No,’ I mumbled, finger stuck in my mouth to soothe the pain. ‘Captain, …
‘The docks?’ I called out to Loque as the salty tang of the ocean water assaulted me through the fog. ‘Must you insist on asking questions you already know the answer to, Radcliffe?’ the blurry shape in front of me admonished. I sighed and picked up my pace so that I might be at his …
I’ve been looking forward to moving house for months, but now that it’s finally here, all I feel is dread. There are so many different things to take into consideration. I have a million ideas floating around in my head, and I am stressed. I just want moving to be easy, but it never seems …