The cold ones - In two worlds
o engrossed in sorting the accounts she probably didn't even realise how long she'd been sitt
n't even know you were sti
ve been at those b
as she leant back ti
ft of my shift, but I could sta
r system displays for the class that's coming tomorrow and set it
ow... Are you sure there's not
ast bit and we'll lock up together. I ha
ou mean wi
st, even on the days when I feel as tired as I do now, it's still so worth it to go home
lly sweet. How long have
g on thirty- f
lations, that's
s only seventeen and he was nineteen and i
rare it was to have what they have, and I won
llie, your tim
asn'
be the big deal, the be all and end all, but just keep liv
was nice to know that someone other than my friends knew all about that
n choices and you make yours!.... Now, we better g
ble and next to the book stands, dusting off the ones that had been in storage for too long. I didn't realise h
lie, let's
we left the building. I waited with her un
Andrea and give m
I will see y
lence in whatever room they were in together. It was as if they didn't even know the other person was there. I don't know how it got to this, and all I could hope was that he wasn't having an affair like
ded for the kitchen to see my mum sitting quietly on her own at the ta
too frequently over the last two weeks, since my dad started disappearing again.... Maybe I'm wrong.... Maybe h
ng. How w
Why are you just
as just
I asked as I sat in the
nd purposely brushed off whatev
um
darl
s goin
do you
is it?" I asked, trying to keep my voice sympathetic but beginning to feel my patie
he replied as sh
nothing, I know ther
usiness, it's between
also a part of this family. If there's so
defeat. "Ok. We're just having som
don't get it, we have three wage slips
aid with a slight crack in her voice, and I suddenly felt bad for her and thought it
ll, I'm hungry, why don't
, sorry El. I don't know whe
ride down to the chip
tried to smile, but it was the most fo
to the kitchen. I didn't even
mumbling about?" H
ening to you too dad
ented as he tried to
she got up from her chair, when an idea struck me
h have showers and get dressed up and go
lied with a sho
ed, or boogie it up, get groovy... whatever it is you do a
he wrapped her arms around herself as if sh
y!" dad claimed, trying
e them keep a table back for you. Just think... delicious food,
sked them to put on their hiking boots and climb the highest, snowy
g together, playfully flirting and dancing around the living room listening to their old records they had kept. Whatever had driven a wedge between them the last few mo
shoving them out. But I have to hand it to my mother. She is in her forties now, but she still looked stunning whenever she styled her
tside of our house. They both glanced back at me, looking rather nervous.
the grandfather clock ticking away, I started to imagine the life of the Cleary family as I got lost with each written w
on the story that I hadn't heard it chime before until now. A little smile rose on my lips, hoping
a quick blur of something flashed past the glass double doors that led to the garden. My eyes widened and my
ching? Is he waiting to get in somehow? Without hesitating, I quickly jumped off the couch and started darting around the house, checking that all of the doors and windows were locked. Room to room, I pulled at the handle
eeks, thoughts of him still came into my mind. But they were no longer out of curiosity, it had become more like a horror film, when you know there's a killer lurking nearby, but you never know when he's about to strike next. If it wasn't for me going to the river that day, none of this would be affecting my peace right now! My ey