Everything is Fine by Grant Stone

Author:Grant Stone [Stone, Grant]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grant Stone
Published: 2016-01-19T19:42:19+00:00

A crushed Guinness can lay half under the door, holding it open. I kicked it to one side and peered into the flat. "Grab a seat," I said to Ryan, waving in the direction of the lounge, and he did, pushing a backpack and pile of dirty clothes off the couch to make room. I went to the kitchen and put the kettle on.

"Nice place," Ryan called. I snorted. The Kiwis I'd originally moved in with had returned home years ago. Since then there had been a constant stream of them, with the occasional Australian or South African for variety, most not staying for more than six months, maybe a year. Some were tidier than others. The two I was living with now were others.

I put the tea and a plate of Hobnobs on a tray. I heard coughing from the back bedroom, so I left the tray on the table and knocked on the door.

"Yeah," Bruce said, followed by a series of coughs.

"Decent?"

Bruce grunted. He was lying on the bed, wearing boxers and a filth-encrusted All Blacks shirt, the same place he'd been when I'd left for work that morning. He'd picked up some pirate DVDs in Indonesia a while back, every movie Chuck Norris had ever made. A small TV/DVD combo unit was balanced on top of a couple of suitcases in the corner. Halfway through The Octagon.

"'Sup mate," Bruce said.

"Hey. Look, you couldn't spot me could you? Sort you out later, yeah?"

Bruce sat up, joint dangling from his mouth. "Fair enough. Still owe you the rent this month anyway, eh?" He reached under the bed and pulled out his bag of tricks. "Here you go mate. Prerolled."

"Cheers."

Ryan was going through my CD collection when I returned to the lounge.

"Sting? What the hell?"

"Most of those aren't mine. Flatting, you know. Tea?"

We sat for a while, sipping tea, hearing Chuck Norris pound someone into putty through the wall. It's what we'd always done after a show. Nice cup of tea and a sit down. Not very rock and roll, but there you go.

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