Review of Australian Fiction, Volume 1, Issue 1 by Christos Tsiolkas

Author:Christos Tsiolkas
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Review of Australian Fiction
Published: 2013-06-30T04:00:00+00:00

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Titian pulled away from her mother, sprung to her feet.

– Okay, I won’t reclaim slut.

She put her face right up to Angela’s.

– And don’t smoke!

– Don’t nag!

Titian kissed them both goodnight, headed off to bed.

Angela and Cleo sat in the companionable stillness, the silence broken only by the crashing now furious waves on the shore.

– Come here.

Cleo walked over and dropped on Angela’s lap. The two women kissed, lightly, but they lingered in the kiss, brushing lips, softly, again and again.

Angela pulled away.

– Sorry for being such a moody bitch.

Cleo checked herself. She had been about to apologise herself, then thought, I don’t have to. It wasn’t a victory, she wasn’t feeling vindicated. She didn’t want an apology to be meaningless, that wouldn’t be right.

– I love you, she answered, kissing Angela on the lips one more time. She got to her feet.

– You coming?

Angela tilted back and forth her near-empty glass.

– I’m going to have one more whiskey, two more fags and then come to bed.

– Don’t fall asleep out here.

– I’ll be alright.

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