Review of Australian Fiction, Volume 4, Issue 5 by Patrick Holland

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

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VI.

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We managed to practice under Bill Dudley’s radar until winter, when Shorty and Coppers came again and warned us we’d have a six hundred dollar fine if we didn’t quit. After they left I marched up to Bill Dudley’s and would have confronted him if Benjy hadn’t followed me and pulled me back.

‘It’ll just make things worse,’ he warned. ‘We were too loud tonight.’

‘Disturbing him while he sits in front of his stupid television without a creative thought in his head,’ I fumed. An aching tooth was worsening my temper. ‘I’ll pay him back, you wait and see.’

‘Revenge is not good for the blood,’ said Benjy, gently leading me by the elbow back to the house. He kissed the side of my head. ‘Let’s have a nice cup of tea and calm down.’

‘You’re more like an old granny than a rock musician,’ I said, grumpily.

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