Review of Australian Fiction, Volume 2, Issue 2 by Linda Jaivin

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

Ruthless

Daniel Ducrou

Isaac turned on the shower as hot as he could bear it and stood with the heat scorching his skin and steam rising around him. He started to cry, shook his head and drew jagged breaths through his teeth. Idiot! He smacked a balled fist against his cheek. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Steph could never find out. Never. He had to make sure. He scrubbed himself with a soapy loofah until the coconut scent disappeared, then started again.

Once dry, he wrapped the towel around his waist and killed the light.

‘Isaac?’ Stephanie murmured.

He stalled as she rolled over slowly in the bed. The alarm clock beside her said SUNDAY, 3:04 AM, in dim green lettering.

‘Go back to sleep,’ he said.

She yawned. ‘You sound drunk.’

‘I’m fine.’ He pulled on some boxer shorts, stumbled slightly and fell into the bed.

He woke a few hours later, groggy and confused. Stephanie was crying at the foot of the bed and two policemen were standing beside her.

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