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Jake’s Story (Part 1)

Saturday morning. Jake’s mum was in the laundry, doing what she did every Saturday morning….washing the sheets and towels and clothes. He could hear her singing, badly and very loudly, some old song that she and Dad used to dance to when they first met. “Come on, come on, do the locomotion with me…” Jake…

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Jake’s Story (Part 2)

Sunday Again, Afternoon   “Just let me borrow it for the arvo, please, please, please!” Matty’s voice became an insistent whine. Jake held his skateboard tight under his arm and stood his ground. “Nuh, Don’t reckon you can.” “Why, I won’t break it or nuthin’. I’ll bring it back straight after.”

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