Luke The week before Easter and the two weeks after, the university was involved in Sevens rugby tournaments. Given that Sevens is a game of speed and style, grace and skill, I felt lucky to get into the third team of four entered for each. For those that...
Luke “A twelve-week placement starting twentieth June, finishing on ninth September. You have to register at the halls, at the Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Espoo, Finland over the weekend before. “Espoo, Finland?” Tina asked. “Finland? You got...
Luke “Never. There that was simple, wasn’t it? Want me to expand?” Tina nodded. I pulled the duvet around us and we snuggled into each other more, “Sam’s my sister, but it’s not about morals or legalities, sure they are stoppers, but they are inconsequent...
Tina “Ooh, Luke you can sing. Luke here, he can sing.” Too late, Luke turned to quieten her, but the person calling it came over, “You sure, Luke? I just thought being with your family and all…” “Nah, Luke’s good, aren’t you mate?” Said Rob. Sam had tears...
Tina “Ah good, that makes it easy,” said the person at the door. “You’re coming with me,” he said, stepping forward and reaching for me. Luke stepped out of the door and across the front of me so he was in his way, “No she’s not and you need to leave righ...
Luke I had been downstairs at least twenty minutes before Tina appeared in the doorway. In the meantime, I had found out that Cara, Andy and Rob had come prepared, knowing that many places require, at least, smart dress on New Year’s Eve. Rob had run Dian...
Luke “What are you two ugly bastards doing here?” I turned to the person approaching from the car, “Sorry, Cara, I am, truly, that you had to share a car with these two.” “We were passing and we thought, well, we wondered what you were doing for New Year....
Luke It’s funny how quickly you can get used to something, how quickly you can get used to someone new in your life. When you just seem to click with that someone, everything feels comfortable with them. It is so easy to get used to little things, like ha...
Luke I pulled up at Tina’s and was not greeted at the door by mother or daughter; I actually had to knock. “Alright mush, come in. Tina will be down in a sec.” Mrs C leant up for a kiss, which I obliged and I swear she wiggled her bum as she walked...
Tina “No show, pal,” said Luke The stranger stopped and blocked what little path there was, Luke stopped, pulling me to a stop too. Luke then turned to about forty-five degrees and looked behind again. That is when I heard footsteps and the dog from earli...
Tina I heard the conversation and wasn’t sure if I was hiding or trying to protect myself under here. “Where is she?” asked a female voice. “Hi Sam, try knocking, now fuck off.” I felt someone sit on the bed, “Hi bruv,” Then I felt something poking my hip...
Luke It’s amazing how fast the brain can process information. It was a micro-second that told me who the three people where, Diane hadn’t finished saying “Oh, fuck!” before I knew. “I’m guessing that’s not her brother, that she’s never spoken of?” “She ha...
Tina It was a little after four-thirty when I woke up. I was so comfortable, lying on top of Luke. He still had an arm around me and was holding my hand from earlier, even though he was asleep. Resting my chin on my hand on his chest and watching him, he...
Luke “Trust me,” she said, two fingers with something cold and slippery on them, poised at the edge of my arse and she said, “Trust me.” On one hand, each time I had said it to her, she did with little to no hesitation. On the other, what did I really kno...
Tina When I awoke again, Luke was sat on the side of the bed. I rolled over and was about to crawl over to him when I saw red lines crisscrossing his back. Some wide, some narrower. I silently put my hand over my mouth as it occurred to me what the narrow...
