The sky was already brooding as I drove the short journey from my place to the Devereux home in Castle Hill. I crossed Geoff in the...

I wandered outside into the seat to check the letterbox, having heard the zip of the postie’s motorbike within the past hour. On this...

Zipporah rushed through the automatic doors and into the library, almost bumping into them before they parted. She was followed shortly...

The windows on the opposite wall of the club were large. They looked out over the lower part of the carpark. I had arrived for the Lofty...

The university ball was held on Sunday night in the main ballroom and dining hall. “You look beautiful, Nina,” Geoff told me when he...

“How has the wedding planning been going?” I asked Waleed. “Ah, good, pretty good,” he replied. Waleed sat down beside me, strap of his...

I awoke on the morning of Fathers’ Day, staring up at the ceiling before finally throwing back the covers. Swinging my legs around, I sat...

Once Greg, Natalie and Geoff had left, Mum and I retreated into the bedroom. She shut the door so that Dad would not protrude, allowing...

Waleed and I once again congregated at the university library. It felt like a little bit of a secret ritual for us, even though it wasn’t...

When I arrived at Rose’s car, she was already sitting there. “Sorry,” I apologised, slipping into the car. Quickly fastening my seatbelt,...

I pulled up outside the police station, to collect Geoff after his shift and drive him home. When I stepped out of the vehicle, I noticed...

I arrived at Delilah and Nahum’s cottage in Canterbury. Letting myself in upon her called request, I ambled down the hall. In the...

I arrived at university, the morning beautifully sunny, yet freezing cold. What else could have I expected out of a winter day? I went...

We trudged from the field following the match, having suffered a heavy loss – four-nil at the hands of the second-ranked team. At least...

I pulled into the shops. After parking the car, I rested on the railing while the escalator carried me up towards the supermarket. At the...

Following hockey, I dropped in at Delilah’s place on the way to work. Music filtered down the hall as soon as I let myself in, reaching...

I left university at lunchtime after my morning lecture. I caught the bus back down the M2 to Windsor Road, then strolled the rest of the...

At the sound of the doorbell, I scurried down the hallway and opened the front door. Greg, Natalie and Geoff were standing on the other...

We sat around the picnic table at the university, with a cake in the centre. It was a lamington sponge with jam and cream in the centre,...

When my alarm blasted, I rolled over to slam it off and opened my eyes slightly. The television was blaring. I moved back onto my back....