The Inland Road Page #2

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Not really.

If it's a boy, we're thinking Nathaniel.

What do you think?

We went to school

with a boy called Nate.

He didn't amount to much.

Started a rafting company

that went bust last year.

I thought he was all right.

You only liked him 'cause

he wanted to screw you.

That's not true.

I'm gonna put some music on.

I hate jazz.

Hello, sweetheart.

Hi.

Good snooze?

Can I have some wine?

Course you can, sweetheart.

What?

European kids drink wine all the time.

Stop them turning into binge drinkers.

You been overseas?

I have.

Just once.

We went to Fiji, it was nice, actually.

Do you remember that?

When we went with Daddy?

And Donna's been overseas.

She went to the UK for a

holiday and stayed eight years.

Shame she came back, actually.

We were doing fine 'til

these guys came home.

May, please...

I had a husband, a family, a life...

May...

No, f*** you!

May...

- No, f*** you, too!

You shouldn't have been driving.

You don't know the roads!

Sorry.

Why couldn't you just stay away?

I've spent the last eight

years looking after Mum and Dad,

dealing with f***ing trenches

to keep this place from falling down.

You two just swum back from the UK

and moved right on in.

You said you wanted

to be close to the school.

You said...

Bullshit!

That's what Mum and Dad told you

just to make themselves feel better!

I never wanted to be there.

I'm just gonna be

sleeping over there, okay?

Can you sing me a song?

What song?

# One little, two little,

three little Indi

# Five little, six little, seven little

# Ten little, nine little,

eight little Indians

# Seven little, six little,

five little Indians

# Four little, three

little, two little Indians

# One little Indian boy

She's asleep.

Is this where you grew up?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's nice, actually.

Lots of space to run around.

Did Matt say anything to you?

After the accident.

No.

Was he conscious?

No.

That's good.

He seemed like a good guy.

Yeah, he was a good guy.

How'd you sleep?

Good.

You want a hot drink?

Yeah.

What do you want?

A fizz.

A what?

A fizzy drink.

I don't have fizz.

What are you having?

Coffee.

Can I have a coffee?

Were you in the car with Daddy?

Aye.

I wonder where he is.

Is he coming back?

Remember the church?

Yeah.

Then we went to the garden.

Before the party?

Yeah.

And then we buried him

in the ground, remember?

Did we put him in the

garden so he could grow again?

What?

No.

If it rains, he might grow.

Allison says rain

makes things grow.

Who's Allison?

Allison from kindy.

Over here.

Tia.

If you stand on the egg,

there might be a problem.

The chickens might

fly up and lay it there.

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