Howzat!
“It was where Georgie was; it was where maybe all the Test cricketers were. He knew I’d follow. This was it. I felt light, detached; as if it wasn’t me moving quickly around my room, getting the scorecard from beneath my pillow, putting on a change of clothes, picking up the cricket ball. A sense of calm had taken over. There was a job to do and I knew with a crystal clear clarity that there was only one person who could do it.
‘You’re off again?’ Mum said, walking past my room on her way into t...he kitchen.
‘Things to do, you know.’ She laughed. ‘Since when does a boy on holidays have things to do?’ I shrugged, grabbing an apple and a snack bar from the cupboard.
‘Is that breakfast?’ Mum asked.
‘I won’t be long, Mum.’ Walking out the front door, I wondered how close my prediction would be to the truth.
No one was answering at Ally’s house when I phoned but Rahul was home when I tried him.
‘Rahul, I need a favour,’ I said quickly. ‘I’m on my way round, okay?’ ‘Sure, Toby.MoreLess
‘You’re off again?’ Mum said, walking past my room on her way into t...he kitchen.
‘Things to do, you know.’ She laughed. ‘Since when does a boy on holidays have things to do?’ I shrugged, grabbing an apple and a snack bar from the cupboard.
‘Is that breakfast?’ Mum asked.
‘I won’t be long, Mum.’ Walking out the front door, I wondered how close my prediction would be to the truth.
No one was answering at Ally’s house when I phoned but Rahul was home when I tried him.
‘Rahul, I need a favour,’ I said quickly. ‘I’m on my way round, okay?’ ‘Sure, Toby.MoreLess
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