Red (2012)
“THE METAL BIN SCRAPED on the rough tarred surface of the road. Peri’s face appeared. The biggest of the boys screamed at him, kicking hard with his heavy boots and then launching himself forward.
Peri disappeared, as the boy landed heavily inside. Screams. Thuds. Bodies smacked into the bin’s sides. More screams. The other two boys kept rocking the bin, violently, one edge mounting the footpath, the whole thing looking as if it might tip over.
‘Stop it! Stop it!’ Red launched herself at the boy...s. She tugged at their shirts. ‘Leave him alone! He’s not hurting you.’ ‘Piss off.’ She was shoved roughly away.
She landed heavily on her back on the road. She pushed herself up. The bitumen tore at the scabs on her hands.
‘What can we do?’ Jazz was beside her, almost crying.
Red’s heart was pounding in her chest. ‘I don’t know. I don’t know.’ An upstairs window of the shop opened and a man leant out. ‘Get lost, you lot. Cut the noise.’ ‘Cut it yourself, Grandpa,’ yelled one of the boys rocking the bin.MoreLess
Peri disappeared, as the boy landed heavily inside. Screams. Thuds. Bodies smacked into the bin’s sides. More screams. The other two boys kept rocking the bin, violently, one edge mounting the footpath, the whole thing looking as if it might tip over.
‘Stop it! Stop it!’ Red launched herself at the boy...s. She tugged at their shirts. ‘Leave him alone! He’s not hurting you.’ ‘Piss off.’ She was shoved roughly away.
She landed heavily on her back on the road. She pushed herself up. The bitumen tore at the scabs on her hands.
‘What can we do?’ Jazz was beside her, almost crying.
Red’s heart was pounding in her chest. ‘I don’t know. I don’t know.’ An upstairs window of the shop opened and a man leant out. ‘Get lost, you lot. Cut the noise.’ ‘Cut it yourself, Grandpa,’ yelled one of the boys rocking the bin.MoreLess
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