Brian Mc Clain
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Brian Mc Clain
The sky went dark and we drove for hours, following billy's directions. Eventually I got nervous.
"How far away is this place from Darwin?"
"317 clicks."
I stared at him.
"Think we have enough gas to make it?"
"Don't know Da, I always traveled by carpet."
The truck kept moving along through the night and as the sun rose I grimaced.
"We're here."
I turned my head.
"Billy, there's a bloody mountain in the way."
He waved me off and I sighed, looking at the massive obstacle.
"It's nothing da, just keep going forward."
I drove towards the mountain for a while and then Billy asked to stop and opened the truck's door. He walked out and then pressed his hand against the mountain. I watched as the stone moved away, revealing a road.
"We can drive in."
Billy got back into the truck and we drove in darkness, then I saw light and buildings. I looked up and around.
"Halt."
I stopped the truck and I blinked. A man sat on a kangaroo, he looked almost bored.
"Jeff, it's Me Billy."
The Man yawned.
"Sorry, Bill, didn't know."
"These are my parents."
The man sighed.
"You mean the dipstick who let a bloody ten year old wander the bloody bush alone?"
I puffed up a bit at that.
"Give 'em a fair go, we've have a bad day. Someone decided to shoot up me home town."
The man tilted his head.
"Some Piker loose his mind?"
"Worse, someone was bombarding the city with artillery."
The man shook his head.
"You ain't having fun with me?"
He paused.
"Fair Dinkum."
"Shit."
"We need a place to stay until things are figured out."
The older man got off of the 'Roo and motioned for us to follow.
"Come on then. Follow me."
I walked with him.
"So this is."
"Welcome to Springvale homestead, the Gile's family, um my family built it 1871. It might be the oldest homestead in Katherine."
I stared at him.
"Never heard of it."
"Katherine, city of magic, a town for Magi by Magi..."
I shrugged.
"Bloody Normies. We're the forth biggest city in the bloody province, we have over a thousand people!"
"Not ringing a bell mate."
The man looked at my son and shook his head.
"Come on then. Me da will want to talk about this."
He stopped my son and looked at him.
"You staying the night?"
"Don't know how long we're going to have to stay."
He put some thing in my sons hand.
"Heres a Franger, just in case you decide to get naughty with me sis."
My son turned beet red.
"My intentions are completely honorable Jeff."
The man slapped my son on the back and laughed.
"Maybe so but my sister's intentions aren't, so take it."
My wife frowned as the boy put the thing into his pocket.
"Don't say anything."
"But."
"We're in the Never Never now Mitzy. Different rules so, be nice."
The sky went dark and we drove for hours, following billy's directions. Eventually I got nervous.
"How far away is this place from Darwin?"
"317 clicks."
I stared at him.
"Think we have enough gas to make it?"
"Don't know Da, I always traveled by carpet."
The truck kept moving along through the night and as the sun rose I grimaced.
"We're here."
I turned my head.
"Billy, there's a bloody mountain in the way."
He waved me off and I sighed, looking at the massive obstacle.
"It's nothing da, just keep going forward."
I drove towards the mountain for a while and then Billy asked to stop and opened the truck's door. He walked out and then pressed his hand against the mountain. I watched as the stone moved away, revealing a road.
"We can drive in."
Billy got back into the truck and we drove in darkness, then I saw light and buildings. I looked up and around.
"Halt."
I stopped the truck and I blinked. A man sat on a kangaroo, he looked almost bored.
"Jeff, it's Me Billy."
The Man yawned.
"Sorry, Bill, didn't know."
"These are my parents."
The man sighed.
"You mean the dipstick who let a bloody ten year old wander the bloody bush alone?"
I puffed up a bit at that.
"Give 'em a fair go, we've have a bad day. Someone decided to shoot up me home town."
The man tilted his head.
"Some Piker loose his mind?"
"Worse, someone was bombarding the city with artillery."
The man shook his head.
"You ain't having fun with me?"
He paused.
"Fair Dinkum."
"Shit."
"We need a place to stay until things are figured out."
The older man got off of the 'Roo and motioned for us to follow.
"Come on then. Follow me."
I walked with him.
"So this is."
"Welcome to Springvale homestead, the Gile's family, um my family built it 1871. It might be the oldest homestead in Katherine."
I stared at him.
"Never heard of it."
"Katherine, city of magic, a town for Magi by Magi..."
I shrugged.
"Bloody Normies. We're the forth biggest city in the bloody province, we have over a thousand people!"
"Not ringing a bell mate."
The man looked at my son and shook his head.
"Come on then. Me da will want to talk about this."
He stopped my son and looked at him.
"You staying the night?"
"Don't know how long we're going to have to stay."
He put some thing in my sons hand.
"Heres a Franger, just in case you decide to get naughty with me sis."
My son turned beet red.
"My intentions are completely honorable Jeff."
The man slapped my son on the back and laughed.
"Maybe so but my sister's intentions aren't, so take it."
My wife frowned as the boy put the thing into his pocket.
"Don't say anything."
"But."
"We're in the Never Never now Mitzy. Different rules so, be nice."