Chapter 19 This is the final chapter of the book. Hemi hacked his basic, alright, he excelled at it. He was fortunate, as Guy had told him what to expect, also, Hemi […]
Chapter Nineteen. The Parcel.
Chapter Eighteen. Fencing with Mr A.
Chapter 18 Fencing with Guy’s dad was a different kettle of fish to the gentle rolling country Hemi had been used to fencing on. Guy’s dad was a high-country fencer. The really […]
Chapter Seventeen. Making Plans.
Chapter 17 Guy and Hemi had grown apart as their lives diverged, but they’d grown up together, talked about loads of stuff when they were boys. They had shared the same interests, […]
Chapter Sixteen. Like Starsky and Hutch.
Chapter 16 Hemi didn’t end up at the freezing works. The father of one of his teammates in the 1st XV worked for the local council’s roading division, they were always after […]
Chapter Fifteen. Basic Training.
Chapter 15 Guy joined the army after his last summer holiday with some mates from School up in Taupo. When making their way home across the desert road, Guy was confronted with his future. […]
Chapter Fourteen. Finishing School.
Chapter 14 Guy didn’t know what happened to Hemi when he left school; they lost contact. He assumed he’d have gone to work in the freezing works with his mum. Guy did okay in […]
Chapter Thirteen. Prize Giving.
Chapter 13 Hemi did ride with the gang again, he couldn’t say no. He learned to say no soon enough when his dad found out about him riding with the bros again. Word gets […]
Chapter Twelve. Gang Associate.
Chapter 12 A few weeks after his encounter with the Bros, Hemi and a mate were walking in town at lunch time. School kids often went downtown in the lunch hour. You had […]
Chapter Eleven. Changes.
Chapter 11 While Guy was away at school, his home got sold again. The farm owner had decided to sell the farm and the guy who was buying it was going to […]
Chapter Ten. Good Fulla’s
Chapter 10 By now, the Bros had a joint being passed round and were knocking back the ‘crate piss’. Hemi had caved in and accepted a beer off them. There was no way […]
Chapter Nine. Being Forgotten.
Chapter 9 Hemi enjoyed his footy. Luckily, because his mum worked at the freezing works on the other side of town, he could get to practice during the week. Footy practice was […]
Chapter Eight. The Crossing.
Chapter 8 Soon enough, the town boundary appeared and Hemi and his mother were cruising down the main street. Hemi enjoyed watching the Charger’s reflection in the shop windows, thinking, man, this […]
Chapter Seven. Driving to Town
Chapter 7 One of the down sides of living so far out in the sticks, is how much of a mission it is to get your supplies. Sure, you can grab groceries […]
Chapter Six. Hemi Finds His Place.
Chapter 6 Hemi set off for his first class. The environment at his school was completely different to Guy’s though, half the size, co-ed, less rigid, friendlier. This was a small-town high […]
Chapter Five. School Daze
Chapter 5 Hemi got off the bus as quickly as he could, not daring to glance back in case the stink sheila tried to talk to him out here on the footpath. […]
Chapter Four. The Hostel
Chapter 4 While Hemi was having his school bus conundrum, Guy was standing at the gates to the boarding school hostel. Richard had already gone after a parting piece of encouragement: ‘You […]
Chapter Three. The School Bus
Chapter 3 Hemi didn’t get to go to boarding school. He didn’t know anything about where Guy had gone to school. Only that he had gone away. Hemi was going to the […]
Chapter Two. The Wrong Place
Chapter 2 That summer was the last time they spent any meaningful time together as boys. They had to go off and grow up. That’s the problem with being boys, young mates—sooner […]
