YOU short story: Workbench

23 Dec 2020

Rachel Nel

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Illustration: Michael De Lucchi

I bounce into the house, afternoon sunshine trailing in after me. Without greeting my mother,

I swing my backpack onto the floor and ask: “Where’s Dad?”

Her red lips immediately vanish into a thin line of irritation. “Hello to you too.”

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