SpecialistMatch day had arrived, a Saturday 5:00 p.m. kick-off at the Lakeside. The squad was due at the stadium at 1:00 p.m. Jarrod had organised a coffee meet with his sister’s friends, Dana and Milena, Anna having insisted on it and set up the meet herself from her new home in the US. She warned Jarrod that he would need tickets for the day’s game as they were big football fans. She also bet him that he would find Milena attractive. Jarrod had already met them when he was last over, and Anna was right about Milena. He grabbed a newspaper and found a seat at the café, but before he could open it, the girls appeared, both planting a big kiss on his cheek before he could even stand up to greet them.
This was such a tonic. Jarrod felt so far away from his sister. She had just completed her
