CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
Travis wakes up in the middle of the night, body aching. He slides his legs off the bed onto the floor, stands a little unsteadily. His forehead hurts worse than any knock he ever had from football. He checks his mobile phone. 4.30 am. He may as well get under that frisbee shower rose. He checks his face first. The bruise is going to be clear to see to the dentist or anyone else looking at him. He’ll buy a cap. He won’t ring Ahn’s sister in case she says no. He’ll drive up to her place. She lives in Belgrave in the Dandenong Ranges about an hour and a half from Abbotsford. He showers for twenty-minutes under steaming hot water. Feels slightly better. That fucken Johnny. He still can’t get over it. Aligned with Ahn’s father, but he made out he knows the guys who stole th
