Rusty stood in front of the mirror in his and Digger's room. He was extremely nervous about his cricket game he was having in a few hours, because Indy was going to be there. A lot of thoughts started running through his head. "What if I swing badly?", "What if I fall and injure myself?", "What if I get hit in the head by a really bad bouncer?", "What if I embarrass myself in front of Indy?". As he was thinking, his mother came in to give him some news.
Maria: Hey Rusty, great news!
Rusty: What is it?
Maria: Your father is taking paid leave to come watch your cricket game today! He’ll arrive in an hour to set everything up.
Rusty: Oh, that's... great.
Maria: What's wrong, honey? You don't seem very excited.
Rusty: I'm just worried I'll embarrass myself in front of him.
Maria: It's okay honey, you'll do great!
Rusty: Yeah, I'll try my best.
Maria: Well, hurry up and get ready. We're leaving in 5 minutes.
Rusty's mum then left the room, leaving Rusty staring at his mirror once again, this time even more nervous. Embarrassing himself in front of Indy was bad enough, but embarrassing himself in front of Indy and his dad was terrible. He stood in front of the mirror for another second before grabbing his cricket gear and going out to the car to travel to the pitch with his family.
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Maria: Are you okay Rusty? You haven't spoken the entire drive.
Rusty: Yeah, I'm just really nervous. It's the last game of the year. So if I mess up, not only will dad see, but the entirety of Brisbane will see.
Digger: Hey Rust Bucket, you'll do fine. You've been practising for this since you were 7.
Rusty: Yeah, I guess…
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Indy was looking at herself in the bathroom mirror. She wanted to dress nicely for Rusty’s cricket game, but she felt like she was missing something. Then it clicked. She went to her room and put the flower that Rusty gave her last week at the creek and put it in her hair. She heard a car horn honking from outside. It was Chloe and her father, who were there to pick her up and take her to the cricket game. Indy ran outside and hopped in the backseat of Chloe's dads car, where she found Chloe and Jack sitting next to one another. The vehicle pulled out of the driveway and started driving.
Indy: Oh, hi Jack! I didn't expect to see you here.
Jack: Hey Indy! My parents couldn't take me, so they decided I could go with you two.
Indy: And you, Chloe? Why are you so interested in the game all of a sudden?
Chloe: Well, I heard you were going, so I wanted to go as well.
Frank: But Chloe, I thought you said you wanted to go because Jac-
Chloe: (shoots Frank an angry look)
Frank (sheepishly): -Because Indy was going. Right. Well, we're almost at the ground. We arrived a bit early so you guys can get your seats.
Frank pulled into the parking lot and let the three of them out. Indy, Jack and Chloe walked up to the entrance, but before they went in, Chloe pulled Indy aside.
Chloe: Hey Indy, can I ask you a favour?
Indy: Sure
Chloe: Can I sit next to Jack for the game?
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Story of Rindy
RomanceRusty Kelpie and Indy Afghani have known each other since primary school. And even though they've lived pretty parallel lives so far, every time they see each other, there's a spark, an attraction, something that couldn't be perfectly described by w...
