Bit Of Goodness

Face swollen from the hits he had taken, drained and shocked, supposed fortune maker, Thomas Lanoth walked towards the bungalow where he had been staying with Trent.

For the first time in a long time, he began to rethink the choices he had made in his life.

As he watched people zipping by in their cars and laughing gaily as they went about their day, he cursed his luck.

He cursed his choices, including the woman who had been at the centre of all that.

She was the reason why he had agreed to that bet that long time ago.

She was the reason he had lived a lie for many years.

She was also the reason why he had almost died from an overdose.

She was also the reason why he was beaten up and sent to Wollongong.

By extension, she was the reason why he was walking aimlessly towards a house where his bad day was going to get worse.

What was he going to tell Trent?