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SYDNEY. THE SAME NIGHT

K. cannot get that meeting out of his head. He’s hoping the next one will be soon. He feels a wave of unease when he thinks about his parents. He turns on the TV trying to push them out of his mind. It doesn’t work. He calls his father.

— What’s your big problem with this cousin anyway?

— You know the people he’s involved with are not like us. Those people are dangerous people. Those are radicals, my son. Those are not people you …

— You’ve got a problem with everything I decide to do, doesn’t matter what it is.

— Look, if you don’t believe your mother and me, ask your sister.

— Why not ask me?! I’m sick of it. Why should she know better? At least these people treat me like I’m somebody.

His cousin walks in just then with a big smile on his face.

— I have to go, Dad.

K. puts down the phone.

His cousin pats him on the back.

— They were very impressed with you, yuh. Next meeting they’ll probably have a project for you.

K. feels the unease rise again but forces it back down.

It’s their problem. Not mine. He’s looking out for me and he’s already organised something for me to do which is more than I can say for anyone else.

K. forces out a laugh.

What the hell. What the bloody hell. I’ll find my own place in the world. Screw everybody else. Screw them all.