You know when you’re in Year 7

By Brendon Ly, Out Of School

“You know when you’re in Year 7, you’re in a new place and everything’s big and bright and weird?”

“Yeah,” she responded. “It was an awkward time for everyone. I still remember Jeremy falling over and trying to pretend no one noticed.”

Vince turned quietly in the way that the people in movies often did, looking over his shoulder as if expecting to see the ghost of his past self staring back.

“Yeah, that was funny but-”

“But what?”

“I accidentally stuck my foot out. I didn’t mean to.”

“People do bad things without meaning to all the time.”