Ken and the Toothbrush – Chapter 1

A crisp April morning ends badly...

The Roo Story

12 February 2020 - The First Case

Early morning sun warms my face...

I think I remember it. But sometimes I don’t.

Early morning sun warms my face, visor down—a glance in the right mirror shows me a car is behind me, but not too close. The road ahead is straight with wide verges. Thick bushes on my left, open paddocks on my right. A new bridge in front of me.

Another glance down, two cars in the mirror now—not too close. Looking up, the bridge draws nearer. Speedo hovers on sixty kilometres an hour.

Movement.

12 March 2020 - TAFE Shuts Down

Rapid, jagged-hops....

On my left, a driveway.

Rapid, jagged-hops.

It hits me. So fast.

Kangaroo face smashing into my visor.

23 June 2020 - The Second Wave

Kangaroo face smashing into my visor....

Weight crushing my left shoulder—I’m lifted off my scooter, spinning…

Ken and the Toothbrush – Chapter 2