She saw a parrot – a rainbow lorikeet – perched on the top of a bench, being photographed by a couple of tourists.
A surfy-looking cyclist passed by holding an orange smoothie, smiling and literally saying, “G’day.”
This was most definitely not Bedford. Nora noticed something was happening to her face.
She was – could she be? – smiling. And naturally, not just because someone expected her to.
Then she noted a piece of graffiti on a low wall which said THE WORLD IS ON FIRE
and another that said ONE EARTH = ONE CHANCE and her smile faded.
After all, a different life didn’t mean a different planet.
She had no idea where she lived or what she did or where she was meant to be heading after the swimming pool,
but there was something quite freeing about that. To be existing without any expectation, even her own.
As she walked, she googled her own name and added “Sydney” to see if it brought up anything.
Before she scanned the results she glanced up and noticed a man walking on the path towards her, smiling.
A short, tanned man with kind eyes and long thinning hair in a loose ponytail with a shirt that wasn’t buttoned correctly.
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