Lara Grainge – Knife

POP! BANG! – Exploded the tire suddenly.

‘Fuck, not now!’ complained Mum, who had to hold the annual Mothers of NSW expo. Mum got out of her car and got the carjack out of her boot. She was in the middle of the bush with no phone signal, so trying to call the NRMA would be useless. As she was almost done changing her tire, she heard loud rustling in the bush. Thinking she might get a good chance to get a good picture of a kangaroo, she took her phone out of her car and went to investigate. It was silent as she stepped through the bush, but only for a moment, as she saw some rustling near a tree beyond. She got her camera ready and moved close, only for the rustling to scurry off. Frustrated and not thinking clearly, Mum bolted after the scurrying. Through the bush she dashed until…

There.

The spookiest log cabin you’ve ever seen. It was dank and dark, with the windows painted pitch black. And worst of all – there was blood dripping down from the roof, and bits of an animal lying on the front porch. At this point, Mum knew to get the hell out of there – but to no avail! The scurrying came from in from of her and revealed itself: a hideous monster with a giant, yellow sack over its body, a kangaroo’s head and legs and six arms.