Ned, 18, Hervey Bay, Qld*
Mum worked long hours at a hospital in the city, and she left early in the morning. ‘Bye darling, be good,’ she’d say, giving me a kiss before she headed off.
Then she’d drive her old but beloved car to the station and catch the train to work. I’d leave later to go to the private school I went to, 10 kilometres away. Mum mayI sighed.
