Australia Day

'Hey man it's Australia day let's go and celebrate, we'll get plastered and talk crap and be True Blues.You're in or out." Davo asked with a little too much enthusiasm for Steve.

"I dont really drink.' Steve answered flatly.

"You dont drink, come on this is Australia day you gotta celebrate, today is our day, man." Davo said pleadingly

'I'm not much of a conversationalist, I got nothin to say."

"Woh, enough of the big words, okay, mate and you say you got nothing to say, come on, eveyone's got something to say, hey!"

"I don't." Steve could feel himself getting anxious and the more Davo was getting excited the more Steve felt inadequate.  

"What about girls hhm, you can talk about them can't you or are you one of those? hey!" Johnny joshed in his good old funtime easygoing blokey fashion

"Nnoooo! As if!' Steve answred defensively

"D'you like Criket and footy?"

"Not really."

Dyou like any sport at all, mate?" Davo asked impatiently

"Well I used to play soccer but I don't anymore."

"Jeeesus Christ what do you do with yourself then, mate? Davo asked, almost shocked at Steve's weird demeanor. 

"Nothing much."came the answer back, that nearly made Davo sick to the stomach.

Davo looked at him with disdain and pity and just wanted to walk out of there but Steve was a bet that Davo had lost and he had to convince Steve to join him and his four mates in a drink or else pay each one of them $150.

It wasn't the money ; it was just the challenge that inticed Davo; he was a fun loving guy and up for anything  that would get a laugh; he didn't even mind being the fool or the victim if it meant getting a laugh. He was a real character, he was. 

"what are you gonna do instead?"

"I'm going to La Perouse."

"What's there, mate?

"Survival Day is being held there. There's gonna be a few bands playing and stuff."

"Howcome you're going there?"

"Well it's an aboriginal thing and i'm one, so..."

"What? no way, are you? Jeeesus, you dont look it, mate, I'd never woulda guessed it. Shit, sorry, mate, well go ahead go have yourself a good time. Okay." Davo said patronisingly.

"okay."