More Than Just One Lesson

‘Oh yeah?’ Austyn raised the box above his head. ‘Come and get it.’ ‘Give it back!’ Kira scrambled to her feet. The top of her head barely reached Austyn’s chest. Kira hopped and jumped, but the box remained out of her reach. After a few attempts, she started to feel dizzy. Austyn’s face began to swim before her eyes. She saw double, no, triple, no… There were four of her husbands! Kira blacked out, falling backwards onto the bed. ‘That’s all you got?’ The instigator of the childish prank leaned in to check on his victim. With a triumphant smile, he lifted the lid of the box. What treasure was she hiding… He realised she might have meant the word literally. The box was stuffed with cash. One-dollar notes and fivers were stacked into separate piles, secured with rubber bands. There was also a small wad of ten-dollar notes. So this was her secret stash. Austyn was amused, but also a little disappointed. He’d expected something more…interesting. Even her secret was so vanilla. He was abou