Bernie sat by himself on the far side of the emergency department waiting room. Elsie and Rita were sitting together, near the doors to the operating theatres. Elsie was sobbing, and Bernie wanted to console her, but he couldn't face Rita's wrath again. "It's all your fault, Bernie!" she'd shouted at him.

The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts — Two: A Fast Car — Part Three is a short story by Robert Fairhead from the Tall And True writers' website.

Read Robert's writing on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au

A Dog and Van Road Trip:

• Part One: Sydney to Uluru: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/a-dog-and-van-road-trip-part-one-sydney-to-uluru

• Part Two: Uluru: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/a-dog-and-van-road-trip-part-two-uluru

Listen to all podcast episodes on Tall And True Short Reads: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com

Season Five Trailer: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/introducing-season-five/

The Nine Lives of Leo Roberts:

• Prologue: The Clinic: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-prologue-the-clinic/

• One: Rock Fishing: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-one-rock-fishing/

• Two: A Fast Car - Part One: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-two-a-fast-car-part-one/

• Two: A Fast Car - Part Two: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-two-a-fast-car-part-two/

• Two: A Fast Car - Part Three: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com/the-nine-lives-of-leo-roberts-two-a-fast-car-part-three/

Support the podcast: https://supporter.acast.com/tall-and-true-short-reads

Buy Robert's short story and microfiction collections online:

• Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM

• Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/author/robert-fairhead/id1436773436

• Rakuten Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/au/en/author/robert-fairhead

Podcast Theme and Sound Effects

Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan.

Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org:

• Car Engine Revving: https://freesound.org/people/overmedium/sounds/651534/

• Hospital Waiting Room: https://freesound.org/people/bassboybg/sounds/201638/

• Heart Monitor-Flat Line: https://freesound.org/people/samfk360/sounds/148897/

• Opening Door: https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_7146007/sounds/383846/

• Police Car Radio: https://freesound.org/people/mrrap4food/sounds/618971/

• Racing Cars: https://freesound.org/people/DaleT92/sounds/260886/

• Car Crash: https://freesound.org/people/squareal/sounds/237375/

• Bernie's Car: https://freesound.org/people/tiramisuper/sounds/474461/

• Heart Monitor: https://freesound.org/people/iluminati_2705/sounds/536706/

• Baby Laughter: https://freesound.org/people/iccleste/sounds/260774/

• Pub Ambience: https://freesound.org/people/BurghRecords/sounds/415974/

• Respirator: https://freesound.org/people/dansotak/sounds/137709/

• Wall Clock: https://freesound.org/people/Richard1052/sounds/585774/

• Underwater: https://freesound.org/people/DCSFX/sounds/366159/

• Wind and Waves: https://freesound.org/people/nickmaysoundmusic/sounds/585622/

• Santa Bells: https://freesound.org/people/BrianJamesLong/sounds/330415/

Production Notes

Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity.

Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People.

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