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- 2. Jen confronting Pablo, who promises to clean up his act. Jen forgave Pablo and agreed to return home, but on the condition he would sleep on the sofa for a night. Just so she could sleep on her decision, make her mind up without distraction
- 3. Pablo vowed todo one better, he would spend the night in a hotel, she could have the house to herself. Alone in the marital bedroom, Jen came to the conclusion she would give her marriage a second chance.
- 4. She explained toPablo how she felt over breakfast the next day. She was giving them a shot, but he would have to change his ways and earn her trust.
- 5. She had tomake her position clear again when they went to bed that night. He had to earn his way back into her good books…
- 6. Ariette finally gotround to enrolling Annette in the local school, and today is her first day. It’s pretty nerve-wracking. She had lived at her previous school since she was 6 months old, everyone else was new. She was the one who knew how everything worked.
- 7. She and MeganBailey got on at the same stop, so Megan slipped into the seat next to her. She tried talking to her, but Annette was just too shy to respond fully.
- 8. Throughout the day,Annette hung around Megan. The other girl was bright, confident, had loads of friends – everything she was supposed to be. Annette decided if she got a second chance, she’d befriend Megan in an instant.
- 9. At home, Megandidn’t feel like someone to be envied. She felt like her dad was trying to get her to be something she wasn’t. The only thing she really liked about her room was the game table.
- 10. She tried tobe enthusiastic about the costume Warren got her. It was meant to be a treat, a princess dress with a hat. She said she loved it, but she didn’t. She didn’t feel like princess material.
- 11. How she enviedJames, given the space to do his own thing, decorate his area how he liked.
- 12. She would comeup with a plan. There had to be a way of letting her dad know she wasn’t a girly girl without hurting his feelings or being a disappoint. In the meantime, she’d trash the dress by playing outside. In the mud.
- 13. Annette was struggling withthe role being doled out to her as well. Harry was not impressed when he heard she had been given no homework.
- 14. So Harry madeup an assignment. The study of the Vickers family through the ages, with a thousand word summary by the weekend.
- 15. She was alsoinstructed to begin extra- curricular activities in the arts and in foreign languages. She would be an accomplished young lady in the Vickers tradition soon enough.
- 16. She was miserable,but Ariette and Harry were pleased with her progress.
- 17. She just wantedto be a kid again.
- 18. As it turnsout, both girls often choose to stay at school for a little while at the end of the day. To do their homework, and keep out of their parents hair.
- 19. It was somewhat inevitable,on the walk home after they were kicked off the school grounds, that they would become friends.
- 20. As night falls,figures approach the house on the corner, number 3. Opposite the Darkstone residence. It’s a new family moving into Deasil Street.
- 21. It was asmall family, mum dad and daughter. They were all tired, so didn’t make the rounds to meet their neighbours right away.
- 22. Aimee and MarleyWilliams had up and moved to Appaloosa with their daughter Malika to escape the rat race of the bigger towns. Appaloosa might be up and coming, but it was still small enough to feel rural.
- 23. Their first mealin their new home was a muted affair. Aimee and Marley had been picking at each other day with the stress of the move.
- 24. Malika had decidedto avoid their passive aggressive squabbling and eat outside.
- 25. She silently wavedthe two strangers into the house. She’d watched them come over from the house across the street, but was too shy to talk to them herself.
- 26. Aimee was surprisedthat their neighbours just walked in to say hello, it wasn’t what they were used to. Their old town had been friendly, but this was like living in the fifties! She hoped Appaloosa wasn’t going to be all Stepford wives and gossip.
- 27. She was pleasedto hear Teresa was gainfully employed. Running her own business, gardener and now a fledgling wine brewer, it was impressive stuff. Aimee told Teresa she had started out in teaching, but was hoping to make a new start as a chef.
- 28. It was abig relief to find someone on her wave- length so quickly. Settling into this new town might now be too hard after all.
- 29. Malika was sentover the road early the next morning to meet Megan. She wasn’t happy, meeting people like this was so embarrassing.
- 30. Megan came outto meet her, and Malika was relieved that she took charge straight away. Megan chattered about the school she’d be joining, the places to play….
- 31. It seemed shehad made her first friend, and Megan and made a new one.
- 32. Deasil Street No. 1 No. 3 Trinity and Belladonna Darkstone The Williams Family Marley, Aimee and Malika No. 2 The Bailey Family. No. 4 Warren , Teresa, James and Megan For Sale No. 6 No. 5 Pablo and Jennifer Martinez Empty Lot No. 7 Ariette Vickers, her father Harry and daughter Annette Next How will Malika and her parents get on in their Time… new home? Will the Martinez’ get back on their baby-making grand plan? Find out next time on Deasil Street!