I'm getting confused here. There seems to be something wrong with the continuity in this story...
At the end of Chapter 18 Aiden smashes his phone by throwing it against his bedroom wall.
In Chapter 20 Aiden is seen scrolling through Facebook on his phone whilst waiting for Jason to arrive at his car, and later on also texting with Matt.
But now, in Chapter 22, we find out that Aiden is only just buying a new phone to replace the one that he smashed 4 chapters ago..?
I'm just hoping that Andy and Matt will actually talk face-to-face eventually. Hopefully over the Christmas break. They need to clear the air and talk about the elephant in the room.
Damn, Andy! I told you at the end of the last chapter to contact Matt. So what happens? He contacts you at the start of this one, and you don't even email him back. Is this going to keep happening until you bump into each other during Christmas break?
Great story, @Palantir!
Sad thing about it ending is that my education in the language of Aus has maybe come to an end. Although I did learn the word yabby in this chapter. 😉 (And I suppose I could also check out your stories profile for other Aus based stories...)
Another great chapter!
So... Joel's planning to bring Peter home to meet the mammy. Hopefully Mammy will be accepting. But I do wonder how some of the other residents of Tittybong and its environs may react if they find out the relationship between the two boys...
And, yay! 😂 A new word to add to my expanding knowledge of Aus vocabulary: scroggin (what us normal people just call trail mix 😆)
If Phillip does (as I mused about at the end of the last chapter) have designs on Sam, he might need to consider the words of an old Beatles song...
"Money can't buy me love"
Although some readers might find the idea of intergenerational sexual relationships off putting, I can't help feeling that such may happen between Philip and Sam. And, yes, I know, I don't think we have yet been told what Philip's orientation is.