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  1. Mark Ponyboy Peters
    -- Chapter Twenty -- ‘Are you sure you’re okay, Rick?’ Beth asked. ‘You look like you’ve seen a . . .’ She didn’t finish the sentence. And I was glad. ‘I’m fine, Beth. Thank you. I’ve been having pretty much the same nightmare on and off for years now, only tonight it was just a little bit worse than usual.’ ‘Martin?’ she gently asked, to which I nodded in reply. ‘I guess being here, in this room, hasn’t helped . . . but I had to come back
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    Perfect song @Summerabbacat thank you! And so many ideas and questions! And you will have answers for them all. Trust me! MP
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    -- Chapter Nineteen -- Apart from the bugs and the mosquitoes, the evening proved to be an enjoyable one, with some great steak, accompanied by some of Beth’s fine salads, then followed by a cheesecake. How she always managed to just whip up these meals, almost out of thin air, never ceased to amaze me. Even Jimmy and Shane both pitched in and helped with everything from the cooking to the cleaning up. It was almost as if they had been craving a normal life, but hadn’t had
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    OK @Summerabbacat all fixed. 'Catholic' changed to 'Christian' all the way through (only three places!). Gotta love 'Find and replace' LOL Thanks again!
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    Thanks @Summerabbacat nice pick up about the school. Not sure what happened there ... I've obviously f@cked up! LOL Must have happened during one of my edits/reviews ... another edit required now! 😁 I don't mind having the errors of my ways pointed out! 😉
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    Chapter 18

    Mark Ponyboy Peters commented on Paladin's story chapter in Chapter 18

    Haha ... so that's the name of the 'spanner in the works' I mentioned last week! Bring it on! 😃
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    -- Chapter Eighteen -- We retreated back inside the house and then made our way back out onto the back deck, where glasses were refilled and the conversation was restarted. Thankfully, Jimmy and Shane sensed that I needed to talk privately with Beth and Tom, so they excused themselves and escaped to their room. ‘How about we call you when we’re about to light the barbeque,’ Tom said to them. ‘You can help us out with the cooking.’ ‘Okay,’ Shane replie
  8. Mark Ponyboy Peters
    I know who Orville is ... just can't say I've paid much attention to him though. Will have to check him out some ... 🙂
  9. Mark Ponyboy Peters
    @Summerabbacat I did tell you to stock up on the Kleenex when you did your next weekly shop, did I not! Love the song BTW. Nice choice. Thanks.
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    @weinerdog hmmmm . . . 😁
  11. Mark Ponyboy Peters
    @peter rietbergen ok. Point taken 🙂 A slight edit made. Cheers.
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    @Summerabbacat ooohhh! Harsh! I can definitely understand your initial reaction though, but I also do think you'll change your mind about sis, once you get to know her! 😉 I also get folks concerns about what Rick might have told Adam, but they've been together for a while, and like you I think Rick is a good judge of character. And as good a cop as he is, or might be, he is still young and possibly a tad naive ... possibly. 🙂
  13. Mark Ponyboy Peters
    -- Chapter Seventeen -- It was a homecoming that had been far too long in coming, as far as I was concerned. Still, I had no one but myself to blame for that. Helen had followed my directions, and it wasn’t long before we had cut across the city and were now crossing the bridge onto Kooragang Island. The main drag would take us around the back of the industrial area, across another bridge as we left the island, and then onto Nelson Bay Road, which would lead us directly in
  14. Mark Ponyboy Peters
    -- Chapter Sixteen -- ‘Adam . . . I . . . I . . .’ I began to say, but he quickly cut me off. ‘Rick, don’t sweat it,’ he scolded, even if the tone of his voice wasn’t entirely forgiving. ‘I get now that yours isn’t exactly a nine to five job, and sometimes I’m going to come second, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to give up on you . . . even if you do test my fucking patience sometimes!’ At that, even I had to chuckle. ‘How far away is it that you an
  15. Mark Ponyboy Peters

    Chapter 17

    Mark Ponyboy Peters commented on Paladin's story chapter in Chapter 17

    @Paladin so glad you chose a Quarter Horse too! lol
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    -- Chapter Fifteen -- I followed Casey through the dimly lit and musty smelling cleaner’s room, dodging mops and buckets and shelves piled high with cleaning chemicals, until we reached another door on the opposite wall. ‘Where does this lead?’ I asked him. ‘Outside . . . eventually,’ he said, with a grin that contained more than just a hint of mischief. ‘Oh, this’ll be good!’ ‘You’ll see,’ was all he would say. The door opened e
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    Chapter 17

    Mark Ponyboy Peters commented on Paladin's story chapter in Chapter 17

    Mounting evidence, loving families, expanding support networks! It is all coming together nicely . . . I just hope that there aren't any spanners about to be thrown into the works! 🙂 More please, sir! 😁
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    @Summerabbacat thank you! Us little Aussie battlers appreciate your support! Eh, @Paladin ???
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    @peter rietbergen I think that last sentence would have to be one of my favourite responses... ever! Thank you!
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    @Summerabbacat oh yes, the stench of corruption is everywhere!
  21. Mark Ponyboy Peters
    @centexhairysub let's just say there will be links, which will become obvious later on. 😋
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    Hmmmm.............
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    -- Chapter Fourteen -- ‘Holy shit! That was close,’ Shane said, as he sat up and looked back through the rear window at the receding view of the hospital and the two slightly bewildered-looking cops on the front steps. The three of us had dived into the back seat of the taxi, with Shane sitting between Helen and me, and I had pushed his head forward and down, while trying to keep him out of sight, despite his initial protests. ‘A bit too close, I reckon,’ Helen added.
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    -- Chapter Thirteen -- I was woken by the irritating sound of something squeaking, but couldn’t think of what it might be, as I was sure that there was nothing in my unit that would make a noise like that. As I slowly opened my eyes and looked around, I realised, however, that I wasn’t at home; I was somewhere entirely different. It was then that it dawned on me. I wasn’t even in a bed. I was sitting in a chair, in a sterile-looking room, alongside a teenage boy –- who did
  25. Mark Ponyboy Peters
    Thankyou @Summerabbacat I think perhaps you had best add a couple of boxes of tissues to your next grocery order. You will need some during the next 30-odd chapters! MP
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