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It's basically about bad and good events in Paul's life.

Paul Pulls Through. Chapter 10. *** "A car? Peter's giving you a car?" "He's crazy. He says it's to make up for things I've missed out on." Jeremy drove Peter's car with big yellow learner's plates at the front and rear, and Andrew keeping a close eye in the passenger seat next to him. Paul was in the back seat with Michael, and didn't know what to make of him. He was talking and smiling at all the excitement but it felt like he was putting on a show somehow. They visited four different

Paul Pulls Through. Chapter Nine. *** Orders from Andrew were for an early night so they both had a shower. Jeremy supervised in case Paul collapsed again, but there was no sign of that, and wrapped in big fluffy towels, they returned to the bedroom. Paul pulled on his boxers and crawled under the covers of the mattress which had been set up on the floor for his stay. He couldn't help laughing when Jeremy wore red jocks. "What?" "You haven't got a thing for red jocks have you? Jarrod wear

Paul Pulls Through. Chapter Eight. *** The next day was the last day of semester at school and Paul was meant to go so he could collect Jarrod's certificate. His too, because he'd stayed the whole course, but he didn't feel like it and hacked round the city instead. Well, he could collect them any time. He reached the gym just before three, relieved to have something to do. The next day was a repeat, and as he finished up, Alan organised for an extra on Saturday afternoon. Paul asked for Sund

Paul Pulls Through. Chapter Seven. *** The next few days were all busy, and helping Jarrod on Thursday and Friday made Paul feel good. It wasn't sunny on Friday so instead of going for a swim he persuaded Jarrod to go running instead. It meant extra travelling, but since Jarrod said he wanted to see the tree in daytime, they used Roklin as their base. It suited Paul too because he knew all the interesting spots along the river trail. It wasn't much of a run, more like an explore, because the

PUNS. 1. The fattest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. 2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian. 3. She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. 4. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery. 5. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering. 6. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart. 7. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie. 8. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it. 9. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. 10. Atheism is a non-prophet organization. 11. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other: 'You stay here; I'll go on a head.' 12. I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me. 13. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.' 14. A backward poet writes inverse. 15. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion. 16. If you jumped off the bridge in Paris , you'd be in Seine 17. Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says 'Dam!' 18. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too. 19. Two hydrogen atoms meet. One says, 'I've lost my electron.' The other says 'Are you sure?' The first replies, 'Yes, I'm positive.' 20. Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication

Paul Pulls Through. Chapter Six. *** Paul woke the next morning when Jarrod pulled the covers off, grabbed his feet, and dragged him onto the floor. "Come on lazy. Time for a shower and breakfast." The painting was interesting. Paul ended up doing the cutting in, which was all the corners and fiddly bits, while Jarrod used a roller for the large areas. With the two of them working it took much less time than expected and there was plenty of time for both squash and the movie. Jarrod was goi

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Thanks AC,I love your 'slimeball' description. It's increasingly appropriate, as will be revealed in later chapters.

Paul Pulls Through. Chapter Five. * * * "No, I don't want to." "No? Well hang on a minute and we'll change your mind." Paul had never liked this bloke and the smirk he'd just been given doubled the feeling. It was weird enough parading himself in underwear and he certainly didn't want to do the Gymboy section wearing only his runners and socks. He had expected them to want this from comments they'd made at the last session, and he had to let them know where to stop. Paul had a bad feelin

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Paul Pulls Through. Chapter Four. *** "No, we'll do these till you get them right." "I think I can." "Not quite. But you're nearly there." "This is murder Paul. We've been going two hours." This maths helping was slower work than Paul expected. You couldn't just show Jarrod how to do things. You had to take him carefully through every step and practice over and over with the examples. He was getting there, but today's session wouldn't be enough. Jarrod wasn't incomplaing, he was ple

Thanks for the review Cannd,The reason Paul is in a half-way house does come out but not in great detail. It's a kind of given for the story. For the purpose of the story a half-way house is a mixture of both the scenarios you describe. Paul is freaked out - just doesn't show it. You've got it - they're kids being kids and nothing more sinister.

Thanks Stephen,The story is a mixture of dark and light and the dark does get rather bad - but then?

Yay! My first review for the story.Thanks DD. I hope I can keep your interest with the following chapters.

Paul Pulls Through. *** Chapter Three. In the morning he had to leave by eight to be in time for his nine o'clock math's class and the only one he had to put up with was Mark, commenting about streaking and hot balls. What was he doing up so early? He didn't have to be out till 9:30 a.m. That was one of the rules. Everyone had to be out by 9:30 a.m. and you couldn't come back till 4:30 p.m. It was a pest of a rule but it was there for the supervisors so they didn't have twenty-four hour respo

Oh my! That really is a bolt from the blue.

Paul Pulls Through. Chapter Two. *** "You're early." "Um! ...Yes, I was hoping we could finish by a quarter past nine." Not really. Paul just wanted to see their reaction. "Well, okay, that's all right. You help us and we'll help you. We'll stop at ten past." A can of Cola and a two litre bottle of orange juice was brought in, along with a packet of Tim-Tams. When Paul sat on the sofa to have his drink the van guy handed him a CD. "A copy of last week's session. Most of the pics

Hi there Banditbaz! Welcome to GA!

Paul Pulls Through. Chapter One. Was it that white Ford van again? He was sure he'd seen it a few times lately. No, it couldn't be the same one. It was just some weird coincidence. White vans were everywhere though it did have tinted windows like the one he'd seen when he was running at the Park yesterday. Paul started walking, his day-pack slung over his shoulder, his mind on the ice-cream he was going to shout himself when he reached the shopping centre, and conscious of the $90 cash fold

Life's not easy - but then?

Thanks DD. I've appreciated your ongoing support for the story. I forgot to mention the dolphins. If people enjoy dolphins - here's an opportunity for you.

I tend to think that young people who complain about feeling old aren't really complaining about being old.Rather, they're complaining ( or commenting) about the very real changes they note as their life progresses. Time after time in our lives we are confronted with differences and new situations which force us to rethink who we are and how we mesh with the world. To be a tad pedantic, I think they're complaining about being 'older' rather than 'old'.

Hi there November! I hope you have a long and enjoyable say here at GA.

Every line/sentence is filled with beautiful imagery.