1. Deasil
9.4
Street

2. It had been a while since Jen
and Angus had got married,
and she had finally got her
downstairs flat on the
market. There had been a
couple of viewings, but one
unwelcome visitor kept
turning up.

3. Jen tried to ignore him, but one morning he camped
out by her front door. She had to walk past him to
go to work, so decided to confront him.

4. He tried to explain that
he needed to talk to her.
He started to babble,
trying out topics to get
her to talk, to engage
with him.
A client was suing him,
could she pull some
strings? Could he have
the recipe for sausage
casserole she used to
make? Did she know
Angus had a history of
domestic violence?

5. Jen was not impressed. It was bad enough
Pablo was hanging around, but trying to
drive a wedge between her and her
husband? Enough was enough.

6. She told him firmly that if he didn’t leave she
would call the police. She would be taking
out a restraining order today regardless. He
was not welcome, never would be.

7. He scurried away shouting abuse. Jen wiped
away tears, finding herself filled with pity for
her ex-husband. He was a shadow of his
former, confident self. She would never regret
kicking him out, but she did wish life had
gone a little better for him.

8. She told Angus all about it that night in
bed. She was concerned the restraining
order wouldn’t be enough, Pablo was
persistent and in his current state who
knew what he was capable of.
He had nothing now,
nothing except for her
and the hope she
would take him back.
It was a little scary.

9. Angus suggested they leave. Just pack up and go. Her flat was on the market, they
could tell the landlord to stick both on. Her career was on the up but stalling because
of the stagnancy of the council in Appaloosa… there was nothing holding either of
them here. Jen agreed, perhaps a fresh start elsewhere was the way to go.

10. Angus didn’t waste
much time. Being
somewhat nomadic for
years he knew the
quickest way to move,
and got on it right away.
He was worried about
his wife. She was
looking out of windows
nervously, and checking
caller ID before picking
up the phone –
something she’d never
done before.
Appaloosa had given
him Jen, but he couldn’t
wait to leave.

11. He soon found them a house in Sunset Valley, so it was time to go. Warren and Teresa
had invited them to dinner, so Jen decided to break the news then.

12. Warren and Jen had both
moved to Deasil Street when it
was a brand new development,
and had become friends
quickly. Warren had since lost
his first wife Miranda, and Jen
had divorced Pablo, but they
had always been firm friends.
Warren and Teresa had helped
Jen regain her confidence, and
Teresa especially had become
her best friend. It was a sad
parting, but Warren was glad
she had found happiness.

13. In the end, they parted with smiles all
round. Jen would be safe and happy with
Angus in Sunset Valley, her friends could
hope for nothing more for her.