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1. Warren received a phone call
from his son James. He was due to
age up into a teen so was coming
home. His scholarship only
covered his childhood life-stage.
Warren could hardly believe his
son was getting so old!

2. James returned that
weekend, very much
changed by his time away.
He was far more
confident, chatting away
about everything under
the sun! What he’d
learned, the friends he’d
made…
Warren was so pleased
the idea to send him away
had worked exactly as
they’d hoped. Teresa was
happy too, but at the back
of her mind she was
calculating how much
money an extra mouth in
the household would cost.
His room and board at
school had been free…

3. With Megan moving upstairs, Warren had retuned his sons room to how it had been
before his marriage to Teresa. It was the same colour walls, same bed linen… but there
was a lot of business equipment taking up space. Warren promised to move it all, but
James was fine with it. It was interesting.

4. This new James was full of
hopes. Perhaps once he was
a teen, he would find the
words to bridge the gap
between him and his half-
sister.
It was a bit awkward… the
two of them had never really
got on. James hadn’t warmed
to the baby sister who had
appeared from nowhere, and
Megan had resented the
attention her strangely
behaved brother got.

5. He blew out the candles and the sparkles started as his family whooped and hollered
in the background. Even Megan smiled and wished him a good transformation.

6. Everything went well, and in bed that
night the newly teenage James Bailey
vowed to make this the best life stage yet.

7. Warren stayed true to his word, and
moved most of the brewing
equipment out of James’ room and
into his own in the basement. Though
he hadn’t hassled his dad to do
it, James was pleased. It meant there
would be room for some musical
instruments. He was already missing
those he lad left behind at boarding
school.

8. Teresa was speechless. Despite their money troubles Warren had brought his son a
bass. She ground her teeth and tried to look impressed as James played. He was an
excellent musician, but all she could see was their bank balance glowing red before her
eyes. Unnoticed in the corner, Megan was busy purposefully ignoring her brother.

9. Warren was on a roll. He
had never seen his son so
happy, so bought him a
guitar, followed by a
keyboard. Anything to keep
that smile on his face.
James had no idea of the
money troubles, so
accepted and enjoyed these
gifts without qualms.

10. But when outside helping in the garden he began to notice the tension with
which his step-mum inspected the fruit.
Every plant with a poor yield and she frowned deeper. A good harvest barely
lightened her expression. Even he could tell something was wrong.

11. He tried to make up for being so
dismissive of her as a child by working
hard on the garden. A more productive
garden made her happier, so he was out
before school fertilising, watering and
tending.

12. His change of heart towards
her was very welcome.
Teresa had been very close to
James when he was a baby
and toddler, and had always
bitterly regretted missing his
aging up into a child. He had
forgotten her because of that
absence, and she had always
felt it keenly. Now she could
even talk to him about the
past, and re-forge their close
bond.

13. The Vickers Household
Harold Vickers
Harold Vickers was born into the wealthy Vickers
dynasty, and spent his entire life trying to live up to the
standard set by his father. His parents had been
intelligent, successful and extremely popular amongst all the
right people. Unfortunately, he had more in common with
his good-for-nothing uncle.
Harold, or ‘Harry’ Vickers had enjoyed the playboy lifestyle, and even when he’d
settled down with the woman his parents had suggested his spending habits hadn’t
changed.
His parents reluctantly paid he debts whenever they got too bad, and made a proviso
in their will that Harold’s wife would control the family finances when they died, and
Ariette would receive a payout separate to her father.
But Harold outlived his wife, and now in control of the family fortune spent recklessly.
Soon the bailiffs started taking furniture, then land, then their houses. By the time
Ariette came of age, there was nothing left for her to inherit. In his old age, he has
finally come around to his parents way of thinking, but is unable to reverse his
mistakes.

14. The Vickers Household
Ariette Vickers
Ariette was very young when her mother died, and
barely saw her good-for-nothing father during her
youth. She was raised by a succession of nannies and
governesses, and when the money ran out she raised
herself.
Around the time she aged up into a young adult her
father changed his tune and started forcing ideas of
duty and family honour on her.
When he informed her he’d found the ‘right’ husband Ariette fled with the first man
she could find – who turned out to be a complete rotter who left her pregnant and
alone.
She returned home, but only after leaving her daughter in an institution, one in which
she herself had spent some time as a child. Though Annette was a secret, and her
father found her new suitors, she never married. Her heart grew cold as she embraced
order and rationality, duty and honour. It was her way of dealing with her grief.
Since her daughters return, Ariette has begun to question her life, and how she lives it.

15. The Vickers Household
Annette Vickers
Ever since she could remember, Annette had lived in
a residential education facility with the last name
‘Aker’. A woman visited to ensure her grades were
good, and she was led to believe this woman was
just her guardian from social services.
It was lonely, but she managed to scrape some pride
together from knowing the school and grounds
better than anyone.
Against the odds, Annette had turned out a pleasant girl. A little shy, and a bit of a
dreamer but nice enough. Her biggest dream was being taken back by her real
mother and being a princess… so when Ariette reclaimed her she thought all her
wishes had come true.
Life as a Vickers had come as a shock, the responsibilities and pressures not what she
had hoped for. She befriended the confident Megan Bailey down the road though, so
had somewhere to escape to.
Recently, she has been encouraged to make new friends, and is finding the balance
difficult. On the plus side, she and her mother seem to be finally bonding over her
new horse, Peps.

16. Trinity was plotting a plan of action to get her sister sorted. Now she knew what
the problem was, she had thrown herself into helping her sisters phobia. The
first step was a brand new balcony outside Belladonna’s bedroom.

17. Belladonna could sit out here and observe the
outside world far better than through a window. And
being outside, she could start to feel a part of it too. If
nothing else, the fresh air and green views would do
her good.

18. Deasil Street
No. 1 No. 3
Trinity and Belladonna Darkstone The Williams Family
No. 2 Marley, Aimee and Malika
The Bailey Family. No. 4
Warren , Teresa , James and Megan Bernice Kasitova and Ambrose
Merrihall
No. 5 No. 6
Alfred Hennrick Jen Potter and Angus McKirrick
No. 7
Ariette Vickers, her father Harry and
daughter Annette
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Find out next time on Deasil Street!