An Innocent Disaster - Chapter 1
The sign in the window said "volunteers wanted". It really was as simple as that. A call to the phone number listed, an appointment to meet with the team recruiter, and next thing Sally found herself...
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"What do you mean, 10,000 rabbits? Has the volunteer centre been converted to a warren?""No sir, I'm afraid it's not a case of live rabbits. These are, erm, of a more personal nature."- Personal? For...
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"Sparkie's swansong". The subject title in Keira's email said it all. One long battle and numerous updates finally led to the inevitable: Sparkie had died. Peacefully, she said, surrounded by family,...
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Colin has been desperate for volunteers, any volunteers. How difficult should it be to find individuals who could read and write English, count to one hundred and have a basic knowledge of how to use a...
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The first thing Colin noticed about Sally when she turned up at the volunteer center was that she was wearing a wedding ring. On her right hand.When he asked her why she was interested in the job, she...
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Matt was keenly looking around the room. Plain white-washed walls, floor space probably about 6m by 7m, three rows of tables with computers. Five volunteers plus this ginger-haired fellow who seemed to...
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"Dogs."Colin and Matt looked at each other. They turned to where the voice came from."Dogs," repeated Sally."They're rabbits," said Colin."Pleasure toys," added Matt."Not that, the dogs. Dog racing. On...
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When Sally married, it was for keeps. Or that is what she told herself. She probably should have confirmed it with Rob too before he ran off with the gym bunny.It seemed like ages ago now, yet when she...
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"So what do you know about dog racing anyway?"Nothing much actually, Sally thought to herself. She had no idea where her proposal had sprung from, if that's what you could call it. Another case of...
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Matt's recollection of the flight from New York back in March was hazy at best. After an all-nighter out on the town with his old journo buddies - those who had actually built reputations for...
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Sally kicked the door closed with her foot. Her head ached and she rummaged in her bag for some nurofen. Nothing. Walking into the kitchen she opened the top cabinet where most of her discarded...
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"So what's your tipple of choice then?"Sally looked around in horror. Of all the people in all the places, what was this guy - Matt, she recalled from the events earlier that day - doing in her local?...
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Colin looked up. He had been sitting with his head in his hands for so long now he had actually started to doze off. It was only the slamming of the door that woke him from his stupor as the last of...
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Not your type. The words resonated in Sally's ears. Not. Your. Type. Why did she care? Indeed, why should she? This man quite revolted her after all. The few times their paths had crossed, so to speak,...
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Faced with the reality of having to say something to Sally, Colin found himself lost for words. Having that pesky journalist Matt standing in the vicinity did not aide matters either. Colin was...
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Sally stared at herself in the mirror. That was weird, she thought, her mind running over the events of the previous evening. She could not quite decide whether Colin’s intentions had been purposely...
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Matt looked forlornly towards the door of the pub, long after Sally and Colin had walked out. "Same again?" the bar man snapped him out of his trance. He nodded and reminisced about the events of the...
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What was so special about the bunny girl Robert ran off with? Sally pondered the question for the hundredth time, although this time it was Colin who was asking, not her own mind.“I guess she just had...
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Sally stood in front of the wall of boxes. There must have been about two dozen of them. She rubbed her temples and closed her eyes. Damn headache again, she thought. Go away.How did this happen? She...
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"I thought she was a very sweet girl. Slightly unusual, I'll grant you that, but very nice. A bit severe and possibly shy at heart, but still most pleasant. Not so sure about her family background...
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Sally picked up the ringing phone."Hello Megabucks Financial Software Solutions, Sally speaking, how can I help you?""Sally? It's Matt. Matt Deacon? Yeah?" came the voice at the other end.Sally held...
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