JSM - Edition Two

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“Are you any good?” fired Michael. “Yeah, I’m good, one of the best around, I reckon,” retorted Buddy. “You could join my band if you’re as good as you think you are, I need some more members. I can even pay you and I’ve got a room you could use!” Michael offered. “I would love to! Would you really do that for me? Aargh, my parents, they want me to get a real job where I have to do a lot of work,” replied Buddy. “Listen, I’ve known your parents for a long time, they’ll calm down. You can still work at WOW Cinemas a bit and let them know you are staying at the employee block,” suggested Michael. “Ok,” Buddy said while leaving the study with Michael. They went into the kitchen to tell Barbara and Gary the good news. “So how did things go,” queried Barbara. “Really good, your son is very determined and showed great enthusiasm in getting the job. So I decided to give it to him and he can also stay in our employee block, for free,” stated Michael. “Wow, so when will he move in?” asked Gary. Michael and Buddy looked at each other. “Today!” they said at the same time. Mr and Mrs Wilkerson were both very pleased with Buddy and they helped him pack all of his stuff. They shed some tears and wished him farewell. Chapter Three: A New Beginning Two years had passed and Mr and Mrs Wilkerson were living in peace, but a little too much peace for their liking. It was actually boring not having loud music or a baby crying every five seconds, they missed the excitement. They were forever ringing Buddy hoping that he was having a horrible time and wanted to come back, but no, he was having the time of his life. “Do you miss having someone else around,” Barbara asked Gary one night. “It was exciting and we did have a lot of fun,” Gary said curiously. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking,” Barbara queried. “It would be fun, but we’re too old now. We’ll die before they grow up and we don’t want them to go through that trauma,” he responded. “We could get a child that’s nine or ten so we don’t have to change any more nappies and not go through all the sleepless nights,” suggested Barbara. “Are we really doing this?” questioned Gary. “Why not?” Barbara hesitated. They didn’t say any more after that. They just got into bed and fell asleep. continued over page...

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