Margi Shadwick had insisted to Greg that he spent the day working on the extension to the bungalow, and in this regard, he arranged for five bags of small stones to be delivered. Actually, this probably explains why the extension is taking so long and is still not visible. Perhaps someone should suggest to Greg that he uses bricks - they're much easier to cement together. They're bigger too!
Greg sent Jason to Brookie Comp and took the opportunity to tease him about the unwanted attentions of Jane Farris.
"Play your cards right, you might end up as teacher's pet", he said.
What? Chained up in her bedroom, would that be?
As intimated in Tuesday's episode, Lindsey has decided to move out of Number Ten.
"I think it's about time me and Kylie moved next door."
Now, that's not a phrase you hear too often! But no sooner had the words left her lips, Lindsey was lugging suitcases down the stairs. Suitcases? To move ten yards? Surely, that's a bit excessive! Most people would use boxes.
More importantly, though, will the decision to take Kylie and live in Number Nine be one which Lindsey lives to regret? All of a sudden she's far more vulnerable to preying Callums. . .
Across the Close, Sinbad is taking the news about Mandy's imminent wedding badly. Initially refusing to get out of bed, then moping around the house and refusing to go to work.
In contrast to Sinbad, Mick and his mate Bosco were oozing energy and plotting their various money-making schemes for their trip to Stonehenge. Not that they have any idea yet as to how they're going to get there!
Having decided to make their own fake rune stones, the lads had only one problem - they didn't have any stones!
Lady Luck was on their side, however, as they noticed that Greg did, and when he was out of sight, Matt and Bosco half-inched one of Greg's newly-delivered bags of stones. That caused Greg much consternation as he couldn't work out how a whole bag of stones could vanish into thin air within sixty seconds! LOL!
The marketing strategy for the sale of the stones has also been worked out, as has the slogan: "The Stones of Shad". In fact there will be associated T-shirts as well, which will have the words "Get Stoned" printed on them.
[ Sue! Sue! Is that close enough? Does that count for the T-shirt competition? <vbg> ]
Katrina and Susannah finally sat down to address the issue of Katrina's hours and it looks as if Katrina, reluctantly, is going to have to work 'permanent nights' (i.e the hours which Susannah will be spending at the restaurant).
Later on, Greg saw Katrina heading towards the Parade and apologised for dropping her in it with Susannah. (A few days ago, you'll remember that he'd told Suse that Katrina had been discussing her hours problem with Jason.) Greg the brain-box then immediately dropped Jason in it with Katrina. Cor, I don't know, *some* people just don't think, do they?
"Is Jason around?", asked Trine.
"He's over at Brookie Comp, probably trying to avoid that nympho teacher."
"What?"
"You know, the one who's after him."
"No, I don't."
"Oh right. Thought he'd mentioned it."
"No, he hasn't. It must have slipped his mind", said Katrina, horrified.
By the time Katrina returned from the shops, Jason had made it back from Brookie Comp and attempted to make amends over the Jane situation. However, Katrina was so interested at berating him that she wasn't looking where she was going and I'm convinced that she bumped the pushchair into the back of Susannah's car! Nothing was said, however, and I re-played the tape several times - it certainly looked and sounded as though she had!
Oh and did you notice the ultra-tight skirt she was wearing? You *must* have done!
Fortunately for Jason, he did eventually make it up with Katrina by convincing her that the whole Jane story was Greg's idea of a wind up.
Joey went to visit Luke again in hospital. He's still in a bad way. Not so much from the injuries, but he's discovered that he's about to be discharged and he's terrified of going back to the prison. You can't blame him really. It's either prison or being handcuffed to a hospital bed. Did I say handcuffed to a bed? Please, nobody tell the nympho teacher - she won't be able to control herself!
Summary © 1999 Graeme Selway
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