...ll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy... ...g, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. This is a work of fiction. Names, cha... ...ring the front door shut, Chris sighed with relief, thinking it was about time the old coot got back. Bill O’Keith entered the large, timeworn kitche... ...r grasp Mitchell by the arm and haul him back onto the bus, which by this time had many vacant seats. Mr. Jago, the bus driver, turned in his seat. ... ... shed she’d built when they lived on the farm. The woman also believed in saving money wherever she could. Living on a sole parent’s pension was not... ...pushing her into the black hole; she could feel herself falling. 59 With daylight beyond the closed curtains, Chris abruptly sat up in bed. “Shit h... ..., referring to her as the super woman who got him out of the bathroom. If saving her dignity didn’t as least change her expression, he thought it ti... ...ny told you some whopper stories.” “No.” Chris shook her head. “Okay, so, Australia post has a reprieve and I’ll keep ordering comics and nuddy mags...