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1. Deasil
Street
7.1

2. Annette thought her Granddad was being
weird. All of a sudden, he was spending
loads of time with her on family history.
Trying to get her excited about the strong,
proud past of the Vickers dynasty.
To get off the hook, she promised to do all
she could to restore their family to their
former glory. Harry had then startled her
with a genuine hug.

3. She wasn’t sure what had got
into him. He’d always been
remote and prickly before.
Worried, she decided to tell her
mum about the change, see
what she thought.

4. Ariette bullied the truth out of her dad, and took it upon herself to care for him once
she'd straightened everything out.
Annette felt awful. Had she promised a dying man something she didn’t really want to
do? Did it count?

5. Harry was feeling quite pleased with himself. Keeping his secret for so long meant he
was spending a minimum of time on what he was convinced was his deathbed. His
granddaughter had promised to sort out the mess he’d made of the family, and he was
even managing a friendly conversation with Ariette.

6. When the end finally came, he didn’t look away from his daughters
face. He may have had trouble showing it, but he loved her.

7. His body faded away and left only his
spirit form behind. Ariette watched
in awe. Her father gave her one last
smile, before his gaze was caught by
things she couldn’t see. She reached
out, but he was gone.

8. Harry had planned everything. There was a small stone
with a plaque set up in the garden. It was a marker, the
Vickers had put down roots. Here, in Deasil Street, would
be where their fortunes reversed.

9. Teresa had watched the Vickers mourning at Harry’s
grave. She waited a day then popped over to see how
Ariette was doing. Ariette was overcome, she had been
so rude to Teresa when she’d first moved in with
Warren. She felt another block to making friends in the
street tumble away.

10. Annette was staying in with her mum following her grandfathers death and Malika was
busy with the neighbourhood watch, so Megan was having to amuse herself. She
escaped the house down at the local park when things got tense. It was frustrating
listening to her parents fight over money when she had plenty of ideas about how to
fix their problems. In her own little world, she didn’t notice she was being watched.

11. The older girl was called Emma Eff. She had
fallen through the cracks of the care system
as a child, and was now looking after herself.
She usually hung out in a dimly lit basement
to meet her friends and customers.

12. Who she was, where she
lived and what she did to
make money in that
basement was a world
away from little Megan
Bailey. So why was she
interested in her?