When I was watching the storm episodes earlier this year, I spotted yet another missed opportunity to bring Joey back into the story. I hope you like it. Love, IJKS xxx
The Storm
Chapter One
Joey Collins was glad to have finished her shift at work. It had been a long day and she was exhausted. She was also looking forward to curling up with her best friend and housemate, Aden Jeffries, perhaps entering round one thousand of their Xbox wars and polishing off a few beers. Then it would be time to sleep and hopefully face another day.
"Jo!" a male voice called from behind her.
Dressed in her civilian clothes and with her paramedic uniform scrunched up in her bag, ready for home, Joey turned round in surprise.
"Come on, Aden!" she complained to the boy who had called her. "I want to go home. There's a pizza in the fridge that's screaming my name!"
The muscular, blonde man in his early twenties shook his head. Still in uniform, he shoved his hands in his pockets.
"We have to stay on shift," he said gravely.
Joey's heart sank.
"What?" she complained. "I've done ten straight hours. I literally have nothing left to give."
She pouted for good measure, making Aden chuckle.
"There's a major storm on the way," he informed her. "It's a case of all hands on deck."
"I thought it was hitting the coast," Joey pointed out, having heard the news on the radio.
She'd been under the impression that the bad weather wouldn't affect the city, where she and Aden had been living together for a year now.
"That's the thing," the younger paramedic said rather awkwardly. "They've asked us to drive out to the coast to be there to support the effort."
Joey paused, eyeing her friend with suspicion.
"Where exactly on the coast?" she asked cautiously.
She already knew from his eyes that she wasn't going to like the answer.
"Summer Bay," he confirmed.
Next time… Aden and Joey head to Summer Bay while Charlie and her team attempt to put safety measures in place…