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"What are you going to do about it, that's what I want to know Sargent Buckton," Colleen said to Charlie, who was in police uniform and had come to the diner for a coffee. "There's a crime wave out there."

"I take it you've read today's paper, Colleen." Charlie said.

"Read it?" Irene answered from the window in the kitchen. "She's been quoting it like the flippin' gospel."

"It's not my fault I've got a social conscience, unlike some." Colleen said, not turning around to look at Irene.

"I wouldn't mind hearing how the police plan to deal with the Riverboys," Charlie turned around to see John, who had been listening in to their conversation and had gotten up from his table. "That is if, you do have a plan?"

"Don't believe everything that you read in the paper, okay?" Charlie answered. "There's barely been a spark in crime as we're concerned."

"I don't need to read about it," Colleen said. "I'm living it. Just this afternoon, I was assaulted by two of them."

"Offering to carry your groceries and being cheeky is hardly an assault!" Irene told her.

"That's not the point," Colleen replied. "We don't need the riff-raff of Mangrove River coming here, lowering the tone of Summer Bay!"

"What do you think's gonna happen when word gets out that our town's been taken over by a surfie gang?" John asked her.

"Look, last week's brawl was a one-off, it's the scaremongering that's gonna cause the damage." Charlie answered.

"Yeah, I wish I could view the world through your rose-coloured glasses, Sargeant, but from where I stand, we have a very real and serious problem." John said.

"Charges were laid over the incident at Angelo's and apart from that, there's very little we can do if they aren't actually breaking any laws." Charlie told all three of them.

"The more difficult you make life for them, the less likely they are to stick around." John told her.

"Of course I will do what I can," Charlie said. She paid for her coffee. "Thanks for the coffee." She picked up her takeaway cup and walked out of the diner. She was in a very difficult position. She couldn't do anything unless the Riverboys were actually breaking the law, or she knew the Riverboys, especially Brax and Heath, would be after her saying that they weren't doing anything wrong and that it was discrimination.


Charlie parked her car and watched the half-naked Riverboys wrestle on the grass. She sighed and unbuckled her seatbelt, and got out of the car. Two Riverboys wolf whistled as she walked closer.

"Hey guys," She said. "You've been hanging around here a fair bit lately, what's wrong with Wilson's beach these days."

"Waves have sucked," A Riverboy told her. "Must be Global Warming or something."

"Planning a big night tonight?" Charlie asked, directing her gaze towards the four or so boxes of booze on the green picnic table.

"Big-ish. Who knows, if you want to join us, there's plenty to go around." The Riverboy answered, his arms folded.

"You couldn't think of a more appropriate place to party?" Charlie asked. "A mate's place or a pub? Families use this area, that's all."

"We're a family," The Riverboy said. "We'll fit in just fine."

"You're not trying to get rid of us, are ya?" Another Riverboy asked her.

"We're just sinking a few beers," The first Riverboy said. "Last time I looked, that wasn't breaking any laws."

"Just, keep things under control, that's all I'm telling you." Charlie told them.

"People drink here all the time," The Riverboy said. "You don't harrass them."

"We don't harrass people who are having a glass of wine or drinking alcohol in moderation," Charlie informed them. "You guys sinking a few cases is a different story, and you know that, and I know that."

"This is harrassment," The first Riverboy said. "I know that."

"Behave responsibly, don't break any laws, and we'll leave you alone, okay?" Charlie asked, before walking away, prompting more wolf whistles and a "Bye!" from one of the Riverboys. Charlie looked behind her, looking at the Riverboys before turning back around and heading to her police car.


Fast foward a few days, Dex Walker had been found after being left in the bush and was going to be fine, and VJ Patterson, Leah's son, had had a near drowning incident after being hit by a board.

"Hey." Charlie greeted Miles and Angelo when she entered Angelo's.

"Hey." Angelo said.

"Uh, I've just had John Palmer in my ear saying Heath Braxton is responsible for the assault on VJ." Charlie informed them. Angelo sighed.

"Is he okay?" Miles asked.

"He's got a mild concussion. Do you know what happened?" Charlie asked.

"Um, something went down in the surf." Angelo answered.

"But you didn't see the incident?" Charlie asked.

"No, all I heard was VJ was surfing, next you know, Heath was carrying him out." Angelo answered.

"What did Vee say?" Miles asked.

"He doesn't rememberanything yet," Charlie answered. "But he's still pretty drowsy."

"Okay," Miles sighed. "Well, sorry mate, I've gotta go, see if he's okay. Bye." Miles said before leaving the restaurant, leaving Angelo and Charlie alone.

"Thanks, you just scared off a paying customer." Angelo sighed, turning around to walk towards the bar. Charlie followed and apologised.

"Look, why don't you ask around the surf club?" Angelo suggested. "Surely somebody has seen something."

"Yeah I have, and so far, nothing at all." Charlie told him. "And I don't want to start throwing accusations at people without having proof," Charlie sighed. "But if I don't sort this out quickly, John Palmer is going to have a lynch bar on my doorstep."


"So, have you spoken to that Braxton boy yet?" Leah asked after she caught Charlie sniffing what was in the pan.

"No," Charlie answered. "I was gonna do it tomorrow. I'm still hoping to find somebody who actually saw what happened."

"Yeah, well John's right, they need to know that they just can't come in here and cause trouble." Leah said as Charlie took a sip of wine, thinking about what Leah said.


"You're nothing if not predictable." Charlie called to Brax and Heath as she crossed the rocks to where Brax and Heath had just come out of the surf.

"Just giving you exactly what you expect, nothing more, nothing less." Heath said as he ran off, leaving Charlie and Brax to talk.

"Hey Sargeant," Brax greeted. "What do you want?" He asked, his surfboard under his arm.

"I was surprised to see you all surfing here today instead of in the bay." Charlie told him.

"Oh, we go in the surf, it's no big deal." Brax informed her.

"Right," Charlie said. "So your decision had nothing to do with what happened there yesterday?"

Brax shook his head. "All that happened yesterday was that a kid fell off his board, and hit his head. It was an accident. It was no big deal."

"Well from what I've heard there was a whole lot of agro going round, especially when it comes to who's meant to be surfing where."

"We don't go round picking on grommets, alright, anyone who's actually spent time here knows that," Brax told her. "Kids don't get into trouble at Wilson's cause they know we're watching them."

"You're going to have to stop or I'll be getting out my violin." Charlie said, which made Brax laugh.

"You've proven my point," Brax said.

"Which is?" Charlie asked.

"You don't care about the truth, aye," Brax said. "You've already made up your mind about what happened."

"Well, if that were true, I would have already arrested your brother." Charlie told him.

"If anything, you should be thanking Heath for saving that kid from drowning." Brax said.

"Okay, the fact remains that every time you guys show up in the bay, tension rises. So, I don't know, maybe you just want to stick to surfing here at Wilsons." Charlie suggested.

"So are you warning us off?" Brax asked.

"Yeah, I think that would be a good idea." Charlie answered.

"Except, we've got exactly the same right to enjoy the local beaches as everyone else and if we're keeping our noses clean, which of course we will be, there's really nothing you can do about it." Brax informed her before turning around and walking away, leaving Charlie standing on the rocks alone.


Later on that day, Charlie exited the house to where Leah was eating.

"Hey." Charlie said.

"Oh!" Leah said. "You're up early."

Charlie sat down in the chair opposite Leah. "Yeah, I went and visited the Braxtons. "

"Mhm," Leah replied. "What did they say?"

"They're sticking to their story," Charlie answered. "The whole thing was an accident."

"Yeah but they would say that wouldn't they?" Leah asked.

"You know, the older brother might actually have half a brain inside his head. " Charlie admitted.

"What are you actually saying you believe him?" Leah asked, shocked.

"To be honest, I'm not sure," Charlie answered. "They swear that yesterday was an accident and that it had nothing to do with surf rage."

"It was an accident." VJ said, who had come out as Charlie was saying that it was an accident. Charlie looked up at him.

"Yeah?" Charlie asked.

"I remember what happened." VJ told them.

"Well tell us." Leah said, putting down her knife and fork.

"I lapped down on this wave and and must have hit my head on the sand when I went under. If he hadn't have saved me, I might have drowned." VJ explained.

Leah looked at Charlie. "Okay, well, I guess I should go tell them the news, I'm sure they're gonna love rubbing it in my face." Charlie said, getting up from her chair.

"Good luck." Leah told her friend and flatmate.


"The place is going off." Brax told Angelo.

"No thanks to you and your mates." Angelo said.

"Oh come on, you open your door to the pub, they're sometimes gonna walk in, it's just the way it goes." Brax defended himself.

"Are you going to tell me why you're here?" Angelo asked.

"Like I just said, it's a place of business open to the public." Brax answered.

"Okay, cute little lines aren't going to work with me." Angelo told him.

Brax scoffed. "I was just going to let you know that my offer from last week still stands, anytime you need some help, you just give me the word."

"I've already told you, I can look after my suppliers." Angelo told him.

"Is there a problem?" Charlie asked, having just entered Angelo's.

"No, no problem," Angelo answered. "Want some lunch?"

"Yeah, that'd be great," Charlie said. "Just a takeaway, the usual."

"Sure." Angelo said.

"Thanks." Charlie said with a smile. Charlie then turned to Brax. "I was, uh, looking for your brother actually."

"Oh yeah?" Brax asked.

"Yeah. VJ, the boy who was injured, he remembered what happened, and it was an accident. He got wiped out by a wave and hit his head on the sand he thinks." Charlie explained.

"Okay," Brax said. "Go on, I'm still waiting for you to say I'm sorry."

"Yeah, lets just say your brother's off the hook and don't push your luck."

"Apology accepted," Brax said. He smiled. "Oh, anyone can make a mistake. But, you know, being in your line of work, I guess you don't want to make too many."

"Yeah, well same goes for you I guess." Charlie said.

An awkward silence followed with Brax finally breaking it.

"So hang on, are you two together or?" Brax asked.

"It's none of your business." Charlie told him.

The smile on Brax's face disappeared. "So is that a no?" His face crinkled with confusion.

"Like I just said, don't push your luck."


The next chapter will be up in a few days or so. Thanks for reading, please review.

Over and out,

Jaya.