Somewhere amidst the darkness.
"Jo.Ben.you ok?" Pj calls. "I think so," Ben responds bewilderedly. "I wonder what happened," Pj thought out loud, grappling around in the dark hurriedly. "What, are you guys afraid of the dark or something?" teased Jo, leaping at what she thought was Pj and stumbling head first over a table. "What.what was that?" Pj asked almost rhetorically, his voice faltering for a second. "Whose there? shouted Ben. "Oww." muttered Jo. *The lights flicker several times before coming back on* "What in blue blazes have you lot done?" exclaimed Chris from the doorway. She stared in almost disbelief. Jo was sprawled on the floor surrounded by the contents of several tables, Pj was grabbing onto the bar for dear life and Ben had managed to knock over about twenty wine glasses. "What happened.with the lights?" Pj asked her. "Well there was obviously a power failure," Chris replied. "I just went outside to power up the generator. Didn't mean you lot had to trash the place while I gone!" "Sorry Chris," Jo apologised. She attempted to pick herself up off the floor but instead tripped over another chair, crashing to the ground again. "My goodness," Chris yelled. "You will wake everyone up!" "Sorry," they all reply in unison. "Now, help me clean this up!" she ordered. "Yes Chrissy," they mutter, brushing themselves off and getting to work.
"It's alright Tess, it's alright," Jonesy soothed. Josh and Chaz had gone left half an hour ago but she just couldn't take in the news. Cutter.he was out of gaol.free.and he was coming back. "I just.i.I'm." Tess stuttered. "Scared?" Jonesy asked her. "Yes," she admitted in a small voice. "C'mon," he said. "Let's go to bed, you need some rest." "Ok," she agreed. But even cuddled up next to Evan in bed, as safe as she could possibly be, Tess still couldn't sleep. Frustrated she stared into the darkness and prepared for a sleepless night.
When Tess walked into the station the next morning Jo, Pj and Ben were all filling Jonesy in on the excitement of the previous night. "Chrissy was so mad at us!" Jo gabbled, "She made us clean up the whole." "Tess." Pj began matter of factly. "It's ok," she murmured in a soft voice, "I know." Everyone turned to watch her as she walked into her office, resuming conversation immediately after she closed her door.
Tony Cutter stepped out of the taxi and took a good long breath of fresh country air. He was free! It had been almost unbearable inside, especially for the likes of him. He wasn't used to being treated as one of the masses. He was used to having authority. He liked the fact that he scared people. He could be seen as unpredictable, dangerous and powerful. Cutter. It was name known only in his circuit, and those who dared to enter it. His name would be murmured with respect or breathed with fear. He liked it that way. Not now though. All over the news it was. Well, that is what happens when someone is granted an early release from gaol. It wasn't even a high profile case. Kept a bit 'hush hush.' Well, he was back again, that's what mattered. And he was going to change things around here, so that they were the way they were supposed to be.
To be continued at your request.
"Jo.Ben.you ok?" Pj calls. "I think so," Ben responds bewilderedly. "I wonder what happened," Pj thought out loud, grappling around in the dark hurriedly. "What, are you guys afraid of the dark or something?" teased Jo, leaping at what she thought was Pj and stumbling head first over a table. "What.what was that?" Pj asked almost rhetorically, his voice faltering for a second. "Whose there? shouted Ben. "Oww." muttered Jo. *The lights flicker several times before coming back on* "What in blue blazes have you lot done?" exclaimed Chris from the doorway. She stared in almost disbelief. Jo was sprawled on the floor surrounded by the contents of several tables, Pj was grabbing onto the bar for dear life and Ben had managed to knock over about twenty wine glasses. "What happened.with the lights?" Pj asked her. "Well there was obviously a power failure," Chris replied. "I just went outside to power up the generator. Didn't mean you lot had to trash the place while I gone!" "Sorry Chris," Jo apologised. She attempted to pick herself up off the floor but instead tripped over another chair, crashing to the ground again. "My goodness," Chris yelled. "You will wake everyone up!" "Sorry," they all reply in unison. "Now, help me clean this up!" she ordered. "Yes Chrissy," they mutter, brushing themselves off and getting to work.
"It's alright Tess, it's alright," Jonesy soothed. Josh and Chaz had gone left half an hour ago but she just couldn't take in the news. Cutter.he was out of gaol.free.and he was coming back. "I just.i.I'm." Tess stuttered. "Scared?" Jonesy asked her. "Yes," she admitted in a small voice. "C'mon," he said. "Let's go to bed, you need some rest." "Ok," she agreed. But even cuddled up next to Evan in bed, as safe as she could possibly be, Tess still couldn't sleep. Frustrated she stared into the darkness and prepared for a sleepless night.
When Tess walked into the station the next morning Jo, Pj and Ben were all filling Jonesy in on the excitement of the previous night. "Chrissy was so mad at us!" Jo gabbled, "She made us clean up the whole." "Tess." Pj began matter of factly. "It's ok," she murmured in a soft voice, "I know." Everyone turned to watch her as she walked into her office, resuming conversation immediately after she closed her door.
Tony Cutter stepped out of the taxi and took a good long breath of fresh country air. He was free! It had been almost unbearable inside, especially for the likes of him. He wasn't used to being treated as one of the masses. He was used to having authority. He liked the fact that he scared people. He could be seen as unpredictable, dangerous and powerful. Cutter. It was name known only in his circuit, and those who dared to enter it. His name would be murmured with respect or breathed with fear. He liked it that way. Not now though. All over the news it was. Well, that is what happens when someone is granted an early release from gaol. It wasn't even a high profile case. Kept a bit 'hush hush.' Well, he was back again, that's what mattered. And he was going to change things around here, so that they were the way they were supposed to be.
To be continued at your request.