Scott
31st January
Came back from visiting Elizabeth again this afternoon. She's a lot better now, much more alert. She's not so scared now, but I think she feels very restricted being confined in that bed, in the dark, unable to move very much. We talk about music, movies, places she's been, things she's seen. It's getting harder to evade her questions - she's a very intelligent and lively person, and has a wicked sense of fun - I love to hear her laugh, she's got a lovely laugh - sort of deep and fruity..
Tried to tell her today that I might not be able to come again for a while. Couldn't really explain it was because Alan was going up to the station tomorrow for his month's turn of duty. It's not that John couldn't fly Thunderbird 1 if he had to, of course he could, but I would have to come up with a pretty good excuse to explain to Dad why I needed him to. Over the years since we started operations we seem to have fallen into a pattern that Alan covers for me on Thunderbird 1, so I always arrange all my trips away from the island, whether business trips or r&r. for the months when he's around. Dad's probably wondering already why I've had so many days away from the island this month. He probably suspects there's a girl involved somewhere - something he usually turns a blind eye to - it's only if he knew how I met this particular girl that he'd blow his stack. Then this evening John called. He said he was in the middle of some observations, and would Alan mind if he stayed up there another month? Of course Alan agreed, but we are doing a supply run up to him tomorrow to take him some fresh food - with strict instructions from Grandma not to eat any of the cakes or cookies on the way!
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1st February
Well, I have got to have two of the best brothers a guy could want. When we got to the station, Alan had asked if I wanted to come in a say hi to John, and see what he was up to. I should have realised something was going on, from the gleam in his eye. When I went in I asked John what these observations were that he was working on
He answered "Something that's never been seen before," looking like he was trying not to laugh.
Then Alan chipped in, "It's called watching your big brother fall head over heels in love" It seems the two of them had cooked the whole scheme up between them, Alan calling John two nights ago, as he couldn't bear the idea of me kicking my heels on the island, unable to go to the hospital.
I asked John if he didn't mind staying up here another month. He gave me a friendly shove on the shoulder and told me to go to my girlfriend, as she needed me more than they did. He added something which brought a lump to my throat "We Tracys look after each other."
Don't you just love guys like that?
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31st January
Came back from visiting Elizabeth again this afternoon. She's a lot better now, much more alert. She's not so scared now, but I think she feels very restricted being confined in that bed, in the dark, unable to move very much. We talk about music, movies, places she's been, things she's seen. It's getting harder to evade her questions - she's a very intelligent and lively person, and has a wicked sense of fun - I love to hear her laugh, she's got a lovely laugh - sort of deep and fruity..
Tried to tell her today that I might not be able to come again for a while. Couldn't really explain it was because Alan was going up to the station tomorrow for his month's turn of duty. It's not that John couldn't fly Thunderbird 1 if he had to, of course he could, but I would have to come up with a pretty good excuse to explain to Dad why I needed him to. Over the years since we started operations we seem to have fallen into a pattern that Alan covers for me on Thunderbird 1, so I always arrange all my trips away from the island, whether business trips or r&r. for the months when he's around. Dad's probably wondering already why I've had so many days away from the island this month. He probably suspects there's a girl involved somewhere - something he usually turns a blind eye to - it's only if he knew how I met this particular girl that he'd blow his stack. Then this evening John called. He said he was in the middle of some observations, and would Alan mind if he stayed up there another month? Of course Alan agreed, but we are doing a supply run up to him tomorrow to take him some fresh food - with strict instructions from Grandma not to eat any of the cakes or cookies on the way!
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1st February
Well, I have got to have two of the best brothers a guy could want. When we got to the station, Alan had asked if I wanted to come in a say hi to John, and see what he was up to. I should have realised something was going on, from the gleam in his eye. When I went in I asked John what these observations were that he was working on
He answered "Something that's never been seen before," looking like he was trying not to laugh.
Then Alan chipped in, "It's called watching your big brother fall head over heels in love" It seems the two of them had cooked the whole scheme up between them, Alan calling John two nights ago, as he couldn't bear the idea of me kicking my heels on the island, unable to go to the hospital.
I asked John if he didn't mind staying up here another month. He gave me a friendly shove on the shoulder and told me to go to my girlfriend, as she needed me more than they did. He added something which brought a lump to my throat "We Tracys look after each other."
Don't you just love guys like that?
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