Friday, October 12, 2007

65 Exodus

Paul reckoned there was a better future in Queensland than in Creewah, so bought a property there and started growing tropical things. He took his tractor, his wombat gun traps, his computers and his wife. His Creewah place was on the market and stayed empty. He and his wife soon split up despite the sun and the warmth. Basil and his wife fell out, there was a divorce, a court battle over who got what, and his property was on the market too. Dave went back to New Zealand to find a wife leaving his property empty. The girls who had disappeared apart from glimpses caught in foreign places had their place up for sale. John and Jill decided the coast might make a pleasant change after 30 years in Creewah. Maybe they could enjoy long walks on the beaches instead of endlessly collecting firewood for their Aga cooker. Their gate joined the string of ‘For Sale’ signs along Creewah Road. Gradually new occupiers appeared for all except John and Jill’s place; strange considering it was the best property.

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