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had a proposal for Rebecca.
”If David replaces what he has broken, would you think about dropping the charges against him? “ Carol stood there her eyes fixed to the floor, she hated herself for asking. David was, after all her little brother. And family was family. Rebecca understood that, she had been part of their family for so long, she knew the score.
She knew where she was coming from surely. She explained after hearing what David had told her, she felt it was the least he could do.
“You know he will replace everything.” She then tried another approach. “Becs you know our dad is ill. We don’t want to put any strain on him. You also know he’s having treatments at the hospital and it could set him back. No one wants that, do we?” She still couldn’t look at Rebecca.
“You know dad adores you.” Carol shifted her feet side to side clearly uncomfortable.
Rebecca stood there contemplating. She loved David’s dad. She knew once he had found out what his son had done and that he had a court case pending for assault and battery.
( Rebecca had often taken days off and would spend them with him going to the pie and mash shop which was his all-time favorite as he was originally an East Ender )
Then Carol told her what happened when David told his mum that he would have to move back home, only on a temporary bases, his father had overheard, and had questioned him why?
Once he had found out what he did to Rebecca. He had thrown his son through a door, which Rebecca thought hilarious as he was only a small man. David towered over him, and he was supposed to be very sick. She tried not to smile at the words as they came out of Carol’s mouth.
Rebecca thought of their Dad, he was such a lovely gentleman and she too adored him. With that in mind she composed herself before she spoke.
“Okay Carol, if David replaces everything, and I mean everything he’s broken, I will drop the charges.....But! ....I’m giving him ‘til 7pm tomorrow. That’s the deal and I suggest your brother takes it.” Rebecca made her way to the door she opened it and turned to Carol,
“Oh and Carol I understand about your dad.” Carol looked sheepish, “I just think that it’s a really low blow using your dad like that,” she pointed to her chest.
“I’m the innocent one here and you’re around here asking me to drop the charges against your brother. Are you blind? Can you see what he’s done to me? Our home?” She said her arms wide displaying the carnage her brother had caused. Carol hung her head with shame. She hadn’t been able to look Rebecca in the eye since she came in. She scurried out the door feeling very ashamed of herself and her stupid moronic idiot of brother.
As Rebecca closed the door; she leaning against it and cried.

Chapter 5
‘Landslide’

Rebecca had taken a week off work. She really couldn’t cope with the thought of her staff seeing her in a state like this; all battered and bruised. Hopefully one week would be enough time for the swelling to go down and the bruises to fade. The day dragged on pretty much how she expected as the hours merged together.
At 7p.m. the doorbell rang. She jumped, her heart leaping out of her chest. Genie Mac surely he wouldn’t have the audacity come to the door? David surely wasn’t that brave. She went to the main front entrance and opened the door.
She was shocked to see who it was once she had opened the door. It was Jason, David’s best friend with his cheeky chappie smile which he was well known for . It instantly fell when he saw Rebecca; he certainly wasn’t expecting to see what he did and was visibly shocked.
He walked in holding some big cardboard boxes, which he nearly dropped with the disbelief of seeing her.
“Careful” Rebecca said “They’re supposed to be replacements,” she nervously laughed as she ushered Jason into the flat.
She felt sorry for poor Jason who was normally a ‘chatty life and soul of the party’ guy. Jason was for once, lost for