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Title: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Liss in her Admin Hat on Nov 6th, 2002, 8:31pm
Started writing this as a bit of a non-story.  Will never finish.  Thought I'd grace everyone with it:

Joey Maynard bit her lip as she leaned over the galley proofs of her latest book, correcting yet another spelling mistake.  As one who had had the lesson of, "I before E except after C" drummed into her from an early age, it was really inexcusable that she should be spelling words like "perceive" wrong, and she almost blushed at the thought of what Hilda Annersley would say if she ever saw the proofs.

"Though, after all," she said to herself, "it's more of a typing
error than my spelling."  Knowing, however, that this argument would hold no water with the school's head mistress, she decided then and there that never would any former mistress of hers - or any mistress, for that matter! - catch so much as a glimpse of the famed proofs, no matter how they pleaded.  She carried on with her work, pausing briefly to fill her pen and, as was inevitably the case when she and ink were in close proximity, managed to smudge her blouse.  As it was of cream silk, a birthday present from Madge and Jem, and almost new, this did nothing to improve her temper, and half an hour later saw her in a decidedly black mood as she fastened the cuffs of an elderly pink blouse that had seen better days.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by mandy on Dec 22nd, 2002, 7:27am
::)

Here's my effort


Loud exclamations sprung from her lips. Exclamations that no
Chalet School girl should even know.
Madge stuck her head through the door.
"JJoey.......that was you ....that said that word"
Yes', she glumly replied.
Whatever you're doing ,Joey, stop it.


Joey obeyed.
But at night she got up and wrote and wrote.
One day Madge wondered why Joey was so late for breakfast.
Upon investigation, her worst fears were realized.
Her sister was sitting at her desk, covered in ink, cheeks glazed, muttering feverishly.
Joey had overworked. She was sick.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Thomas on Feb 13th, 2003, 1:52pm
My turn!

Madge called for Jack, but to no avail, for Jack was out at a conference with Jem. Despairing she called the school and Matey came around as quickly as possible. She dosed Joey and sent her to bed, at the same time she gave Madge a mild seditive and sent her to bed.
She spent all day in the house looking after everyone. That night she heard that the children were crying so Matey rushed to the night-nursery, what a surprise, Margot was teething. A cooling mixture was administered and the triplets slept again.
Tired and slightly cross Matey took up Joey's latest effort and began to read, but before she'd finished the first page ........

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by edith on Mar 13th, 2003, 10:09am
Heres a bit more

There was a creak and the door opened, a ghostly white figure, her long dark hair streaming loose down her back walked silently across the room and sat down at the typewriter, it was Jo and she was sleeepwalking. Slowly she began to type...

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Thomas on Mar 27th, 2003, 12:09pm
"The meaning of life is ..."
Matey was in a quandry should she interupt Jo and wake her up or should she find out the meaning of life?

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by edith on Mar 27th, 2003, 12:55pm
Joey kept on typing, 42, 42, 42.
OK I'm just being silly here but if you've read hitchikers guide to the galaxy you'll get the reference!

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by KB on Mar 27th, 2003, 10:05pm
Edith, that's just too silly! *g* And, yes, I love Hitchhiker's! Have you seen the book that was published after Douglas Adams' death? It's called "The Salmon of Doubt" and is about Dirk Gently, Adams' very funny detective. If you haven't read the stories about him, I suggest you do!

KB

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by edith on Mar 28th, 2003, 9:11am
Sorry!   :-[
I'll delete it!
I've read Holistic detective agency but not salmon of doubt! I really want to though. Anyhow, has anyone got any other ideas to what happens next?

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Clare on Mar 28th, 2003, 6:43pm
But Matey didn't have to make the decision to wake Jo up, as at that moment a door slammed waking the whole house up!
A tired Jack Maynard had struggled in to the house laden down with books and papers, and the door he had intended to close quietly had been slammed by a stiff evening breeze. Joey awoke with a yell, and....

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by edith on Mar 31st, 2003, 10:11am
Began screaming!
She wouldn't stop,
Neither Jack or Matey could force a sedative between her lips, lights began to flick on all through the building.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Thomas on Mar 31st, 2003, 11:13am
And a cataclysm of yells poured out of the Night Nursery. Margot had woken up and began to cry. Con followed her triplet's example.
When a distraught Jack managed to get upstairs he found Len sitting there calm and peaceful with the others still bawling.
Admist all this confusion there was a knock at the Front Door...

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Clare on Mar 31st, 2003, 12:06pm
Matey opened the door to reveal an ARP man, demanding to know why the backout curtain's weren't drawn. At the sounds of the screaming, he rushed in under the impression someone was being killed.

At the sight of a strange man, Joey's screams stopped, but she turned a deathlier shade of white and leapt for the poker.

"A burglar!" she yelled, brandishing the poker with such a vim that Matey ducked. Jack had sprinted down the stairs holding two squalling infants in his arms.

Then a stern voice broke in on the scene. "Josephine Mary Maynard, WILL you put that poker down and return to your senses!"

Madge had woken up....

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by KB on Mar 31st, 2003, 12:50pm
Uh, possible stupid question, but what is an ARP man?

KB

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Clare on Mar 31st, 2003, 1:11pm
ARP = Air Raid Precaution. Their jobs involved making sure people went into shelters when an air raid began, and also to make sure no one showed any lights during the blackout. I decided to throw him in because the triplets are babies in this story, and therefore a war would have been going on.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by KB on Mar 31st, 2003, 10:42pm
Ah, thank you!

KB

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Thomas on Apr 1st, 2003, 2:26pm
Madge's usually calm countanence was flushed with anger - she turned to the ARP Warden and in a manner characteristic to a former Headtecher she dissmissed him;
"It is not convient at the moment please return tomorrow morning - I shall ensure that the Balckout is put up."
Startled he turned and left, slamming the door behind him...

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Susan on Apr 7th, 2003, 2:10pm
Madge returned to the study and paused to take in the  scene that met her eyes.   Jo, still looking pale with her eyes like saucers and her long hair loose about her shoulders was standing near the desk with the poker still clutched in her grasp.  Matey, with her dressing gown tied firmly round her waist was trying to take a screaming baby from Jack who stood with the two youngest triplets firmly in his grasp staring at his wife.

Taking a deep breath Madge began 'Josephine  ................

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Thomas on Apr 7th, 2003, 2:26pm
...Mary Bettany - I mean Maynard ...

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by edith on Apr 8th, 2003, 9:09am
"Give me that poker and go to back to bed, NOW!" Unconciously Joey dropped the poker on to Jack's foot, and walked silently back to bed, where she missed, and fell on to the floor.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Susan on Apr 8th, 2003, 1:51pm
Having pacified the screaming babies and returned them to the night nursery,  Jack went to the main bedroom ready to fall into bed after his busy day at the conference but to his horror dicovered his wife sprwled on the floor.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Clare on Apr 8th, 2003, 2:39pm
Jack bent down and checked Joey's pulse, which was slow, but it was there. Lifting her gently, he placed her on the bed, but still she wouldn't stir. Shaking a little with shock, he walked quickly down the stairs to his office to get his medical bag. In the study, he found an anxious Madge grilling Matey over Joey's behaviour. At the look on his face Madge groaned, and sank into a chair.

"What now?" she asked in a weary voice.

For once, Jack ignored his sister-in-law. "Matey, I need your help...."

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Thomas on Apr 9th, 2003, 9:18am
...Joey - she won't wake up, her pulse is slow, oh and she;s as white as your angle-wings hat!"
"Typical Joey - never does anything by halves;" said Matey, "let's have a look at her."
They both turned and left the room leaving Madge fuming slightly at being ignored and climbed the great staircase to Joey's room. slowly mately opened the door and went in. Joey was on the bed, just as Jack had left her - well not quite - Rufus was lying on the bed next to her and her hand was reting on his flank. even as they watched Joey's colour ....

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Beth on Apr 9th, 2003, 12:10pm
...it began to change from that deathly white to a more healthy pink. A pink quite unlike Joey's natural pallor. To their horror, Joey was turning a lovely shade of pink! "Oh no!" cried Matey. "How are we ever to whisk her off to the San at this time of night?" Jack looked at her, biting his lip - even amidst his deep concern for his beloved wife's health, he was worried about Matey - for everybody knew, although wild horses wouldn't drag it out of her, Joey was Matron's darling. Even as he ruminated, Madge burst in, her irriatation replaced by distress, as she saw the state her little sister was in. "Jack...Joey? Is she....?" she whispered. "That's right Madge. Joey has turned a lovely shade of pink. We should wake Anna, so that she can boil a gallon of milk - that's exactly what we need at a time like this. And you should really cable D-ick (Jack's distress had caused him to develop hiccups) He has a right to know"...

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Carolyn on Apr 9th, 2003, 3:16pm
When Anna arrived with the milk, Jack took a small white pill out of his doctors case and slipped it into the milk.  That should help her sleep, he murmered to Matey.
Joey doesn't normally take to drugs but this time I think she needs it.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Susan on Apr 9th, 2003, 4:07pm
'Well you go and have a sleep in your dressing-room. I've made the bed up,' Matey replied. 'And I'll stay here beside Jo.'
And suiting the actions to the word she dragged a nearby chair to the bedside, tied her dressing-gown cord even more firmly round her middle and pushing a cushion into her back prepared to make the best of what was left of the night, leaving Jack to obey her, as one usually does with Matey.

'But.... Matey,.....Jack, whaaats......' spluttered Madge.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Thomas on Apr 10th, 2003, 11:21am
An all night vigil is never something which makes you particulary pleasant the next day. Matey was tired out with the exertions of that night and even though she couldn't help heself she difted off into a sweet a sleep as Madge, Jack and Joey were all in.
Undisturbed they slumbered through the night, and it wasn't until Anna began to make noises down in the Kitchen that Matey was jolted awake.
Berating herself strongly for falling alseep she looked down at Joey and gasped...

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Sioned on Apr 10th, 2003, 10:54pm
She had disappeared!
Just at that moment a piercing scream was heard from downstairs waking up the whole house. They raced down the stairs as one, Matey just taking the lead. What she saw when she reached the bottom made her stop dead in her tracks....

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Rebecca on Apr 19th, 2003, 12:21am
Flowers lay strewn across the hall where a vase had been upset. Matey, with a grim smile on her face, followed the trail of destruction into the kitchen and pantry where she discovered Joey, still in her night time attire, hopping around with a mouse trap well and truly caught on her hand, while Anna looked as if she'd seen a ghost!

"Sleepwalking again," murmured Matron to Jack in an undertone.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on May 23rd, 2003, 4:37pm
'There's something wrong with this child!' Matron said to jack as she took her darling gently by hs shoulders.'She's far too over worked, with three babies and he insistence on working!' Matron lead Joey back upstairs to her bedroom while Jack attented to a frightend Anna. When he was done, Jack returned to hs wifes bedside, he saw her and realised he was gong to have to wake his sister in law, this could be serious!

Made woke quickly, years of child rearing had turned her into a light sleeper.
'Madge, madge dear, wake up.' Jck said calmly.
'Jack, is everything ok? Whats happend?' asked madge already fully awake.
'Don't panick, it's joey, she was sleepwalkng again after we put her to bed. I want you to come.'
'I will, just give me my gown.'

At that the pair of them hurried to Joeys room, Madge's fac contorted into a paind expression when she saw her young sister looking as fragile as the Robin, Joey was always pale, but now she looked ill, all to clearly the stress of three babies and a book had got too much.

Jack and Madge had spent all night at her bedside in a worried state, Matron had returnd to the school because a junior had developed a worrying rash. Jem had returned during the night from the san but needed to sleep after carrying out lifesaving surgery.

So that moring a tired Madge, Jem and Jack ahd left anna to look after the babiesand had taken Joey to the san, hoing for a recovery...

(sorry, hope its ok, someone continue!)

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Susan on May 24th, 2003, 12:00am
Luckily there was a small side ward vacant.  Jo was tucked up between the sheets and a frightened probationer was left to sit by the bed with a wawrning to ring for Matron if Jo so much as flinched.  Looking more worried than anyone had ever seen him Jack wen into Matron's office.

'Matron, I think we'd better,' he began

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jun 1st, 2003, 5:19pm
'Dont say it Jem, please not that!'

'Its the only way, i can treat her and physicall she will recover but Dr Giles is a phychiatrist, a doctor of the mind. It looks like what they call a nervous break down.'

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Susan on Jun 2nd, 2003, 1:05am
Madge groped blindly for the chair behind her and sat down slowly.

'It's too much to take in.  What abou the children?'

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Clare on Jun 2nd, 2003, 10:02am
"Well, I can't agree to us taking them in full time Madge, because you look like you'll be following Joey shortly with a nervous break down!" Jem said.

"But Jem, we must, I mean Anna can't cope with them alone, and Jack certainly can't - he'll be needed at the San." Madge stared wildly at her husband.

"Don't you see what I'm driving at my dear? The holiday's are nearly hear, it won't harm Robin to have an extra week off school. She can help Anna with the children, and you shall help her out every other day. Then when the holiday's begin, I'm sure you'll have the staff beating down the door for a chance to look after the babes."

"But Jem......"

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jun 2nd, 2003, 12:53pm
'No Madge, i wont hear anyarguments, Joey must stay on at the san and i wont have you following her!. Robin will be able to help Anna and i dare say manyothers will want to help.'

'But she'smy sister...look, she's waking up.' Madge and Jem rushed to their loved ones bedside.

'Hello, Joey darling...' Madge began. Joey sat up quckly.

'Madge, you look awful, where am i? I better go, i must be late for breakfast, the head will be wild!'

Madge looked from joey to he husband and back again, she began to sway, Jem caught her as she fainted.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by KB on Jun 2nd, 2003, 1:28pm
Joey stared at Jem, as he laid his wife across the foot of the bed and tried to bring her back to consciousness.

"Jem?" Jo asked tentatively.

"Not now," he said sharply.

A moment later, Madge's eyelids flickered, and she groaned as she sat up, Jem's arm flung around her to hold her up.

"Madge!" Jo said in panic. "Oh, Madge, dearest! What on earth is it?"

"Oh, Joey," her sister said faintly, leaning weakly against her husband's shoulder. "Oh, Joey..."

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jun 2nd, 2003, 1:50pm
back again already! Well here goes...

'Look, i am not that ill, i feel fine! I am certainly not going to die! Do cheer up Madge, i want to get up and go to school!'

Jem sent a very weak looking madge t have a lie down, her younger sisters latest was far too much for her.

'Now Joey,you've given us all a fright, How old are you Joey?'

'Oh Jem, your so silly, you knwhow old i am, I'm 15.'

The wise Doctor sighed and sat down on the foot of the bed, 'Joey dear, you are not 15, you are a grown women, you have three beautiful triplet daughters.'

'But Jem...Your teasing me...' Joey knew that he wasn't, her 15 year old mind couldn't comprehend what it had been told. 'I can't be Jem, I don't understand, oh thi is awful.' Joey burst into tears and threw herself around the Doctor she trusted.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jun 3rd, 2003, 5:01pm
Over the next couple of days, Joey recovered a little ut she didn't have her memory back. On day three of her stay in the hospital te psychiatrist saw her, he asked her lots of questions, after he spoke to em and Madge.

'It does indeed look lie a nervous breakdown, this is a unusual reaction though, it seems to me that it is a mental reaction, she is tryng to block out the stress in her real life. I am confidet she will recover but i want your approval to try out a new treatment.'

'What is this new treatment?' asked the responsible doctor Jem.

'Its called hypnosis..'

'Yes i've heard of it, isn't that a little drastic?'

'You forgetdoctr that peoplein less fragile states than Josephine get sent to mental institutions, and none of us would want that!'

'Oh God! Jem let him do it, please!'

'Ok Madge, i think i will...'

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by ariella on Jun 4th, 2003, 7:34am
consult an old friend of mine first. I wouldn't want to expose Jo to anything that might cause more damage. I love her also Madge, she is ... well Joey. I think its time that she saw her daughters now also, perhaps it will help her to remember them and they are too young to understand her confusion.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jun 4th, 2003, 9:31am
'With all due respect Jem, do you think thats wise?' asked Madge with new authority, befitting a former headmistress.

'Why yes of course!' retorted Jem 'But why, what are your reservations?' he asked in gentler tones to his fragile looking wife.

'Will the triplets, and especially Joey become distressed?'

'Let me try Madge, this is very hard for me too - don't you understand, i've seen her through serious illness and difficult times.' Jem pleaded with his cynincal wife, his eyes glistening suspiciously.

Madge seeng her husbands uusual distress let him have his way, 'I supose you know best...i'll get the triplets...'

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by ariella on Jun 5th, 2003, 10:05am
Joey looked eagerly as she saw the three girls being brought in to her room. "Oh Madge, they are such precious wee chlildren, but Madge dearest" she exlaimed "who do they belong to?"

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jun 5th, 2003, 10:16am
Madges concerns were certainly realised, 'There yours Joey, this is Mary Helena, Mary Constance and Mary Margret, or Len, Con and Margot.'

'Really, is it really true then? I have lost my memory? But i am never going to have children and i am certainly not getting married! this can't be true!' Joey became steadily more distressed and the babies sensed this as al, babies can and started screaming in synrco.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by ariella on Jun 5th, 2003, 10:23am
Madge took the girls away stopping to glare at Jem on the way. Jem stood ashen face as he surveyed Joey wondering what to do. Surely she would come round soon and remember everything. He felt tears forming in his eyes as he thought of the girl who was so precious to both he and Madge. Another glance at Joey told him that something was happening. Arms held in a rocking position, Joey had begun moving her arms singing as though singing a lullaby to a child.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jun 5th, 2003, 5:02pm
Joey sang the whole way through the red sarafan (sp?) staring into empty space, when the wonderful sound, that was joeys voice had finished Jem touched her on the shoulder.

'Do you remember Joey' asked Jem gently, a tear falling join his masculin face, Joey nodded her flushed face and promtly fainted. Jem wasn't alarmed, he had expected such a reaction from highly stung Joey. Carefully he lay her down and covered her up, assured she would be alright after a sleep.

Jem crept out of the room, feeling slightly smug and hs correct judgement, Madge smiled a wry smile when she saw him and whisprered, 'you were right weren't you, shes ok, now isn't she...oh Jem, i do love you!'

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by ariella on Jun 6th, 2003, 10:00am
"It may take awhile still" Jem said carefully, "we just need to give her time. I believe she will get better though Madge, I really do". Jem then moved quickly as he caught his wife who had fainted for the second time in her life.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jun 6th, 2003, 1:18pm
Jemicked up his wife in his strong arms and lad her in the bed next to joey,fortunatleu Joey was asleep.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by ariella on Jun 10th, 2003, 10:06am
"Is this all I can eat Jem" Joey said scowling at her breakfast of a lightly boiled egg and toast. "I'm so hungry all of a sudden".

"Eat that for now and I'll see what else we can do". Jem chuckled as he looked down at his sister-in-law. Already she seemed to be doing much much better than she had the day before. Her memory was continuing to return and she was recovering from all that had happened.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jun 18th, 2003, 10:17am
After a week in bed Joey's memory had returned to normal and she was able to care for her small daughters again, however she was given a strict regime...


Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Thomas on Jun 30th, 2003, 10:02am
From morning until night she was merely allowed the abnsolute minimum of fuss "She's not to be worried" waqas often said when Robin and the others were at school and trouble came up.
Gradually Joey returned to normal and she began to put on wait and began to look positively chubby!
Some three week safter she came home she was allowed back into her study where a dreadful sight met her eyes...

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by austriaamy on Jun 30th, 2003, 9:27pm
Don't mean to be picky, but wasn't Con called Connie when she was younger?

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Cumbrian_Rachel on Jun 30th, 2003, 10:28pm
Well, in Exile I think Joey says she's to be called Connie but I don't think that lasts very long!  I wonder when she's last referred to as Connie...  Anyone know?

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by KB on Jun 30th, 2003, 11:27pm
She's Con in "To The Rescue".

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by ariella on Jun 30th, 2003, 11:40pm
Maybe the Connie only lasted as long as that comment?

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by crashbb on Jul 2nd, 2003, 5:51pm
Actually it wasn't what she saw that so bothered her, but what that sight represented.  For there on her desk in the study was her typewriter and a ream of typing paper.  For all those weeks in the San, Joey had forgotten about her writing.  Now she remembered and she also realised that the stress and strain of what she had gone through had caused permamnent damage to her brain; her creativity and imagination were gone.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by edith on Jul 3rd, 2003, 9:26am
Jo screamed. Her imagination weas her life, how could she live without it! What could she do! She felt as if she had lost half herself!

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jul 3rd, 2003, 12:58pm
(i'm glad this story id back! :D)

Jack came rushig to his wife the momment he heard her screams.
'Jo, what is it?' he shouted above her noise, 'Tell me Jo, stop screaming!'
Jo's screams of toment soon subsided and she collapsed, her body quivering with greif, into her husbands eyes, 'Oh Jack, i'm finished, i can't write anymore!' uttered Joey barely stiffling sobs, the words she sopke confirmed in her her worst fear and soon she was sobbing uncontollably into her husbands arms.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by edith on Jul 4th, 2003, 9:06am
"Hush Joey, Surely not! Youv'e been ill, that's all, you'll be able to write again I promise."

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Clare on Jul 4th, 2003, 12:15pm
"But what if I can't write Jack? What will I do then?" Joey sobbed harder.
"I suppose you could always teach" Jack said. Joey stopped sobbing and fixed him with a glare. Jack grinned down at her. "You've been ill for a while Joey, you will recover, but these things take time. You need to learn a little patience. Now come with me, and we'll play with the girls, all right?"
Joey gulped and nodded. Clearly, she was determined not to teach!

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jul 4th, 2003, 4:26pm
'thats an idea you know Jem,' said Joey muc later that evening as they lay in bed.
'what is?' asked Jack puzzeled
'Teaching, i would be a history teacher.'
Jack looked shocked and stammered, 'Jo, i was joking, what about the girs and the house?'

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by ariella on Jul 8th, 2003, 9:52am
"They could come in with me. I'm sure there would be more than one willing person who would look after them if I left them in the staffroom during class. If I was needed they could get me easily and - oh Jack, if I can't write what else would you have me do?" with this announcement Jo gazed at her husband in despair.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jul 8th, 2003, 4:32pm
'Well.. i thought..perhaps...um, you'd stay at home, look after the babies and, um, help Anna.' said Jack turning red for he knew te reaction.
'Oh Jack, you know i wouldn't do that,' retorted Jo. 'I need to use my brain!'

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by ariella on Jul 8th, 2003, 11:32pm
"Come now Jo, this is silly. Your imagination will come back, I'm sure of it."

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Clare on Jul 9th, 2003, 10:32am
"But if it doesn't?" Joey sounded genuinely frightened.
"Then we will cross that bridge when we come to it". Jack embraced his wife tenderly. "Please don't worry, try not to dwell on it".
"But I have to dwell on it Jack, it's my life".
Jack knew this and inwardly dreaded the consequences if Joey's creative gifts did not return. He hugged her tighter and advised her to get some sleep. He reminded her of the promise she had made to the triplets that night that she would play dolls with them tomorrow. Jack hoped that the children's games would help stimulate her imagination.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Ally on Jul 9th, 2003, 10:43am
Jack had a restless night trying to think of way to help Joey.  He owed ti to his wife to be as supportive as possible, but with the war he knew it was a possibility he might have to go off any at anytime.

Also he was worried about the idea of Joey teaching, not just because of his family, but because to be a successful teacher you also needed an imagination.  Not to mention with the school's method of teaching history, you had to have an imagination to understand how to argue from cause to effect!

He was just begiining to drift off, when he heard some strange noises coming from downstairs, he got out of bed so not to wake Joey, slipped on his dressing gown and slippers and cautiously proceeded downstairs.  To his shock he saw Madge...

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jul 9th, 2003, 1:02pm
'madge what on earth are you doing!' he hissed violently

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Thomas on Jul 17th, 2003, 10:24am
Madge didn't answer she just carried on sleepwalking down the landing towards the wide stairs....

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jul 17th, 2003, 12:37pm
The doctor was reluctant to wake up the white figure that was his sister in law, but perhaps he should have done for the sleep walker failed to negotiate the steps and she fell, rolling down the stairs where she lay quiet and to all appearances, dead.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by ariella on Jul 20th, 2003, 2:28am
Marianne! I only just noticed you killed Madge :(

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by KB on Jul 20th, 2003, 2:42am
Not necessarily. She was only dead 'to all appearances'.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by ariella on Jul 20th, 2003, 2:52am
With difficulty Madge picked herself up and checked that nothing was broken. She felt unsteady on her legs and winced as she took a step. After a few more steps Madge decided that she must have ricked her ankle although no other damage seemed to have been done. Then she wondered why she was actually where she was and found that she couldn't remember getting there at all.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Thomas on Jul 23rd, 2003, 7:49pm
"Erm - where am I?" she muttered to herself. A black shadow moved between her an the light "Arhhh" she screamed wakingeveryone and causing the children to start crying again, "who are you, get away from me?"
She continued screaming as she backed into a polished table sending it and the vase upon it crashing to the floor. Dr. Jack paused wondering what to do...

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jul 24th, 2003, 1:48pm
'Madge-  Calm down, its me, Jack!' he declared in soothing tones

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Ally on Jul 24th, 2003, 2:48pm
'Jack! Who's Jack' cried Madge still in a daze

'I'm your brother-in-law, Jack Maynard, Doctor Jack Maynard, I'm married to your sister Joey' replied Jack trying to remain outwardly calm, though inwardly worrying about Madge's state.

'Brother-in-law, sister' queried Madge, but I don't have a sister, I can't have I'm still at school'

'No Madge, you own a school' Jack said, moving closer to Madge, to see if she had any injuries from her fall.  The with a sudden thought he asked 'Madge how old are you'

'Why 10 of course' replied Madge beginning to get indignant because this man didn't understand her. 'I live in India with my twin brother and Mother and Father'

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Clare on Jul 24th, 2003, 5:48pm
"OK Madge, lets get you to bed to lie down" Jack said, guiding her towards the stairs.
"Who are you again?" Madge asked, letting him lead her.
"I'm Jack Maynard, and I'm a doctor Madge. You've had a bit of a fall and banged your head so we need to get you to bed with a cold compress."
"Oh, OK" Madge said, submitting to Jack's orders. Jack tucked her up in bed and adminstered to the bump on Madge's head. He sat by her bed until she drifted off to sleep. Jack checked her pulse and her head, and satisfied she wasn't going to get up, he marched downstairs to the telephone to ring the San. He demanded James Russell and tapped his foot impatiently as he waited.
"Hello?" Jem said.
"Jem, it's Jack. We've got another one...."

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Marianne on Jul 24th, 2003, 8:42pm
'Another what?' asked Jem, highly confused for he was very busy.
'Amnesia, your wife, Madge, she was sleep walking, she fell down the stairs and bumped her head! She thinks she's 10 and at school in India!' excalimed Jack.
'Jack old man, thats a very poor joke! I'm very busy up here, Mrs Brown has taken a turn for the worse!' replied Jem, thoroughly indignant a the joke
'Jem, give me some credit, i'm not pulling your leg, Madge is currentl ten years old and in bed sleeping!'
'Really? Gosh! Well, i'' come as soon as i can, just see if you can keep her asleep!' said Jem, clearly shocked.

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Ally on Jul 27th, 2003, 3:45pm
Jem arrived at the Maynards a couple of hours later, having struggled to get away from a demanding patient.  However, as Madge was still asleep in bed there was little he could do but wait.

Between them, Jack and Jem tried to discuss the problem.  Jem still could not believe that his wife was as confused as Jack said, but did agree that Dick Bettany had better be contacted in case Madge needed her brother, and a familier face.

Having decided this the two men decide that sleep was the best option.  Jack, checking on Joey was pleased to find she was still asleep, but Jem checking on Madge, encountered a completely different scenario...

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by Lesley on Jul 27th, 2003, 6:10pm
(Is there something in the coffee?)

Title: Re: A Chapter (well, 2 paras) of Incidents
Post by edith on Jul 30th, 2003, 3:05pm
Yep! This is the CS remember



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