Stef was from a farm down the road and she was waiting to go to university in the autumn. The next time I came to the pit Stef was by herself wanting ...o know about me. That was the last time I saw her that day, as she had to take her horse back home.On our third and last day at the that farm the girls were back in the yard with the horses when Stef ran across to me when I was shutting my door, she looked well fit. She wanted to know what time we all stopped for our tea. I told her “Around half. .." Beth's voice was farther away, but was stillclose."Maggie? You drank too much. You need to lie down! OK?" Mallory's voicewas close, but a welcome sound nonetheless. The sheer panic was gone, butMaggie still knew how precarious her situation."One... 'nly ONE!" Maggie could barely pronounce the words, the effortnearly making her slip into unconsciousness."Hey, you guys, take her to my car, ok?" Mallory's voice sounded calm, butthere was a sudden snap of force to it."My room's closer..." Chad. I don't remember what we talked about, but I think it was about some Science Fiction novel that she was reading. I probably would have enjoyed reading it if I could have found the time.After school, this was Sally's day in the barrel. We arrived at Hazel's house with our spirits as high as usual. Uh-oh, I could tell that something was wrong the moment we entered the home. There was a strange smell that I could not place, but I had a strong feeling of foreboding about it. I asked the girls to. But I could find no sign that she had actually contacted the solicitor she had apparently chosen.I got a wicked idea; the only way to win a battle is to take the offensive. It was an off chance but I thought I'd give it a try anyway; at just after 9 Am, I e-mailed the people she had obviously chosen asking them to act on my behalf in a divorce case. There was a faint chance that Vicky hadn't actually spoken to them yet. I was lucky; within minutes of my e-mail going off, they replied asking me.