I ran as fast as I could. No one was anywhere near me. The ball was in the air coming right at me. Suddenly everyone was running at me. The ball came ...own and hit me in the head knocking the helmet off and me to the ground. Billy tackled me while I was lying there knocking the wind out of me a bit.Everyone high fived him for the hit.Shawn White helped me to my feet and said way to drop the ball loser. We ran back to huddle up again. Jim said do you think you can do that again but catch the ball. "That was the beginning. Skipping ahead it seems it was the same developer (Avery Darrell) from Geraldton who had been angry with my dad over a decade ago. His business had been going downhill because of the regulations on coastal development and water table and he must have just lost it. Learning that it wasn't my dad but a different CSIRO chap who had been involved in the water survey, he thought he'd avenge himself. Stupidly, he'd used explosives purchased by his own company. The police had. I'm sorry honey - I'm not your boyfriend."Which reminds me. Someone's been telling lies on their hospital record."I'm still on my knees looking up at her. "How.....How'd you know...." Oh please. If I can do this to you, you'd think it wouldn't be too hard to know what you are up to. In fact, Gretel thinks that's why you are succumbing so fast. You denied your own identity, chose a name for yourself, and even wrote it down on an official document. You called yourself Sarah, so Sarah, you are. That's gonna get me in trouble fast."Her breath catches. I can feel her heart beating at least as strong as mine. I could do her right here. Then she pushes me firmly away, moving my arm from around her waist. "Alex. This is just a little inappropriate. You're too young to-" I'm eighteen." I lie. How's she gonna know?"You can't just tell me that and expect me to believe it." But you wanna believe it," I put my arms around her and pull her to me, "don't you?" I - uh - " she blushes and looks.