"Did he beat y... " Maggie began, but before she could finish her question, Sheila cut in."The bastard. The dirty stinking bastard did more than that....I hate him, God I hate him, and Mum, what does she care? Oh, no mustn't upset dad. Where would she get the money for her clothes then? How would she be able to go to the hairdressers once a fortnight hmmm. Oh, no, nothing must upset her sense of security. She doesn't give a shit about me. She's as bad as him. All she thinks about is money. Well. Those days were gone and now this area was home to drug dealers, pimps and hookers and just about anyone else who was considered the dregs of society.As an insurance adjuster he had to go and inspect the damage claimed by a client, no matter where this client was. It just so happened that the client was a shop owner in this scum ridden part of town. It was no wonder he was robbed. He was probably lucky that it was breaking and entering and not a hold up. He warily eyed those few filthy people. The last thing she wanted to do was to upset Geronimo because he was a fierce creature even at those times when he got his way which was pretty much all the time all things considered.The girl’s name was Gloria and she was the daughter of Angela Goodwin, the ambassador’s daughter and her former classmate at the university. They had been very close and had often gone on double dates and sometimes even switched their dates to have some variety for an evening of fun and games.Her correspondence. *They spent the first few minutes of the first day chattering nervously in the staff room. The other members of staff ignored them, which was typical of places with large workforces. Eventually, Stephen's new manager arrived, and introduced himself. "You're Steve right? Nice to meet you. Do you want to follow me so we can sort your uniform out?", he said. And so on. Paul was gutted. The worst thing was that neither of them had ever had a job before in their lives, and so he couldn't see.