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“I’ht” His voice was heavy with

Davina repressed the urge to shudder Yucky, yucky, sleazy, nasty she was running out of adjectives

“Well, I’ this movie made,” she said instead

And as if by hts flickered back on

“Okay, people,” she said “Let’s try this again”

Jack picked up his new chainsaw and sauntered to the deadbetter than he’d planned He was driving Davina crazy and it felt great He looked up at the old tree Its branches reached right over the driveway When he was a kid the fallen blossoms would cover the path co on the pink carpet up to the house with the castle-like turret His sisters had said it like it was a fairy tale and he’d scoffed at thereed one, but at least today it would serve soain

Jack looked down at his brand new chainsaith pride He hadn’t used one before, but he figured it wasn’t brain surgery He started thethe old tree down

“What the heck is that?”

The scene stopped dead Everyone turned towards the front of the house where the noise was

“Jack,” Davina said as her fists clenched automatically

“Do soe “This is killing our sound”

“No kidding,” Davina told him “Don’t worry I’ll sort this out” Once and for all, she thought

“Don’t do anything you’ll regret later,” Marianne told her

“I’ve done nothing but regret things since I met that man”

“I think I should come with you,” Marianne said