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There was a loud ping Jack’s eyes ide For a second tih the seat of the chair

Davina took a step backwards Her jaw dropped to her chest There was a co to a halt on the veranda For a minute there was stunned silence

Jack’s backside was on the floor, while the rim of the chair had his knees trapped up around his shoulders His arms flailed about at his sides He looked bewildered His dark, moody eyes peered up at all of them

“Is anybody going to help me?” he asked

The group exchanged looks and then, as one, they began to giggle Jack was not a to each other wiping tears from their cheeks while Jack sat trapped on the veranda floor

“Hey,” Jack shouted, “I need a hand here”

He tried to wiggle in the chair, but he ell and truly stuck He put his knuckles on the floor like a chi happened Davina had to hold on to the veranda pole, she was laughing so hard

“I’et the camera,” Marianne announced

“Don’t you dare,” Jack shouted His threat was so ih even harder

Davina sat on the top step beside him and wiped the tears from her eyes

“I couldn’t have planned this better myself,” she said

“Come on, Davy, have a heart This is painful”

It looked it too Sharinned

“You killed ood time to talk about that”

“I didn’t mean to,” he said “I didn’t see it”