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It all happened after I had completed an intense interstate work related trip from Perth. My mum had asked me as a favour to reconcile with her step-mother, Joanna. Age and distance and f*******: had those two back on reasonable terms. It was my last afternoon in Melbourne and I hadn't had the courage to call J yet. I had never gotten on with her as she had taken financial advantage of my mum too often. She had the unsavoury habit of using dodgy loan sharks.
"Are you sure Kendall," asked, Sue as she packed her bag, "Save yourself angst; fly back with me."
"Thanks, but I need to do this; well at least for my mum." Surer with words than in my mind.
My colleague and friend Susan; took the morning flight; I busied myself with shopping to avoid my family responsibil
