Neighbours

It’s been a crazy week here in Erinsborough.  Rachel moved in with Angus at the beginning of the week, but by the end of it she was back home!  It all caused quite a sensation, no thanks to Paul Robinson!  He hasn’t left the poor Kennedy’s alone since Angus got out of prison.  Rachel was talked in to doing an interview with Elle for the paper, in response to all the bad press they have been receiving.  Paul dangled a nice little fee in front of Angus to sell his story, but because he couldn’t sell his story he asked Rach to sell it for him.  You should've seen Angus, he was so cocky afterwards, I don’t like him at all.  I think he pressured her into it.  She wouldn’t have done that normally, she’s so private!  Anyway, when the article came out it wasn’t her words, Paul Robinson had applied his midus touch!  And Angus just loved the fact that Rachel had stood up for them, for him.  He’s such a wuss, can’t he stand up for himself?   

Talking about wuss', Dec loves my tat so much he wanted to get my name tattooed on his arm, but he fainted before it had begun!  The big wimp!  I don’t need him to have a tattoo to know he loves me.  I do have a little reminder permanently placed on his arm though….a tiny little dot.  Our reminder of his near sacrifice for eternal love, just before he passed out cold. 

Mum and Dad are back together again, thankfully.  I was so let down by Dad and then they came to me to tell me that Dad was moving back in, and that they were determined to stay together.  Although I’m still annoyed at them, both of them, for all this drama…. I’m glad everything is back to normal again and both my parents are at home!    

Just quietly, I wish they could’ve patched things up AFTER the parent teacher interviews, what a nightmare that turned out to be.  Mum and Dad found out that I've been wagging school with Dec and now they are what they call ‘a united front’. Them against me!  Well it taught me a lesson – to never take sides again.  It will come back to bite you in the end. 

Rachel had a hard time at the parent teacher interviews too.  Dan accused her of cheating, he said Angus wrote her essay because the standard was University level.  It was low, she was at Carmella’s with Dec and I when she was working on it.  I saw her doing it, Rachel's not a cheat!  

But that's not all, she turned up to parent teacher interviews with Angus on her arm.  I don’t think it was such a smart move, but just quietly I think Angus manipulates her to do what he wants, because he needs her to make him feel strong.  That’s what I think!  I’m sure he loves her, but I do think he needs her to make him feel safe.  As I said....Wuss!

He asked her to leave Erinsborough with him.  He was offered a job in South Australia and wanted Rachel to set up there with him. which she nearly did - she almost left without saying goodbye.  Rach was going to leave it all behind, for Angus, but she never would have been happy, because it wasn’t right for her.  It was only what HE wanted.  So luckily, she made the right decision in the end.  She came back.  She realised she couldn’t throw her life away for a romantic dream.  There is too much here for her, her family and friends, the promise of a good future supported by people who love her.  She wouldn’t have had anything in South Australia, just Angus.  And for Rachel, that would not have been enough.  I know what it is to be in love, I know how it consumes you, fills your dreams for the future… but…. you can’t give everything up for love! 

I’m glad she came back.  I’m glad I didn’t lose a good friend.  She'll be okay, she just needs to give it some time. 

Loud and proud, Didge x