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the water and he splashes whilst I soap his little body and he doesn’t even object to having hair washed and rinsed. I reach him out and dry him on a fluffy white towel and dry his now thick silky curls.
We play the piggy goes to market game and when he is sleepy and warm I tuck him into his cot.
I am unsure about going to Ireland to Ann’s wedding because I don’t want to leave Simon. My mother is insisting that I have a break because she will love having Simon for a full weekend. I get on with my marking and push any decision to the back of my mind. I used to mark any work at school but since I have had Simon I rush home to spend with him what little time there is before he is ready for bed. It is time I made my meal and consider what I intend to do.
Chapter 13
Charlie
Charlie was a handsome young man who was popular with all his friends. He was a carefree lad who had always wanted to be a fireman. At the age of twenty he joined the local fire brigade. He also loved to dance. At the local dance hall in Ruthin, he spent his free Saturday nights dancing to the local dance band. He wasn’t forward but he always had a twinkle in his eye and a broad smile for the girls until he met Amy, who stole his heart. Amy was the eldest of three sisters, and although she was only sixteen she was mature for her age, because their father had been away in the war, she had to help her mother with her two siblings.
Charlie and Amy became a couple and their friends and relations noted their closeness. No -one could put a pin between them. Amy worked in the local library and they saved their money, after paying their dues to both their families.
By the time Amy was nineteen they had enough for a deposit on a small terraced house on the outskirts of Ruthin.
They persuaded Amy’s parents to give their consent to the marriage and they had a quiet wedding and moved straight into their new home together.
There was not a lot of money to spare for the first few years, but they had each other, and they still loved to dance on Saturday nights, enjoying long walks together on Sundays. After a year Amy started to want a baby to complete the happiness they had found together. Charlie was just as keen to have children and soon they were planning a family.
David was born on the 15 th November 1962 when his father was 23 years old and Amy, his mother, was 21 years old. They were young strong parents and their son was the apple of their eye. David was a beautiful baby with golden curls and blue eyes fringed with dark long lashes, exactly like his fathers. Amy felt a rush of maternal love as soon as the baby was put into her waiting arms. Charlie brought the largest bunch of flowers the maternity home had ever seen and he and Amy smiled together, as he held his arms around his wife and son.
David was five years old when Charlie had an accident at work. He was attending a vicious fire when the building gave way and sent Charlie falling down through a ceiling on to the floor below.
When the fire brigade reached the paper mill, the raging fire was sending up sparks that could be seen for miles around. Charlie was the first to step down from the fire engine. He wore his protective clothing and carried his equipment at the ready. His team stepped into the building to find the fire was on the second floor. It was here that the chemicals used for the manufacture of paper were kept the air was stifling and the burning paper crackling, whilst throwing black burnt flakes in to the air. The men used their hoses and the flames seemed to die. The firemen felt they had control of the situation when a great explosion of chemicals filled their space. The team had to retreat from the area. Charlie was caught at the other side of the room. He called for his men to leave the building whilst they
We play the piggy goes to market game and when he is sleepy and warm I tuck him into his cot.
I am unsure about going to Ireland to Ann’s wedding because I don’t want to leave Simon. My mother is insisting that I have a break because she will love having Simon for a full weekend. I get on with my marking and push any decision to the back of my mind. I used to mark any work at school but since I have had Simon I rush home to spend with him what little time there is before he is ready for bed. It is time I made my meal and consider what I intend to do.
Chapter 13
Charlie
Charlie was a handsome young man who was popular with all his friends. He was a carefree lad who had always wanted to be a fireman. At the age of twenty he joined the local fire brigade. He also loved to dance. At the local dance hall in Ruthin, he spent his free Saturday nights dancing to the local dance band. He wasn’t forward but he always had a twinkle in his eye and a broad smile for the girls until he met Amy, who stole his heart. Amy was the eldest of three sisters, and although she was only sixteen she was mature for her age, because their father had been away in the war, she had to help her mother with her two siblings.
Charlie and Amy became a couple and their friends and relations noted their closeness. No -one could put a pin between them. Amy worked in the local library and they saved their money, after paying their dues to both their families.
By the time Amy was nineteen they had enough for a deposit on a small terraced house on the outskirts of Ruthin.
They persuaded Amy’s parents to give their consent to the marriage and they had a quiet wedding and moved straight into their new home together.
There was not a lot of money to spare for the first few years, but they had each other, and they still loved to dance on Saturday nights, enjoying long walks together on Sundays. After a year Amy started to want a baby to complete the happiness they had found together. Charlie was just as keen to have children and soon they were planning a family.
David was born on the 15 th November 1962 when his father was 23 years old and Amy, his mother, was 21 years old. They were young strong parents and their son was the apple of their eye. David was a beautiful baby with golden curls and blue eyes fringed with dark long lashes, exactly like his fathers. Amy felt a rush of maternal love as soon as the baby was put into her waiting arms. Charlie brought the largest bunch of flowers the maternity home had ever seen and he and Amy smiled together, as he held his arms around his wife and son.
David was five years old when Charlie had an accident at work. He was attending a vicious fire when the building gave way and sent Charlie falling down through a ceiling on to the floor below.
When the fire brigade reached the paper mill, the raging fire was sending up sparks that could be seen for miles around. Charlie was the first to step down from the fire engine. He wore his protective clothing and carried his equipment at the ready. His team stepped into the building to find the fire was on the second floor. It was here that the chemicals used for the manufacture of paper were kept the air was stifling and the burning paper crackling, whilst throwing black burnt flakes in to the air. The men used their hoses and the flames seemed to die. The firemen felt they had control of the situation when a great explosion of chemicals filled their space. The team had to retreat from the area. Charlie was caught at the other side of the room. He called for his men to leave the building whilst they
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