Chapter 4

Now where was I?

Ah, that's right, Autumn had fallen gently, like the scarlet and ochre of the leaves as they descended, whirling, from their arborial heights. A crispness in the morning air suggested winter's advent was soon...

ahem, yes, it was autumn and fresh from desperately trying to concoct, I mean collect data for their dissertations, The F.I.T moved back in.

And had anything changed? not really children, for the wicked Brassy Women was back and stronger than ever!! (well a sequel would be no good if the baddie was a wimp). Evidence taken at scene of crime:
1 blank Lee Enfield bullet.
Grapes. Green, seedless, at least a week old. Many.
1 coffee maker. Broken. Dirty.
Large quantity of litter. Random.
Crockery and cutlery, cleaned to perfection by Nat and Jo at the beginning of the summer to avoid trouble with the Empress of CRAP, thoroughly dirtied and thrown around the kitchen.
Mildew. creeping back into bathroom. (this is of course the bathroom with no noticible damp-proof course)
Blu-tack marks on walls - definately NOT ours.
Central heating system. Drained dry for no obvious reason.

This is but the beginning of a huge list of faults. But being the nice people they are, the F.I.T decided that apart from the central heating boiler, they could "fix-it" (pre-Bob the Builder) themselves. So apart from another visit from a knight of Lord CORGI, they didn't bother the hordes at Castle CRAP. They thought they'd keep on good terms with all concerned, and live out their final year in the House in peace and tranquility.

But reader, we know the folly of trusting the baddie, especially in the sequel when they pretend to be the hero's friends, don't we?

Previous Chapter... Next Chapter... Tune in next week to see if...
The F.I.T. win out in the end... If Brassy Women has changed her name again... All this and more, coming soon in the next thrilling installment of : THE HOUSE!

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