Ch.47 - The Johnsons' New Life

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Balin held hands with his parents while Loona followed from right behind them, as they left the safe house and showed her around their new home of Tathra.

"My parents always dreamed of living here one day, Loona." Balin spoke to his caretaker.

"Hang on. Dreamt?" Loona asked with curiosity before getting cheeky. "Balin... have you been lying? Were they sent to witness protection or paradise?"

"Yeah... the program that left you with 'no choice' did actually come with a free choice of location." explained Raven. "Just as long as no one other than certain visitors like our family, or our little boy, knew about it."

His mother then rubbed his head softly while he snuggled into her thigh whilst they walked.

Soon, they took a turn at a corner which went downhill, all the way to the main street of the town.

"Loona, welcome... and Balin welcome back, to Tathra!" declared Elton, as Loona looked up and gasped at an amazing view.

 and Balin welcome back, to Tathra!" declared Elton, as Loona looked up and gasped at an amazing view

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TATHRA was a small town in the Australian South Coast. Whilst everything looked like a normal suburban street with one pub and corner store but lots of houses, downhill was a street filled with shops, restaurants/cafes, hotels and holiday homes, parks and skating bowls, and especially a beach.

 Whilst everything looked like a normal suburban street with one pub and corner store but lots of houses, downhill was a street filled with shops, restaurants/cafes, hotels and holiday homes, parks and skating bowls, and especially a beach

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The Beach Boys' song 'Wendy' played loudly on the boomboxes at the park, the entire time the four walked around.

Loona was pretty stunned looking around this part of town.

"Huh. Lesson learned." she shrugged to herself, trying to keep her cool. "Never just a book by its cover. Unless they're men."

The street seemed pretty crowded for a small beach-town. Especially since it was three weeks into Spring in Australia. And soon, Balin's parents noticed Loona acting nonchalant.

"You okay, Loona?" Elton asked her.

"I'm fine! I'm fine." she replied sheepishly. "Just not, used to being in environments like this."

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