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THE BOY ON THE TRAIN (Part 1)

THE BOY ON THE TRAIN (Part 1)

The year is 1948 the city is Boston Mass in the neighborhood of  the North End lives Billy and his mother Maria and dad John,Billy is 11 years old,Maria and John have been married 12 years and John has changed in 12 year not the same person never home most of the time and when he is always angry and gets in argument with Maria,Maria is a good person she goes to the catholic Church all the time,Maria has been thinking of getting a divorce but befor she does this she must get permission from her church,Maria thinking of sending Billy to CA by train to stay with her mom and dad intill she gets a divorce and she will come later,Maria calls her mom and dad and tells tham her plans thay said its a good one please do it,But frist Maria must go to church and get permission from the Church,Maria goes to Church and talks to the Priest as thay talk she tell him of her plans he agree with her and he gives her his permission and gives her a name of a lawyer that the church uses but before but befor she talks to the lawyer she must send Billy by train to CA so she goes to south station in Boston to see what times and how much it will cost to send Billy to CA so Maria buys a one way ticket that cost $35 to Sacramento CA where her mom and dad live Billy will be safe there intill she gets a divorce so Maria calls her mom and dad and tells tham she is sending Billy to tham next Wed he will live a 9 am thay said ok, Wed June 20 1948 Maria and Billy stand on the train platform to put Billy on the train its 8'30 am the train leves at 9 Maria takes Billy on the train and finds him seat by the window so she can say goodbye she tells the conducton all about what she is doing he said thay will look after him,At the same time the Boston Red Sox get on the same train the frist stop will be Chicago where thay will play the the white Sox, 9 am train is ready to leave Maria hugs billy and tells him to be a good boy and I will be out as soon as I can  she gets off the train and stand by the window where Billy is sitting with both tears in there eyes the train pulls out she waves goodbye to Billy,so that end part1

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Tony Taylor

Wow GREG!!.... that's helluva build up to what will probably be an awesome story..... The Red Sox vs The White Sox in 1948.....VERY cool.....I used to live in Chicago, I've seen the Sox a bunch of times, even in their World Series win a few years back!!....I like the way you're building you characters with the divorce and everything.... Billy on the train by himself should be interesting..... looking forward to the next chapter my friend!!......ALL STARS!!...... fun stuff brother!!.....LOVE and ROCKETS !!.......T xo ?✳✴☀♥

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Greg Etsell

Thank you so much Tony I am going to take my time with this and do ing slowly I been wanting to write this story for a long time I hope you will like it

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Shaun Cronick

Greg found it and just read part 1 and this little Catholic lad Billy in tears at the end and no wonder why ' for what's going on in his life with mum's potential divorce looming and now he's on his own travelling to his grandparents,but the Boston Red Sox are also on board... 
I'm off to read part 2  and thanks Greg.

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