BellaRoma

Woo!

Don't panic, Timmy. I want to get IF done, too. I was impressed by my speed posting this time, despite death by school.

No problem. You've been far more helpful to me with IF

Sara lives alone; she's the independent type. I thought that Aunt Sara sounded rigid and over-formal. You'll see that they are very close later, so in my head it made ...

Thank you for your helpful review. Ch 13 will be out soon, so you'll know what goes on. I'm glad you liked Elle. I always have to be doing something ...

Aww, at least you understood everything. The piece was set out to start with an event, keep readers guessing the outcome while they see the events preceding it. FYI "Are ...

It's a little confused, but Ch 13 will follow on. I wanted to show Sara in her element.

Thank you :-D Glad you're enjoying it. I hope the rest of the story lives up to your expectations. Slowly but surely, you're working through it.

You'll like Sara. That's all I can say without spoiling anything.

Thanks. I was running out of steam with the asylum. It would have been more of what I'd already written, so I thought they needed to make a break for ...

Also, you mentioned her parents? I was working on the premise that Layla's home would be one of the first places Doc would look for her. Sad, but it's true. ...

I get that. It must be really rare or wrong now because not a single person has not corrected me. I have literally been trying to write, so that there's ...

Did I not mention that I learnt the comma outside to you? It works both ways, but I think the other one is popular, so no one realises. I guess ...

I totally intended the echoey feeling to the end parentheses. OMG, I never mentioned Layla's name! We can't have that. Maybe we can link it to the fact that she's ...

Still naming the chapters after songs. Ch 10 is 'Tears Dry On Their Own'. You'll probably recognise it, like you did with the P!nk song.