Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Gunpowder Boy
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Book #2	Secrets of Dorley Hall
Chapter	6
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Date posted	Jul 8, 2022
Word count	27,852
Points of view	Edy, Christine, Aaron, Stef, Lorna
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Content warnings
Content warning for PTSD.
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Chapter 21: Gunpowder Boy is the sixth chapter of the second book of the series, Secrets of Dorley Hall, and twenty-first chapter overall.

The chapter title references Will’s metaphor for his own emptiness and volatility.

The chapter contains twelve scenes, which all take place on Thursday, 5 December 2019.

Plot

Edy gets back to work, after waking with Maria, and goes to see Adam

Paige does Christine’s makeup

Aaron unintentionally runs into glow-upped Stephanie

Stef checks herself in her room before going out to socialise with Aaron

After his shower, Aaron meets up with Stef

Indira chats with Stef, then they go upstairs for pizza lunch where Stef becomes Paige’s next fashion victim

Christine and Paige go off to do Lorna damage control

Lorna gets a talking to from Paige

Will very nearly (but not quite) comes out to Stef

Lorna and Christine come to a better understanding

Stef destresses with Aaron and then falls asleep against his leg

Stef wakes up, assembles a bed on the floor, and then goes back to sleep in Aaron’s room

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