Secrets and Lies
What everyone hates about soap operas is the fact that their storylines are too chock filled with outrageous events to ever make any pretense at realism. But isn’t that just because we can’t see into the houses and private lives of our neighbours? Believe me, there’s a lot going on.
On brief reflection there is enough material just in our street to get a good few episodes off the ground.
What do you reckon to these storylines?
1. Husband leaves wife after cross continent affair with South Korean scientist. Wife previously unaware of relationship as she serves Christmas dinner to husband’s lover.
2. Police and social work called after chip shop owner allows three year old boy to play on the fenceless flat roof of his two storey building.
3. Wife begs husband of thirty years not to leave her when she finds out he is having a serious relationship with a woman whom he initially met whilst paying for her services.
4. Local (churchgoing) lady has two year affair after 24 years of marriage with family friend. The pair often have sex in fields and golf courses as well as both marital homes. Husband is unaware despite her openly flaunting the relationship in front of him. Worse than that is the suspicion that her daughter has also been involved with the same man at the same time.
5. Woman has to get restraining order on ex-partner after he makes nuisance calls, breaks into her house and sends in slanderous comments about her family to local newspaper.
6. Police raid rented 4 four bedroomed house used by Asian gang to grow cannabis worth over £3 million.
7. Woman is hunted down like a dog after it is revealed that she has been blogging about the secrets of her neighbours.
That’s just one wee street! In one wee village! And that’s not even mentioning the wife swapping that I’m sure goes on with one set of couples. And before you ask we are involved in none of the above (Except 7. Which is more of a premonition).
No really, we’re not.
