The Casual Vacancy: J. K. Rowling

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The Casual Vacancy by J.K Rowling is the story of Barry Fairbrother, the founder of the girls rowing team. In the story, Krystal Weedon, Barrys student in the rowing team, has a younger sibling and a drug abusive parent. Terri Weedon, Krystal's mother is a drug abuser , who goes to Belleview addiction clinic for help with her problem. When Barry Fairbrother dies, there reality is shattered. Stuart Wall (Nicknamed Fats) is dating Krystal. Robbie, the youngest Weedon, has not been to Daycare in weeks, and Kay, their social worker, is scared of him taking after Terris habits. With a new person replacing Barry, they might have to shut the addiction clinic. Later in the story, Krystal goes to visit fats with Robbie. Krystal, being the naughty girl she is, wants to have sex in a nearby bush. Fats and her leave Robbie to himself while they climb into the bushes. While they leave him alone, Howard, Fat's employer, has a heart attack. Paraminder, his wife, calls a ambulence. With Robbie on his own, he decides to go into the ocean. A large wave comes near, and pulls Robbie into sea. Samantha, a Pagford resident, comes to rescue him. She calls an ambulance as well. The ambulance arrives, but they can't save Robbie. Krystal comes out to see her brother being proclaimed dead, and takes the first bus back home. She goes into her house, and runs up to her room. Terri had already received the news. As social workers and policemen fight to get into her room, Krystal lifts up a needle. She remembers social workers telling Terri that addicts could handle more than newbies. That was all she needed to know. She took the needle, injected it into a vein, and, right then and there, died.