Sally Fletcher Tribute
1993
Sally developed a crush on foster brother Damien Roberts after he accompanied her to a concert and was crushed when he let her down. Sally lied that she didn't like him but was later caught out kissing him while he slept. Damien's reaction caused them to fall out and Shane's tormenting didn't help matters.
Another tragedy rocked her to the core soon after when Baby dale died of cot death. A devastated Sally sobbed her heart out, repeating over and over that it was so unfair. As the family came to turns with their grief she was angry that everyone seemed to be moving on and have forfotten and later broke down on the beach clutching Dale's teddy bear. Pippa found her on the beach and Sally confided that she had been struggling to contain her grief in order to be strong for Pippa and Michael. Pippa encouraged her to let it all out and they decided to celebrate Mothers Day even though it was bound to be hard on them.
In an attempt to attract the attention of baby boy Craig, Sally joined the cool gang and underwent an initiation which included singing on a snooker table in The Surf Club. Her persistence paid off and she and Craig began dating but things weren't plain sailing and Sally was soon humiliated thanks to her own deceitfulness. Sally was determined to continue her relationship regardless but her friend Gloria was furious to discover her deception and Sally's selfishness caused her the loss of her best friend.
Things were put into perspective for Sally when, still reeling from Dale's death, Bobby died tragically in a boat accident. Yet another loss in her young life caused Sally fresh heartache and she retreated into herself for a while. She did feel sympathy though for Adam Cameron who had caused Bobby's death and tried to give him a present to cheer him up but Adam told her to get lost.
She caused trouble for Michael when she told new foster brother Jack that Michael had been pushing them around lately. Though she later retracted it Jack was uneasy with Michael for a while.
