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| Sioned reads her book again . . . |
Sioned is still engrossed in her self-help book;
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| . . . but keeps looking at her phone |
she looks at her phone, then thinks better of it
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| She finds it difficult to resist the temptation |
and returns to the book, but after a few more seconds succumbs to the temptation and dials Dylan’s number.
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| "I was wondering if you had plans for tonight" |
She leaves a message for him, “Sorry I missed your call yesterday – I was just wondering if you had plans today. Phone me back.”
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| "So you're dealing with all of Auntie Nel's stuff?" |
Then Mathew comes into the flat, accompanied by DJ and a solicitor; “So you’re dealing with all of Auntie Nel’s stuff?” Mathew asks, and the solicitor replies that Nel was quite a character.
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| "Sioned, have you spoken to Luned?" |
Sioned is about to go out, and Mathew asks if she has spoken to Luned; however she does not want to discuss the matter.
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| "Ah, there it is!" |
“Ah – there it is!” the solicitor exclaims,
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| "I've heard a lot about this" |
“I’ve heard a lot about this.” Mathew points out that DJ is sitting in as a second pair of ears, as it were,
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| DJ is regarded as the tea-maker |
and is asked to make a cup of tea.
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| Anita's video is regarded . . . |
Eifion and Izzy are watching Anita’s publicity video,
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| . . . with derision by Eifion and Izzy |
and Izzy comments that she sounds so fake;
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| "You leave her alone!" |
Gaynor snaps, “Leave her alone – fair play to her, I say!” Eifion points out that the competition is Hywel Llywelyn,
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| "Neither of them have a clue what young people want" |
and Izzy says that neither of them have a clue what young people want.
“That’s the trouble with the council – there’s no-one under the age of 50!” exclaims Eifion, and Izzy suggests that he should try, which is greeted with ridicule from Gaynor.
Izzy thinks that it is a great idea; “He’s young, and there’s plenty in his head!”
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| "I could do a better job than Anita and Hywel combined!" |
Eifion reckons he could do a better job than Hywel and Anita combined,
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| They look at the Council website |
so Izzy goes to the Council website, and finds the section ‘How to make an application’.
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| "Eifion can hardly control his sheep!" |
Gaynor is incredulous; “You’re not serious?” she demands, “Eifion can hardly control his sheep, let alone be a councillor!”
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| "The look on their faces if I won!" |
He tries to imagine the look on Hywel’s and Anita’s faces if he won.
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| Jason describes the itinerary . . . |
At Bryntirion, Jason is explaining, “We will be going round, and back to Brechfa Forest where we started – that sounds good, doesn’t it?”
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| . . . which does not interest Sara |
Sara is lukewarm about the idea, to say the least, but he goes on, “You never know – this might be the first step towards opening our own adventure centre one day.
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| "I haven't got sponsorship for the rucksacks yet" |
“Right, Mam, I’m going to APD later, because I need to print off this stuff. I haven’t got sponsorship to the rucksacks yet, but I’ll ask Garry.”
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| "I'll give you the money for that, Jason" |
His mother offers to give him the money,
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| This does not please Sara |
much to Sara’s disgust;
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| "Nice, isn't it" Knowing Mami's there to bail you out!" |
she scoffs, “That’s nice, isn’t it? Knowing Mami’s there to bail you out!” Both Jason and his mother look offended.
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| That solicitor seems very disorganised |
In the shop flat, Mathew just wants to know where he stands in terms of selling the picture; the solicitor, whose name appears to be Idwal Graham, points out there is a lot of paperwork to go through, and he appears to have mislaid the particular paper he wanted.
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| "Shouldn't he consult a valuer?" |
DJ would consider it advisable to get a valuer to determine the worth of the painting, but the solicitor seems to be evasive.
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| "How about an auctioneer?" |
“Wouldn’t it would be a good idea to go to an auctioneer?” suggests Mathew, but is told that it would not make any difference.
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| "You still haven't worked out it's a fake, then?" |
“You still haven’t worked out that it’s a fake, then?” Idwal demands, “Forgery, fake, whatever you want to call it. It’s not a Kitty Morm!
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| Mathew is called 'naïve' |
“She said that you were naïve. You’d get more money for a squiggle on an envelope.”
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| Mathew's anger gets the better of him . . . |
This is the final straw for Mathew; “I’ve had enough of this ridiculous painting! I hate it!” he shouts, picking up a kitchen knife,
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| . . . and he attacks it with a knife |
and begins to slash the painting,
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| "I've had enough!" |
exclaiming, “I’ve had enough!”
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| "It's not the end of the world, Mathew" |
Idwal Graham protests that is not the end of the world,
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| They have not noticed this |
and an envelope falls from the back of the painting, but goes unnoticed for now.
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| "Nel would really enjoy this!" |
He laughs, “Nel would really enjoy this!”
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| Mathew feels some relief |
and Mathew sinks down on the sofa.
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| "You didn't reply to my message" |
In the café, Sioned finds Dylan, and greets him, “Hi, stranger – you didn’t reply to my message.”
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| "Come over to Tapas in half an hour" |
He replies that he is here now, and invites her to come to Tapas in half an hour,
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| "So we can have a chance to 'catch up'!" |
so they can have a chance to ‘catch up’, as he describes it.
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| "Date of birth, 23 May 1976" |
At a nearby table, Izzy is filling in the online application form, and asks Eifion for his date of birth; “23 May 1976,” he informs her,
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| "Less of your cheek!" |
and she sarcastically comments that he is only just under 50.
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| "Can I have the addresses of those coming on the trip?" |
Jason comes in to ask Izzy if he can have the addresses of the children coming on the trip next week,
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| "It has been cancelled, Jason" |
and is very disappointed to hear that it has been cancelled, as only two children signed up to go. “But everything has been prepared now!” he protests; she points out there is just not enough interest.
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| "I'm glad I've caught you on your own" |
Diane has been hanging out the washing, and finds that Sara is home unexpectedly; she explains that she will be going back after lunch. “I’m glad I’ve caught you on your own,” Diane begins, “Jason is trying his best, you know – he’s doing this for you.
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| "I'm not allowed to forget, am I?" |
“Remember how fragile he is – and a word to the wise –
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| "And no more comments like this morning" |
“we don’t want any more comments like we had this morning, do we?”
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| Sara does not say a word |
Sara turns away without a word.
Sioned arrives in the Tapas office, and is asked whether she would like coffee, or even a glass of wine.
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| "It will take more than a glass of wine" |
“It will take more than a glass of wine to make up for the disappearing acts,” she tells Dylan, so he proposes a different course of action –
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| "Well, how about this, then?" |
kissing her,
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| "No, not good enough!" |
but this does not meet with her approval, either.
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| This is what is meant by 'clearing your desk' |
He rapidly sweeps everything, except the computer, from his desk,
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| Dylan gets down to some 'serious business' |
and proceeds to push Sioned back on to it.
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| The envelope has been discovered |
The envelope which fell from the back of the painting has now been noticed,
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| "Are you going to open it, then?" |
and DJ demands whether Mathew is going to open it. Idwal is still searching through his papers, and announces that ‘the terms’ are there, somewhere.
DJ insists that the only way Mathew will find out is to open the envelope, but Mathew does not want to know what other treasures await him,
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| "I'm not going to let her make an even bigger fool of me from beyond the grave!" |
“Like a shed without walls or something! I’m not going to let her make an even bigger fool of me from beyond the grave!”
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| "Well, I shall have to do it, then!" |
DJ is forced to do it for him,
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| "Dear Mathew, I'm sorry about the trick" |
and reads, “Dear Mathew, I’m sorry about the trick – I couldn’t help it. I met Kitty once, and she was as dry as a prune.” Mathew wonders where this is going,
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| The solicitor is having a chuckle |
and Idwal Graham laughs.
DJ continues, “I thought you would appreciate the joke, but I’ve got a surprise for you. You deserve something after having to look at the fake Morm.” Mathew predicts that he has been given a stuffed squirrel or something,
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| DJ has difficulty believing what he reads |
but DJ stares at the letter, showing absolute disbelief.
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| . . . and the solicitor enlightens Mathew |
Mathew grabs the paper to see what is so surprising, and the solicitor informs him, “Your aunt has left you £260,000!”
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| "£260,000?" |
Mathew is absolutely astounded.
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| Sioned and Dylan sort themselves out |
As Sioned and Dylan finish dressing, after their little frolic on the desk, she asks him if he fancies a night out, but he is evasive. “I thought we could go and see a film or something – or a meal – something other than Tapas,” she suggests.
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| Dylan retrieves things from the floor |
As he replaces all the items on his desk, he thinks there has been a misunderstanding; “I thought this was something casual.”
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| "I haven't asked you to marry me!" |
She points out that she has not asked him to marry her, and tells him to forget it.
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| "You want a relationship – I dont!" |
“We might as well be straight with each other – you want a relationship – I don’t,” he explains rather bluntly.
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| "But why?" |
Sioned cannot understand why, but he says he does not want anyone to get hurt; “I’ve never said I want to be in relationship with you,” she protests,
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| "We had a laugh, didn't we?" |
and he thinks they should leave things there, pointing out that they had a laugh.
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| He kisses her cheek |
He gives her a kiss on the cheek, remarking that it was nice;
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| Sioned looks somehow different |
Sioned cannot believe it, and leaves.
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| "There are conditions, but they are quite sensible" |
At last Idwal Graham has found what he was looking for; “You know what Nel was like – there are conditions, but they are quite sensible.
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| "Have you discussed having children?" |
“Have you got a girlfriend? Have you discussed having children?”
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| "She's a schoolgirl" |
DJ quietly points out that she is a schoolgirl, but the solicitor further enquires, “She’s not pregnant?” Then he reads from the papers in front of him,
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| "Mathew will inherit the full sum on the birth of his first child" |
“Mathew will inherit the full sum on the birth of his first child,”
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| DJ finds this funny |
and DJ bursts out laughing.
Mathew cannot believe what he is hearing, but the solicitor continues the sentence, “As long as he is married.”
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| "I'll marry you – but I can't help with the baby!" |
With the prospect of all this money, DJ volunteers to marry him – but could not give him a baby.
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| "This is ridiculous – it must be a joke!" |
“This is ridiculous – it must be a joke!” Mathew rages, but Idwal insists that he is completely serious.
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| "Nel liked her practical jokes" |
“Nel and I were friends, very good friends – we had a lot of fun together. She liked her practical jokes, and I didn’t want to spoil her surprise.”
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| "But she's not here for the punchline!" |
Mathew points out that she is dead, so is not here for the punchline.
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| "Her wishes are here in black and white" |
“I’m sorry, Mathew, but Nel’s wishes are here in black and white. I can’t release a penny until you conform with the terms.”
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| Jason comes home in a deflated mood |
Jason arrives home at Bryntirion, and throws his trip folder down on the table. He informs his mother, “The trip’s been cancelled –
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| "Izzy said not enough interest!" |
“Izzy said there was not enough interest!”
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| "We can't force children to go camping!" |
Diane says there must be something else they can do, but he emphasises they cannot force children to go camping.
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| "How about a group of middle-aged women?" |
Diane has an idea; “Perhaps we could persuade a group of middle-aged women – the Writing Club has talked about organising a trip – this would be perfect!” Jason reminds her that it is camping,
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| "I can't see them going camping!" |
and he cannot see Anita, Cassie and Brenda going camping. Diane is confident of her persuasive skills, and predicts that by next week he will have a bus full of JK Rowlings – and one Jackie Collins.
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| Diane tells Sara it was Jason's idea |
Sara comes downstairs, and Diane tells her, “Jason has found another group to take on the trip next week – Izzy cancelled, so he had the idea of taking the Writing Club.
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| "It would be a shame for all the work to go to waste" |
“It would be a shame for all the hard work to go to waste.”
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| "Good for you, Jase" |
Sara unenthusiastically congratulates Jason, and leaves for work.
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| Eifion has already acquired some support |
In the Deri, Eifion has already collected some signatures for his application and cannot believe that people are taking him seriously;
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| "Anita and Hywel have no chance!" |
Izzy is sure that Anita and Hywel have no chance.
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| "You're not carrying on with this circus?" |
“You’re not carrying on with this circus?” demands Gaynor, “What’s wrong with you?” This amuses Eifion and Izzy.
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| "What am I going to do, DJ?" |
Mathew and DJ come in, with Mathew wondering what he is going to do; DJ jokingly suggests, “Pack Tesni in the car and make your way to Gretna Green? Right, this is your round, seeing as you’re loaded!”
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| "You can get me another of these!" |
Next to them, Sioned is just finishing her first bottle, and tells Mathew that she will have another. Mathew was under the impression she had run off with Dylan, but she groans that Dylan does not want to know.
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| "See, he's not answering his phone!" |
Mathew maintains she is better off without him; she gets out her phone, then moans, “See – he’s not answering his phone!
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| "I haven't done anything, and he treats me like . . ." |
“I haven’t done anything, and he treats me like . . .”
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| She suddenly walks out |
At this point she stops, and walks out of the pub.
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| "Auntie Nel's spirit been harassing you again?" |
Eifion and Izzy come in and ask if Auntie Nel’s spirit has been harassing Mathew again;
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| "She'll be more angry now her picture's been destroyed!" |
DJ replies that she will be even more angry now her picture has been destroyed. This offends Eifion, who thought it was worth money, but Mathew insists, “It wasn’t worth the curse!”
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| "You're more gullible than we thought!" |
Eifion reveals that there is no curse, admitting that he and Izzy have been playing tricks; Izzy says that Mathew is more gullible than they thought. They do point out that they did not engineer the shelf in the seance, so that one might have been Auntie Nel.
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| "Come on, Mathew, tell them the whole story" |
Eifion hands over money to pay for drinks, but DJ instructs Mathew that he should tell the whole story;
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| "Perhaps I should thank you" |
“Perhaps I should thank you, because if it wasn’t for you two, I wouldn’t have got angry and found a letter,” says Mathew, “The letter Auntie Nel stuck behind the picture, which was a fake.
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| "She's doing what?" |
“It said she’s leaving me just over a quarter of a million!”
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| "Right, I'll have that back, then!" |
In light of this news, Eifion makes sure to hang on to his money; “You can pay yourself – I only got £100!”
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| "You're rolling in it now!" |
Mathew emphasises to DJ that he has not got the money yet – that is the point.
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| Sara is hard at work . . . |
At Tapas, Sara is busily engaged in the office
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| . . . when in comes drunken Sioned |
when an inebriated Sioned comes in, wanting Dylan;
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| "He's not replying to my texts!" |
“He’s not replying to my texts!”
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| "Perhaps you should take the hint, then" |
Sara suggests that perhaps she should take the hint, but Sioned is under the impression that they understand each other.
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| "I'm not desperate!" |
Sara starkly spells it out, “Look at you – turning up here drunk, desperate for attention!
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| "You're a real spoilt brat, aren't you?" |
“You’re a real spoilt brat, aren’t you? You always get your way! Well, life’s not like that, Sioned,
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| "Grow up, will you?" |
“so grow up, will you?”
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| Sioned flounces out |
Sioned picks up her bag and the bottle she brought; as she leaves, Sara snarls, “Pathetic!”
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| She walks along the street in the rain . . . |
Outside, rain is falling as Sioned comes round the corner,
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| . . . feeling abandoned and rejected . . . |
walking towards the Deri.
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| . . . and she cries bitterly |
She is in tears as she stops and leans against the wall.
