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| "So the committee has agreed, then?" |
Eleri goes to visit Rhys and asks him, “So the committee has agreed, then? Because I’ve got £1,000 here – we’re a company that keeps to our word, you see.”
Then, observing the look on his face,
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| "You haven't told them, have you?" |
she goes on, “You haven’t told the committee yet, have you?”
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| "Quantum Hydro Works is not popular around here" |
He reminds her that Quantum Hydro Works is not popular around there. “And hopefully this money will help to change that attitude,” she replies,
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| "By selling a few of your shares?" |
“How else are you going to raise money to hold a carnival? By selling a few of your shares?”
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| A brown envelope is handed over |
She proudly hands over the envelope of money and Rhys has little choice but to accept it. “There we are – that wasn’t difficult, was it?” she smiles,
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| "What's that little word?" |
adding, “Well, what’s that little word?”
Rhys mutters through gritted teeth, “Thanks,” and she takes her leave, promising to check on him later,
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| "To make sure they're singing the company's praises" |
to make sure that the committee is singing the company’s praises.
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| Cai is speaking to Iolo |
Cai, in his hospital room, is on the phone to Iolo; “Reception knows that you’re coming – what time do you think you’ll be here?” Meanwhile, the cleaner has arrived at his room
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| "My favourite cleaner has arrived . . ." |
and he advises Iolo, “I have to go – my favourite cleaner has arrived –
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| "You might meet her later" |
you might meet her later.”
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| "Are you having a visitor today?" |
She comes in and asks him, “Are you having a visitor today?” He tells her that he wants the place spotless. The cleaner appears to look familiar, but it is difficult to remember exactly why.
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| "How many are expected today?" |
In the Deri, Kath serves Kelly with her drink and asks how many people are expected today.
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| Siôn comes in |
Before she can answer, Siôn comes in, wanting to discuss the literary topics of the carnival;
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| "You what?" |
Kelly looks at him, “You what?”
Kath points out, “This is a carnival, John, not an Eisteddfod.”
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| "A great opportunity for local writers" |
Siôn understands that but insists that it would be great opportunity to encourage local writers.
This puzzles Kelly and she begins, “The thing is, Siôn . . .”
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| "We've had to cancel, John . . ." |
she is cut short by Kath, who informs him that they have had to cancel the committee today and that is why Kelly is there – to inform them of this.
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| ". . . and we don't know when the next meeting will be" |
Unfortunately, they have no idea when the next committee meeting will be.
Now Kelly plays along with this, assuring him that when they have arranged a date,
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| "You'll be the first to know" |
he will be the first to know. He will make sure that he is available;
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| "Give me strength!" |
as soon as he is out of the door, Kelly groans, “Give me strength!”
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| Jinx has been doing some artwork . . . |
Rhys comes in, wondering why they have summoned him and Kelly shows him what Jinx has produced; the plans for a gigantic mural on a house wall.
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| . . . in preparation for another mural |
“I could do it in the same style as the mural on the other side of the street – the same kind of colours and so on,” he suggests and Kelly describes it as ‘Brill!’, but when he enquires whether they have a budget for paint, things go quiet.
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| "APD might give us some leftover paint" |
Rhys has an idea that APD might give them some leftover paint; he will speak to Mathew.
Jinx has been given a donation towards the carnival by Megan
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| "Fifteen quid?" |
and when he hands it to Kelly, she exclaims, “Fifteen quid? We’re not going to be able to pay for everything we need.”
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| "I might have an answer" |
Rhys has been looking very serious and tells them to leave it to him; he might have an answer,
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| "Fifteen quid?" |
then walks out.
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| Olivia – that sounds familiar |
The cleaner, who bears the name badge ‘Olivia’, (which evokes memories) is still at work in Cai’s room; “Who’s the VIP today, then? I’d say that someone special is coming.”
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| "I didn't think it was that obvious" |
Cai did not think it was so obvious.
“Who is she? Your girlfriend?” He replies that she knows very well that he does not have a girlfriend and informs her that his nephew is coming over; he has not seen him since he has been there. She imagines that he is a bit ‘judgy’, but Cai denies that.
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| "I'm nervous about him seeing me here" |
“There’s no-one kinder than him, but . . . I don’t know, perhaps I’m a bit nervous about him seeing me back here.”
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| "Everyone goes through hard times . . ." |
Olivia reassures him that everyone goes through hard times sometimes – she knows that herself (another clue).
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| ". . . but you're doing amazing" |
“But you’re doing amazing and you’ll be out of here in no time.”
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| "I get more sense from you than the doctors" |
He comments that he gets more sense from her than from some of the doctors.
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| "I'll put my magic touch on the place" |
Now she will put her magic touch on this place and then will be out of his way.
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| "Have you any leftover paint?" |
Rhys is now at APD; “I was wondering whether you had any spare paint – stuff left over from old jobs would be fine – it’s for the carnival.”
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| "I might have something out the back" |
“As long as you don’t mind what colour it is, I might have something out the back, actually,” replies Mathew.
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| "Is Mathew Price here?" |
They go to have a look and at that moment the shop door opens as a stranger comes in. Anita, behind the counter, welcomes her. She asks whether Mathew Price is there,
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| "Mathew – customer!" |
so Anita shouts for him.
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| He stops dead when he sees who it is |
He walks in, but stops dead when he sees who the visitor is;
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| "Mathew" |
“Mathew,” she says.
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| He cannot wait to get rid of her . . . |
His immediate response is to go to the door and order her out of the shop,
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| . . . which shocks Anita |
although she protests that she only wants to talk to him and is still his mother.
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| "Come and talk to me, please" |
“I saw a café down the road – I’ll be there,” she informs him, “Come and talk to me, please.”
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| He slams the door behind her |
He slams the door behind her and looks very upset.
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| "Sorry to wake you up" |
Cai is dozing in his room when Iolo arrives, accompanied by Greta; “Sorry to wake you up.” Cai is glad that he did, or he would not sleep tonight.
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| "Haven't you grown, Greta?" |
He thanks Iolo for coming and comments on how much Greta has grown, but she does not look too happy to be there.
“Dad puts your feet in a grow bag every night, does he?”
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| "They're my favourites" |
She has brought a packet of sweets for him, which he says are his favourites,
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| "You could draw a picture for Uncle Cai" |
then Iolo suggests that she could draw a picture for Uncle Cai.
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| "Dad never changes" |
Cai thanks Iolo for bringing Greta and asks how Siôn is; “He never changes,” is the reply.
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| "Is Lleucu partying every night?" |
Then he asks about Lleucu, imagining that she is partying every night.
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| "She should be here, not me" |
“She misses you, Cai – and she should be here, not me,” Iolo insists. Cai knows that, but maintains that he is not ready for her to see him yet.
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| "The doctor said it's time to start seeing people again" |
Iolo appreciates that, but Cai tells him, “Please – I hate myself enough for not seeing her, without you judging me as well! The doctor said it’s time for me to start seeing people again – family, friends.
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| "The people here are fantastic – but the coffee's awful!" |
“Look, let me boil the kettle – I’m warning you now, the people here are fantastic, but the coffee is awful!”
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| Mathew is loading the van |
Mathew is furiously throwing bags into the back of the van when Anita and Rhys come out;
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| "Don't you think you should talk to her?" |
“Mathew, don’t you think you should go and talk to her? She is your mother.”
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| "I don't want anything to do with her" |
Mathew thinks otherwise; “That woman is not my mother – I don’t want anything to do with her – do you understand?”
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| "There must be a reason, Math" |
Rhys points out that there must be a reason why she has come to find him,
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| "She's had plenty of reasons" |
but Mathew rages that she has had plenty of reasons over the last 25 years, too.
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| "But she's come all this way" |
Anita stresses that she has come all the way here so it must be important and Rhys appreciates that it is a difficult situation, but he would do anything to have another conversation with his mother.
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| Mathew simply walks away |
Mathew shakes his head; “This isn’t the same at all.” Rhys stresses that it is a chance to hear what she has to say after all these years, but Mathew simply walks back into the shop. Anita recommends that Rhys should not go after him.
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| He heads towards the deli . . . |
Mathew has in fact decided to go to the deli,
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| . . . where his mother is sitting . . . |
where he can see that his mother is sitting gloomily by the window;
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| . . . and faces her |
he goes in and looks at her. She appears surprised to see him.
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| "Well, what's the plan of action?" |
Kelly goes to number 21, demanding, “Well, what’s the plan of action?”
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| "APD can give us a little bit of paint" |
Rhys reports that APD can give them a little bit of paint, but she is sure that there is more, reminding him,
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| "You said you had a solution" |
“You said you had a solution to our money problem.”
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| "£135 – obviously not enough!" |
He tries to stall, asking how much money they have; “A hundred and twenty quid, not forgetting the fifteen Megan gave Jinx, so £135,” she replies, “Obviously it’s not enough! Especially if we want this carnival to be what Auntie Anita deserves.”
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| He gets the envelope |
He says that he can probably help, then, taking the envelope of money from the desk and handing it to her; “I got a donation earlier.”
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| "How much is here?" |
Kelly cannot believe what she is seeing; “How much is here?” she gasps and is informed that it is £1,000, but the donor wishes to remain anonymous.
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| "Best news ever!" |
She describes this as, “Weird! But best news ever!
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| "You know that bouncy castle?" |
“You know that bouncy castle with that, like, assault course? I can order that now – and the band!
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| "Do you know what? You're a legend!" |
“Do you know what? You’re a legend!”
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| "Do you want something to eat?" |
In the deli, where there are several other customers, Mathew’s mother, Melfa, ask if he wants anything to eat, but he remains silent.
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| "Do you remember that café next to the clock in Aber?" |
“You used to enjoy going out to lunch with me,” she continues, “Do you remember that café next to the clock in Aber? We used to go there for a chocolate eclair every Thursday after your swimming lesson. I know – that was a while ago – what do you like these days?”
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| "Why are you here?" |
At last, Matthew breaks his silence; “Why are you here?”
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| "I want to get to know you" |
She maintains that she wants to apologise for everything and get to know him.
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| "But why now?" |
“But why now?” he demands.
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| "Good news and bad news" |
The carnival committee meeting is in progress; Kelly advises that she has good news and bad news. “The good news is that the waltzers, bouncy castle and band are booked – thanks to the mystery contributor.”
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| "The bad news is that we're skint again!" |
Eleri is sitting at the bar, listening to them, as Kelly goes on, “The bad news is that we are skint again now! Everything is so expensive –
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| "I don't know – 500 quid" |
Rhys, do you think you could ask this person to contribute more? We don’t need a lot – I don’t know – 500 quid?”
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| "Where did all that money come from?" |
Rhys says that it is not fair to ask for more and Kath is still inquisitive about where all that money came from, but he refuses to say.
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| "I couldn't help but overhear . . ." |
Eleri cannot resist this opportunity so comes across to inform them, “I couldn’t help but overhear – and Rhys has obviously lost his tongue.
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| ". . . that £1,000 was a gift from Quantum Hydro Works" |
“That £1,000 was a gift from Quantum Hydro Works. You’re welcome, by the way – and if you need another 500, we’d be happy to give it to you. It’s a pleasure to be able to support a community venture.”
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| Rhys is suitably humbled |
Predictably, this news is not greeted with universal rejoicing,
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| "You can always pay it back" |
as she goes on with delight, “We’ve got a pot of money for this kind of thing – but if you don’t want it, you can always pay it back.”
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| "We've spent it" |
Kath mutters that they have spent it all;
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| "So you grateful accepted it, then?" |
“Oh, so you gratefully accepted it, then?” Eleri realises, “If you’re doing the minutes, make a note of that, will you?” She strolls back to the bar, looking very pleased with herself.
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| "Things with your grandfather were . . . " |
In the deli, Melfa is explaining, “Things with your grandfather were . . .”
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| "Don't blame him!" |
but Mathew stops her there, telling her not to blame him.
“You were the one who was supposed to be with me – and you walked away without thinking twice.”
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| "I didn't do that" |
She protests that she did not do that,
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| "So I missed all the cards and phone calls?" |
so he imagines that he missed every birthday card, every phone call, every visit.
She can understand that he is angry, but says she can explain. However, he does not want an explanation;
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| "You never thought of us again" |
“You left me and Dad – you ran off with that bloke and never thought of us again.”
She responds that what he said is not true, but he points out that he was only six years old when he last saw his mother.
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| "You came to stay in North Wales" |
She tells him that he came to stay with her in North Wales, but he does not remember that. She protests that she is telling the truth.
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| Greta finishes her picture |
At the hospital, Greta is putting the finishing touches to her picture as Iolo and Cai are talking about the carnival.
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| "Some of Dad's pantos have been better organised" |
Iolo is pretty scathing; “Some of Dad’s pantos have been better organised,” he maintains. Cai knows the procedure with plenty of committees; Iolo confirms that the usual suspects are in charge, so Cai says he is better off where he is.
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| "What a smart horse!" |
Greta has drawn a very smart horse;
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| "I want a horse" |
she announces to Iolo that she wants a horse, but he reminds her that she wanted a budgie last week.
Cai comments that it would be a shame to see a bird in a cage,
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| "Plenty of room for a horse at Y Felin" |
but adds, “There’s plenty of room for a horse in the garden at Y Felin, isn’t there, Greta?”
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| Olivia can hear them talking . . . |
Olivia is still cleaning in the corridor outside
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| . . . and she hears the name 'Greta' |
and hears them talking; when they are about to leave, Iolo says, “Right, Greta, you’ve got a swimming lesson in half an hour,” and Olivia looks very worried.
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| She quickly hides |
Cai thanks for coming, especially Greta; Olivia is in by now in a panic and runs to hide.
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| "I'll try and get some better coffee next time" |
Cai will try to get some better coffee for next time.
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| Olivia realises the truth |
When Olivia sees who in fact Greta is, she is aghast and reduced to tears.
[Actually, Olivia is Greta’s mother and sister to Tyler and Dani, who was, in 2017, in such a drug-ravaged state, that she could not care for her daughter and gave her up for adoption by Iolo and Tyler.]
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| "I'm not dancing with the devil for 500 quid!" |
Kelly is adamant, “There’s no way I’m dancing with the devil for an extra 500 quid!”
Rhys demands how else they are going to raise the money, with Kath agreeing that he has a point.
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| "There's no way without that cash" |
“Come on, Kel – there’s no way we can have the carnival we want without this cash! What’s more important? That Anita gets the carnival she deserves – or where we get the cash.
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| Siôn has come in . . . |
As Kelly decides that they will have a vote on it, Siôn happens to come into the Deri, and glances across;
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| . . . just as they are voting |
“Everyone in favour?” asks Kelly and all the hands go up — except hers.
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| 'I thought the meeting had been cancelled" |
To add to her displeasure, Siôn comes across, complaining that he thought the meeting had been cancelled.
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| "Last-minute change of plan" |
He is told that there has been the last-minute change of plan and Kelly forgot to phone him, for which she apologises.
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| "What are you discussing?" |
“What are you discussing, then? Can I join you?”
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| "The discussion is now over" |
but she announces that the discussion is now over.
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| "And you've made the right decision" |
Eleri cannot resist putting her oar in again; “And you’ve made the right decision!”
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| Siôn is puzzled |
which makes Siôn very suspicious.
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| "I came home from school and you weren't there" |
Mathew tells his mother, “What I remember is coming home from school and you weren’t there. Dad came in and said you’d gone – I’ve never seen him so upset.”
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| "You came several times" |
She maintains that he came to stay with her in Bangor for a while, in fact he came several times. She admits that she was at fault and that she hurt his father, but insists that she did not turn her back on him – he often came to stay with her. Meanwhile he is sitting there, shaking his head.
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| She produces one of his old toys |
She reaches into her bag and takes out a rather battered model excavator; “Do you remember this – your favourite toy? I’ve treasured that old thing – but I want you to have it now.”
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| "An old toy isn't going to fix things" |
He protests that an old toy is not going to fix things; “And, even if I did come up to North Wales for a time, it wasn’t for long, was it?
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| "How old was I the last time you saw me?" |
“How old was I when you last saw me?”
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| "Just turned seven" |
She answers that he was just turned seven; he wonders what difference it makes whether he was six or seven when she left. “You still turned your back on me – what’s your excuse? Did you find a new boyfriend?
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| "Did you find someone more important than me?" |
“Did you find someone more important than me?”
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| "I never stopped thinking about you" |
She knows that is how it looks, but promises him that she never stopped thinking about him. He considers that it is about time for her to leave, but she would like to go somewhere private to talk properly.
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| "There's nothing to talk about, is there?" |
“There’s nothing to talk about, is there?” he snarls.
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| "I'll come back when you've had time to think" |
Melfa will go, but asks whether she can phone him; “I’ll come back and see you after you’ve had time to think,” and walks out of the deli,
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| She takes a last look at Mathew |
pausing at the door to look at him.
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| The door slams . . . |
The door slams behind her, and Mathew suddenly has some kind of flashback
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| . . . and Mathew goes back in his mind . . . |
to looking through a doorway
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| . . . seeing a girl |
and seeing a girl, but then the vision disappears.
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| Anita comes in |
Anita comes in and finds him,
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| Seeing his strange look . . . |
looking rather distraught; at first he does not realise she is there,
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| . . . she asks if he is all right . . . |
but she asks if he is all right.
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| . . . but he does not reply |
Mathew is looking exceedingly confused.
