11 August 2022

"I don't know what's wrong with her!"

Next morning, Jinx is intently studying the laptop when Ffion comes into the room, complaining about Arwen;  “I’m almost banging my head on a brick wall – I don’t know what’s wrong with her!   Has she said anything to you?”   Of course she receives no reply, as Jinx is engrossed in the laptop, so she moans, “Oh, so nobody’s talking to me this morning!”

"Yes!   I've got it!"

Suddenly Jinx shouts, “Yes!   I’ve got it!   The bike that bloke wanted to get rid of.”   

"Arwen's ignoring me!"

Ffion angrily points out that Arwen is ignoring her, and wants to know what to do about it.   

"Does she want to come with me to get the bike?"

“Does she want to come with me to get the bike?” he wonders, “I’ll talk to her then.”   

"She's grounded, remember?"

He is reminded that Arwen is grounded until she comes to her senses.

"What's the matter with this?"

Ffion tries to turn on the television, but finds the remote will not work;  Jinx points out that he has removed the plug, explaining, “I’ve switched it off – 

"It's better for the planet – and the bills"

“it’s better for the planet – and the bills, too.   See you later – good luck with everything.”   She looks exasperated.

"They want to know our decision"

Out in the street, by the sculpture of ‘Fflam’, Megan is informing Siôn of the letter she has received;  “They want to know our decision about Bethania – we can’t ignore them.”   He points out that the chapel is closed over the summer, and then they see Rhys walking towards them.

"Planning to sell?"

“Planning to sell?” he enquires, “My client will be overjoyed,” and Megan realises he is acting for the developer.   

"We're not interested in the offer"

Siôn makes it quite clear that they are not interested in the offer, which is exactly what Rhys had been expecting.

"You don't want them to find out from someone else"

He goes on, “I also know you have to ask the members before making a decision – you don’t want them to find out from someone else.”

"The 'extras' you offer"

Megan warns him, “If you open your mouth, I’ll share what I know about the extras you offer when you’re showing properties.”   Rhys wonders what she is talking about, 

"You're showing these young girls more than houses!"

and as she takes out her phone she goes on, “I’ve got evidence that you’re showing these young girls more than just houses – you don’t want your employer to find out!”

Siôn is very surprised by this allegation, 

"That's blackmail"

and Rhys regards it as blackmail;  

"What?   From chapel-goers?"

“What?   From chapel-goers?” says Siôn, incredulously.   Rhys turns and retreats, as Megan is asked, “You do have evidence, don’t you?”

"Does it matter?"

“Does it matter?” she replies and Siôn laughs at her effrontery.

Hywel is making a cup of tea

As Hywel is making himself a cup of tea the doorbell rings;  he finds that it is Cai, 

"Gaynor's in a terrible mood"

and demands, “What have you done to Gaynor?   She’s in a terrible mood.”

Cai wants to talk about the rugby club, insisting that he wants to ‘do his bit’.   

"Sleeping with my partner – and looking for favours?"

Hywel snarls, “You’re sleeping with my partner, and now you’re looking for favours?”   Cai maintains that he has a lot to offer, including coaching skills, but is told that job has gone.

"You're going to let the club suffer?"

“Are you going to let the club suffer because you don’t like me?   Come off it!” say Cai, and is told that if he has something to offer, 

"Raise it with the committee tonight"

to raise it with the committee tonight.   

"See you there!"

Cai will do exactly that, and walks away, while Hywel looks disparagingly at him.

Sioned is moaning – again

In the Deri, Sioned complains to DJ, “Buying me a coffee doesn’t make up for the fact that you cancelled our date night.”   

"We can go tomorrow"

He proposes that they can go tomorrow, but she reminds him that they have been invited to Gwyneth’s party.

"You want to see Tegwen, too"

“You’re not going to that?” he asks, and she concedes that she is not, so he points out it will be date night tomorrow night.   

"You'd rather go to that boring meeting?"

“Would you really rather go to a boring rugby committee than be with me?” she growls, “You probably want to see Tegwen, too – will she be there?”

“If you’re that desperate to spend time with me,” he sighs, “Come on – mucking out!”   

Sioned does not relish the prospect

She does not look exactly enthusiastic.

"Thanks for letting me know"

At Llwyncelyn, Anita is on the phone;  “Really?   Thanks for letting me know,” and informs Jason that the police have told her they have finished in number 10 and that she can move back in.   

"And that's a good thing?"

He is doubtful whether that is a good thing, but she seems quite eager.

“Even though Jaclyn . . .” says Jason;  

"It's been a very happy home for me"

she points out that number 10 has been a very happy home for her and it will be again.   She is going to start packing.

Jinx is getting used to cycling

Jinx rides his newly acquired bike along the High Street, rather unsteadily, 

"You need to put stabilisers on that"

and Kelly, outside the bookshop, advises, “You need to put stabilisers on that, or you’ll have another accident.”   He admits that he has not ridden a bike for years, and she asks if he is all right after the hospital;  “No lasting effects?”

He replies that there is nothing negative, and she is keen to hear more details;  “Well, I’ve got a new perspective on life now,” he says, 

"Ooh – tell me more"

and her interest is piqued.   He suggests that they go to the Deri for a coffee.

Cai goes to see Siôn  

Cai goes into the bookshop;  

"I had another word with Hywel"

“I took your advice and had another word with Hywel about the rugby club,” he says.   

"What do you know about the school language curriculum?"

Siôn asks what he knows about the school’s language curriculum;  if he could get his hands on the list of books the school needs, he could get a good deal on a large order.

"I'd be helping your business?"

“I’d be helping your business?” Cai enquires, and Siôn will not deny it, but he will have everything the school needs, and for a fair price, and Cai will have organised it, 

"It's sure to go down well with Ffion and the governors"

which is sure to go down well with Ffion and the governors.   “Siôn, you’re a genius – leave it with me,” says Cai, as he hurries away.

"Just going for it, Kelly"

Outside the Deri, Jinx explains, “I’ve decided to live life to the fullest –  just going for it with things I want to do.   Green deliveries on the bike.”   Kelly points out that they will be cold deliveries.

"A bit of research and anything's possible"

“If you want anything, there’s a way of getting it,” he continues, “That bike’s one example – it was free online!   A bit of research and anything is possible.”

"What's next on the shopping list?"

Kelly wants to know what is next on the shopping list, and he says it is a garden, so he can grow his own ingredients to put on the pizzas.   “A man in Llanarthur has got a load of railway sleepers . . .”

"I know just the thing!"

Suddenly Kelly has an idea, and urges him to come with her;  he protests that they are there for a coffee, but she insists, “Seriously, you want to see this – trust me – come on!”

"Have you seen my phone, Arwen?"

At Cysgod y Glyn, Ffion has lost her phone, and asks Arwen to help her look for it, but she is too busy with her iPad.   “You were playing with it earlier – where did you put it?”

It is not on the table

Arwen vaguely suggests that it might be on the table, but it is not there 

"Let me see if it's underneath you"

and Ffion wants her to move to see if it is on the sofa.   “Do you know what?   I’m going out for half an hour – 

"I want you to turn this place upside down"

“while I’m out I want you to turn this place upside down and find my phone!” Ffion tells her daughter, 

Arwen is planning something

who puts down her iPad and looks around the room.

Ffion tells her woes to Siôn 

Ffion goes to the bookshop to speak to Siôn;  “She doesn’t listen and then I get angry!” she says.   

"A day out with her friends?"

Siôn suggests that perhaps she needs to spend time with someone else;  let her have a day out with her friends.

"She's grounded"

Ffion points out that she is grounded, and he thinks that they could do something together, a picnic, going to the beach.   After last time, Ffion has no intention of doing that again.

Siôn recalls that the boys enjoyed simple things like that when they were growing up;  “Anything to get her head out of that screen,” sighs Ffion.   

"A gift from Tad-cu"

She is advised to go home with a new attitude and a plan of what they can do together;  he takes a book from the shelf and hands it to her as a gift from Tad-cu. [grandad]

"Are you sure it's all right, Kelly?"

As they come in through the back door of Llwyncelyn, Jinx asks Kelly if she is sure that it is all right for him to plant what he likes.   

"Hands off Diane's stuff"

“Yeah – just hands off Diane’s stuff, or she’ll have a meltdown!” she warns.   He promises that he will look after the garden, which is one fewer responsibility for Kelly.

She hands over the shed key, explaining that the tools are there – and the spiders;  

"Massive man-eating spiders!"

“Massive, man-eating spiders!”   Anita has brought her case downstairs, 

"What are you doing, Auntie Neet?"

and Kelly asks what she is doing.

"I'm moving back to number 10"

Anita replies, “I’m starting to move back to number 10 – the police phoned this morning to say they’ve finished there.   They didn’t say they found anything, just that it is all right to move back.   Are you going back to the village now?”

"The least I can do is to help Kelly's aunt"

Jinx regrets that he is on the bike, but then says that he will leave his bike there;  “The least I can do is to help Kelly’s aunt, after she helped me out today.”   

"Here are the keys"

Anita hands over the key and will continue packing;  she will follow later.

"Do I call him 'Hywel' or 'Mr Llywelyn'?"

In the Deri, Tegwen is debating whether to address Hywel as ‘Hywel’ or ‘Mr Llywelyn’;  “I don’t like calling him Hywel – I don’t know him well enough,” she decides, but Mathew appears to have something else on his mind.   

"Come on, Math, please help me"

“You’re not listening to anything I’m saying!” she tells him, “Come on, Math, please help me – this is a big deal for me – what if I call him Mr Chairman?   What do you think?”

He is of the opinion that she is overthinking things;  

"Just be yourself"

“You should just be yourself – talk to him like you talk to me –or ask Rhys.   He knows Hywel better than anyone.”   

“Rhys, I want to make a good impression on your father – any tips?” she asks, 

"You're asking the wrong person"

but he insists that she is asking the wrong person.   He is happy to help her with the gym clients, 

"A lot of help you are!"

but he has no idea how to make a good impression on his father.   He asks Mathew if the committee meeting is tonight, 

"I'll make sure I leave before it starts"

and will make sure he leaves the Deri before it starts.

Mathew thought that he was a rugby boy, but he answers, “I’ll play the game, have pints with the boys – 

"I don't want anything to do with politics – or Dad!"

“but I don’t want anything to do with the politics of the club  – or Dad!”

Mathew points out that Tegwen could do with his support, but Rhys’ mind is made up.

Ffion gets a  considerable shock

Ffion returns to Cysgod y Glyn, announcing, “Arwen, I’ve got something for you,” 

"You told me to turn everything upside-down . . ."

but then sees the state of the room.   Arwen follows her in and reminds her mother that she was told to turn everything upside down, 

". . . but I couldn't find your phone"

but she still could not find the missing phone.

"I don't know what to do with you"

Ffion shakes her head;  “Arwen – I don’t know what to do with you – you’re going from bad to worse.   

"You can go to Nain Val's"

“Do you know how hard it is to be your mother sometimes?   If you don’t behave, you can go to Nain [granny] Val for the rest of the holidays!”

"So you and Jinx can have sex"

“You just want me out of the way so you and Jinx can have sex,” Arwen replies, “I saw you by the van – do you think I’m stupid?   You obviously didn’t want me there!”   

She storms off

She rushes to her room, slamming the door behind her.   Ffion is at her wits’ end.

The committee meeting at the Deri

The committee meeting is under way at the Deri;   Hywel, the chairman, says that they can move on to other matters, and Tegwen steps forward.   

"I propose we start a women's team"

“I’d like to propose we start a women’s rugby team.”   Cai cannot believe that she is serious.   

"A list of the league's other teams"

“Of course I am – firstly I’d like you to see this – a list of the league’s other teams.”   Cai dismisses them all as useless.

Then she produces the list of women who are interested in playing for the team, 

"You do understand there are fifteen in a team?"

and he sneers, “You do understand there are fifteen in a team, and you need subs?”   

She ignores him and continues with another list of how much extra revenue the club would make if the women were charged a membership fee.   “Just enough to buy eyelash glue for the first aid bag,” Cai remarks, 

"Just let her speak!"

but DJ urges him to let Tegwen speak.

Hywel is impressed that she has done her research, and she assures him that they are serious about this.   “We?   You’re the only one here!” laughs Cai, and she snarls that she is not surprised, if this is the sort of welcome they would get.

The resulting overwhelming vote

DJ suggests that they take a vote on the matter, and all the committee, with the exception of Cai, are in favour.   Then Hywel would like to propose something else;  

"Cai as coach for the women's team – who's in favour?"

“That we appoint Cai as a coach for the women’s rugby team – who’s in favour?”   

Another similar result

The result is the same, and Hywel declares that it has been passed, 

"Congratulations, Cai!"

adding, “Congratulations, Cai!”

"I'm surprised she wants to move back"

Jason and Kelly are sitting in front of the television;  “I’m surprised that she wants to go back,” says Kelly, but he points out that was always the intention, waiting for Jaclyn to move out.   “But that was before . . . Jaclyn’s been murdered, like!   Bad vibes!”

"I can hear you, you know!"

Anita protests, “I can hear you, you know!”   

"I'm worried you haven't thought it through"

Kelly is just worried that she has not thought it through, 

"It will be a cosy home again"

but Anita is convinced, “It will be a cosy home for me once again.”

Jason remarks that she could always stay there a little longer, but she is adamant that she cannot stay there forever;  “You two watch too much nonsense on that television,” she tells them, 

"A bit of support would be nice"

“I’m looking forward to going – I want to go, and a bit of support would be nice.”

They toast Tegwen's success

DJ proposes a toast to the success of the women’s team, and at that point Sioned comes in.   

Sioned is informed of the outcome

They inform her that Tegwen has her women’s team, and a coach as well.   When Sioned is invited to join, 

"I'm not frightened of you any more"

she is told that Tegwen is not frightened of her any more, so she can put her name down if she wants.

"Why would you be scared of her?"

“Why would you be scared of her?” wonders DJ, 

"She used to bully me  – and my sisters as well"

and is informed that Sioned use to bully her at school, and her sisters as well – but that is history now.

“Well, I’m willing to forget about it, if you are,” Tegwen continues, 

Sioned looks sheepish

but Sioned looks very sheepish.   

"If you want to act like  child . . ."

“I’m an adult now, but if you want to act like a child . . .”   

"Give me the Biro, then"

Sioned demands to be given a Biro and is welcomed to the team;  there is a free drink for every player.   Sioned does not look very happy about signing.

"Arwen, I want to talk to you"

Ffion calls to Arwen, “I want to talk to you – I want to apologise.   

"You shouldn't have seen us kissing"

“Can we have a proper chat, please?   Look, what you said about Jinx and me – you shouldn’t have seen us kissing.   

"We are very good friends"

“I understand that you’re angry, I want to try and explain.   Jinx and I are adults – we are very good friends – and sometimes . . .”

"Friends are not supposed to do things like that"

Arwen interrupts, “Yes, you’re friends – you’re not supposed to do things like that!”   

"How would you feel if we were . . . more than friends?"

Her mother asks how she would feel if, perhaps, they were more than friends one day;  “You like Jinx, don’t you – and he thinks the same about you?”   

"You always dump your boyfriends"

Arwen protests that her mother always dumps her boyfriends;  “You’ll do the same to Jinx, and I’ll never see him again – because of you!”   

"Not a word to Jinx!"

Jinx arrives home and Ffion warns Arwen not to mention a word to him, or perhaps he will not stay with them.

"I went to get the bike first . . ."

“Well, I’ve had a good day,” he announces, “I went to get the bike first, then – and this is the clincher – 

". . . and I've got a free allotment!"

“I’ve got a mature allotment, full of vegetables and herbs – for free!   What kind of day have you two had?”   

"We haven't been too bad"

They agree that it has not been too bad, 

"Sorry – I picked up your phone, Ffion"

then he realises that he inadvertantly picked up Ffion’s phone in addition to his own.

Ffion looks at Arwen, who promptly gets up and returns to her room.   

"Was it something I said?"

Jinx asks if it was something he said;  

"No, I'm the problem – always me!"

“No, I’m the problem – always me!” Ffion replies, “I’m going to have a bath.”