21 December 2015

Hywel's parking place . . .

In a parking-space alongside a country lane, 

. . .and Hywel asleep

Hywel, with several days’ growth of beard, is asleep in his car, 

He does not hear the phone

the inside of which is strewn with empty cans and fast food wrappers.   His phone rings, but goes unnoticed.

"Hywel, you're really scaring me now!"

Sheryl, in the salon, speaks, “Hywel, you’re really scaring me now!   I don’t know what to do – phone me, Hywel, please!”   

Mark is unwelcome . . .

Mark comes in, and she is in a hurry to get rid of him, assuring him that although the salon is closed today, Vicky will get paid.

. . . as Rhys is who she is waiting for

As soon as he has gone, Rhys arrives;  “Your father has been missing since last week – he ran away after we argued.   He’s not answering his phone, and I’m worried something terrible has happened!”   

"You should contact the police"

Rhys urges her to contact the police, but she refuses;  he says she will have to tell him exactly what happened.

"How do I log out of your e-mail account?"

Dai is attempting to order something online, and leaves a phone message for Diane;  “I can’t log out of your e-mail account, so phone me when you get a chance.”   

"Hello – what's this?"

At that moment an e-mail for Diane arrives, which infuriates him when he reads it.   

'Lots of love' from 'J'?

“I’m looking forward to seeing you again, without that cantankerous Mr Ashurst, if possible.”   He is even more concerned by the  ‘LOL’ which follows – “Lots of love?” he snorts, “And who is J?   John?   Jim?   

"'J'? – I know who that is!"

“Aah!” and he rushes off.

"Something's going on with Sheryl"

Mark goes to the café for a strong coffee to keep him awake, and tells Debbie that something is going on with Sheryl.   She is however more concerned that the ‘Frozen’ babygro for Nicky has not yet arrived, and suspects that it has been purloined in the post.   Mark replies that he has not seen anyone walking round the depot wearing it.

"Have you seen Diane or Jim?"

Dai, in a foul mood, arrives and asks Debbie if she has seen Diane or Jim; she has not, and in answer to her question, 

He doesn't look as if he will enjoy his breakfast 

he orders a full breakfast – with two eggs.   Debbie thinks that Diane was going shopping with Anita in Swansea.   

"I didn't know what to do"

Sheryl tells Rhys, “The last time I saw him, I didn’t know what to do.”   Rhys says that he is trying work out what is going on in his father’s head.

"Let's go and find him!"

“I wish I’d answered his call, but I had only just got back from America,” he adds, “Let’s just go and find him.”   Rhys’ phone rings, and he sees it is his dad;  Sheryl urges him not to reveal he is with her.   

"It's nice to hear your voice again"

“Thank goodness, it’s nice to hear your voice again,” he tells Hywel, and switches the phone to loudspeaker.

"I just wanted to say goodbye!"

Hywel says, “I’ve messed up again!   I just wanted to say goodbye.   It’s best for everyone – I don’t deserve you – I don’t deserve anything or anyone!”   Rhys pleads with his father not to do anything silly and to tell him where he is;  “Remember where we used to pick blackberries?” says Hywel, “And don’t tell Sheryl – I don’t want her to see me like this.”

"I've got to sort out something"

Rhys assures Hywel that he is on his way, and Sheryl encourages him to go quickly, adding that there are some things she needs to sort out.   He hugs her and then leaves.

Dai waits, and then . . .

In the shop, Dai waits until Vicky has left, then asks Eileen if Diane has been in this morning, and is Jim around.   

"We have to talk!"

When she replies in the negative to both questions, he insists, “We have to talk,” but as John Post has just come into the shop, he asks her to meet him later at the Deri.

Rhys finds his father

Rhys arrives at Hywel’s parking place;  a dishevelled Hywel gets out of his car.   Looking at Rhys, he says, 

"Maybe Meilyr was lucky!"

“Meilyr looked exactly like you.   I’m sorry, Rhys – what kind of father have I been to you?   I always put myself first – maybe Meilyr was lucky!   Sheryl and I nearly did something awful!”   

"I know – Sheryl told me"

Rhys confirms that Sheryl has told him everything.

"I don't know what I'm doing!"

“You want to get as far away from me as possible,” advises Hywel,  “I don’t know what I’m doing!   I don’t know who I am!   I’m exhausted!”   

Rhys is not going anywhere

Rhys insists he is not going anywhere, but that he is here now to look after his father.

"Enjoying yourself with my wife in Swansea?"

When Jim phones Dai, who is by this time in the Deri, Dai demands, “Are you enjoying yourself with my wife in Swansea?”   

"Jim's minding the shop"

At this moment, Eileen comes in and tells him that Jim is minding the shop for her.   She asks what is wrong, and if there is a problem.

He chickens out and talks of Christmas presents

“Diane is the problem,” he begins, and after a pause loses his nerve and changes the subject;  “What am I going to buy her for Christmas?

“You don’t look like one, to act like one, but you’re an old romantic deep down,” concludes Eileen.

You're lucky that Eifion is not on duty!

Rhys’ car pulls up illegally close to the zebra crossing;  

"It became more difficult"

Hywel tells him, “As time passed, it became more difficult to contact her – I thought I could cope!”   

"I'm not going to judge you"

Rhys does not intend to judge him, as he gave up his child to a stranger by choice;  the only thing that matters to him is that his father recovers.

Sheryl puts the rubbish in the bin . . .

As Sheryl can be seen in the background, putting out the rubbish, Rhys continues, “If you’re sure you don’t want to talk to her, you’re coming with me.   There’s no-one in my flat in Carmarthen – the boys have gone home.   It will do you good – you’re going to be all right, dad!”

. . . then phones Vicky

Behind the salon, Sheryl phones Vicky;  “Are you at home?   Is it all right if I call in, as I want a chat with you?”

Dai obviously has more than presents on his mind 

Eileen makes several suggestions for a romantic gift for Diane, but Dai is taking no notice;  then he admits, 

"J?   You think it's Jim!"

“Diane is having an affair – I downloaded these e-mails from her account.”   

Eileen looks and then realises that is why she is there;  “J?   You think it’s Jim!   You should be ashamed of yourself!   

"This is from Awyr Iach"

“Look, this e-mail is sent from Awyr Iach’s account – they’re moving into the business units.   Have you e-mailed them to find out who ‘J’ is?”   She leaves, agreeing to keep this secret.

Dai sits, looking glum, and when Kelly comes in and receives a phone call from Anita, 

"I know, cod and chips with salt and vinegar!"

reminding her to collect cod and chips on the way home, he asks her, 

"Are Anita and Diane back from Swansea?"

“Are Anita and Diane back from Swansea!”   

"No idea where Diane is!"

Kelly lies that she and Anita have been shopping in Carmarthen all morning, and she has no idea of Diane’s whereabouts.

Consternation

As Dai exhibits some consternation, Kelly jokes, “Oh bless him!   He’s all alone here without Diane.   You really miss her, don’t you?   How cute!”

"I want a chat with Vicky"

Sheryl arrives at Maes-y-Deri for a chat with Vicky;  the sound of Nicky comes over the baby monitor and Sheryl comments, 

"They're so much fun when they're happy!"

“He sounds happy.   They’re so much fun when they’re happy, with plenty of attention and fuss.”

"Come on, out with it"

Vicky urges her to come to the point, so Sheryl continues, “Nicky wasn’t getting a lot of attention last Wednesday – that’s why I took him for a walk.”   Vicky is incredulous at what she is hearing, 

"He was on his own, so I took him for a walk"

but Sheryl explains, “I called here – the back door was open, and Mark was fast asleep on the sofa.   Nicky was on his own, that’s why I took him for a walk.   It’s a good thing I was here to look after him.”

“Why didn’t you phone me?” demands Vicky, 

"I decide who takes him out!"

“I’m his mother and I decide who takes my son out of the house!”   Amid Sheryl’s protestations that she was only trying to help, Vicky ejects her from the house, shouting 

"Get out of the house, Sheryl!"

“I don’t want you here – get out of the house, Sheryl!”