- “Oh noooo.”
- Alice tends to (a more reasonable?) Amy
- Josh is scared
- Moussaka
- Neil’s doing star jumps
- David needs to tell Adam
“Oh noooo.”
I love it when Ruth says that. I even have 5 of those “oh noooo” t-shirts!
Anyhoo – the “oh noooo” was uttered by Ruth when she saw the front page headline of The Echo:
Terror on local farm headline
Not amusing at all. Though Josh has found it to be useful. The girls at his school were calling him a hero, because:
[Josh] “ … in this one it looks like I’m the only steward facing the bullocks.”
[David] “And you’re proud of that, are you … makes us look at least inept, and at the very worst completely unprofessional and unsafe … it’s an image of our farm that will stay in everybody’s mind, no matter what it says about vandalism or whatever!”
[Ruth] “For goodness sake David, it’s not Josh’s fault.”
[David] “Well he doesn’t seem that bothered about it …”
The newspaper article has quotes from parents calling Brookfield “incompetent”, and describes how scared, terrified and desperate folks were. Which Ruth reckons all of which is true.
Alice tends to (a more reasonable?) Amy
Again.
She’s got wine and a DVD, while Chris escapes to his mum’s to get his birthday present, then onto nets and The Bull.
From the start, it sounded like Amy was coming back to being ‘normal’ again. She tells Alice of her day at work. Which involved being midwife to a 15 year old, who lives in a care home, birthing partner was a care worker, the father of her child not to be seen, and her own mother not speaking to her.
[Amy] “Kinda puts your own pathetic problems into perspective, doesn’t it?”
Later on:
[Amy] “I’m so ashamed … I’d have stayed with Carl, even though in know he was married with a little girl, if he told me he’d leave them for me. I’m a monster.”
[Alice] “You were in love.”
[Amy] “You know, the sad thing is, I think his marriage really is a sham … the things he said when he talked his wife, it was all about money really … status, I don’t think he once said he loved her … Usha was right about me all along. I said some horrible hateful; things to her. I didn’t event take her a birthday card, can you believe it … I don’t think I can even face her.”
[Alice] “If it were me, I’d get it over with, as soon as I could.”
I concur.
And hurrah to Amy finally realising she’s not been the most rationale, easy or mature people of late.
Josh is scared
Quite right to be so.
[Josh] “Suppose I’ve accidentally filmed something or somebody.”
Josh handed his camera over to the Police, and he’s worried he did unwittingly film something important, which will mean he has to give evidence. Ruth reckons it won’t come to that, but will ask Usha.
[Josh] “When’s it all going to be over mum?”
Moussaka
My goodness, it was refreshing to hear Amy and Alice just chat about stuff, rather than about Amy … Carl … Usha …
Alice has made Moussaka for Amy, which Amy muchly appreciates. Alice muchly appreciates Amy being appreciative.
[Alice] “Sometimes the way Chris eats, I swear he hardly notices what it is let alone what it tastes like. It’s not so much eating as posting it down.”
Neil’s doing star jumps
[Adam] “Someone said they spotted Neil doing a few star jumps and press ups before nets”
Now there’s a picture …
Seems Ambridge lost to Paxley, but has high hopes of beating Loxley Barrett this weekend.
But sounds like Neil’s efforts to impress don’t have much chance of winning.
[Adam] “I don’t know if Ifty can work some sort of magic, at his age.”
Meow!
David needs to tell Adam
As David and Adam are having a pint, Adam mentions that he thinks the bullocks being let loose was only due to vandalism, and that it was probably kids who’d done the damage.
So, he still hasn’t a clue …
David asks Adam about his birthday plans:
[Adam] “Ian’s got plans, apparently they involve a Michelin star … To be honest, I’m doing it for him. It’s lovely, but I know I’m just going to be so tired.”
Adam also mentions that he’s back at work, but not up to full par.
[Adam] “It’s stick to my fingers a bit, if you know what I mean.”
He tells David how much of a “nightmare” it’s been since he was attacked, and how amazing Ian has been in supporting him.
[David] “Well don’t you worry. I’ll be there in court to help nail them.”
What else could David say?
And really, what else can David do but still see this through?
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