Cwmderi Diary 2018: 13 September 2018

"There's ham and cheese in the fridge"

Iolo tells Tyler that there is ham and cheese in the fridge, and he can help himself. Tyler wants to know what time Eifion left;

"Don't tell me he's still here!"

“Don’t tell me he’s still here! I want him out as soon as he gets up!”

Eifion is on his way down the stairs,

"I'll be long gone by the time you come back"

and assures him that he will be long gone by the time Tyler comes back tonight. Iolo tries to convince him that Tyler did not mean what he said;

"Yes, I meant every word!"

“Yes, I meant every word!” Tyler insists, and leaves for school.

Eifion appreciates that he has to go, but Iolo wonders where that will be;

"I was trying to think of one good reason to stay"

“I was up all night, trying to think of one good reason to stay around here,” Eifion tells him.

"I can think of two reasons"

Iolo says that he can think of two reasons – who will will need their father when they come home, but Eifion cannot visualise that happening.

"Are we OK, Chester?"

Britt comes up to the Deri flat, asking Chester if they are OK; “I’m OK,” he replies.

"Show Garry that you can be responsible"

She suggests that it is a good opportunity for him to show Garry that he can be responsible, by helping out in the Deri. Then Garry might give him an even more responsibility, once he turns 18 in four months’ time.

"Do I need to ring Colin?"

He seems to be taking no notice of her, as she continues, “We’ve just had a delivery in the bar – I was going to phone Colin to ask him to lend a hand for ten minutes – do I need to do that?”

"No, I'll do it"

He grudgingly agrees to help, which is what Britt wanted.

Then he is disturbed to find . . .

He is still looking at his phone, and comes across a message posted by Hannah,

. . . this message online . . .

reading, “Hannah Francis is in a relationship with CK Bear.”

. . . which causes his temper to flare up

He flies into a rage.

At APD, Jason updates Jim on the progress of the loft conversion, but Jim’s mind seems to be elsewhere;

"Then we can put the gold toilet and statues in'

Jason continues, “Then we can put the gold toilet and statues in,” but there is no response. “Have you listened to a word I’ve said?”

"This job should take three workers"

Jim is angry that the list of what needs to be done takes three workers;

"The lad didn't deserve the sack!"

“It was obvious that it was a misunderstanding – the lad didn’t deserve this sack – and you know it!”

In comes Mathew, pleading for his job back

At that moment, Mathew walks in,

"You'll appreciate how busy we are – after yesterday"

and Jason tells him, “You’ll appreciate how busy we are – after yesterday!” Mathew has come to apologise; he says that it was his fault and he should have known better. He wonders if there is any chance of getting his job back.

"It takes a real man to apologise"

Jim considers that it takes a real man to apologise and admit blame, but Jason responds that it takes a bigger man to stick to his guns,

"Close the door on your way out!"

and tells Mathew to close the door on his way out.

As Mathew makes his exit, Jim says that Jason will be doing the job on his own if he carries on like this.

"We can start with these boxes, Chester"

Britt is watching for Chester to come downstairs, and says that they can start by putting these boxes at the foot of the stairs, but he completely ignores her

"Chester?"

and walks out of the pub.

Sara looks at the message about C K Bear

Out in the street, Sara is laughing about that same entry on her phone;

"I wish Jason was as cuddly as him!"

“I’d say that Hannah is a lucky girl – I wish Jason was as cuddly as him!”

"I agree – I'm just a joke, aren't I?"

Chester, walking past at that moment, snarls, “Very funny, isn’t it? I agree – I’m just a joke, aren’t I?” and he strides off up the road. Sara tells Colin he and Britt deserve a medal for putting up with Chester’s antics.

Ricky detects something is wrong

Further along the street, Ricky is cleaning the café windows, but Chester ignores him in his fury. Ricky calls to him and chases after him,

"Oh – right!"

after telling Gwen that he is going on his break.

Chester is a man with a mission

Chester is becoming more and more angry as he walks along the back street,

The back gate is rather ramshackle

and reaches the rather insecure back gate of number 9.

He goes inside . . .

He pushes it open, walks to the back door,

. . . and finds that someone has omitted to lock the door

which has been left unlocked.

This is the first item, shortly to be smashed

The first thing he comes across is the teapot, which he ferociously smashes on the floor.

Ricky hears the crashing and banging

Meanwhile, Ricky is in pursuit, and hears the sound of Chester’s wrecking spree. He rushes into the house,

The photo of Ifan is next in Chester's sights . . .

and just as Chester is about to fling the photograph of Ifan to the floor, he restrains him.

. . . but Ricky calms him and leads him out

“Calm down – come on, let’s go,” Ricky says, as he surveys the carnage, and leads Chester out of the house.

"I've lost my job, too"

Mathew goes to number 7 to see Eifion. He admits that he has also lost his job; “Jason says that Siôn’s accident was my fault!”

"You should stand up for yourself!"

and is advised to stand up for himself. “What – like you did with Eileen?” is Mathew’s reply, but Eifion says that it is complicated.

“Explain now, then,” demands Mathew, “Who is this woman? Why won’t you let me help you?”

"I don't need any help"

Eifion is adamant that he does not need help and tells Mathew to go away, which he does.

"You can stay here until you sort things out"

Iolo insists that Eifion can stay there until here sorted things out properly, but Eifion reminds him that he is not welcome in the house.

"I can twist Tyler round my little finger"

“Everyone thinks Tyler is the boss, but I can twist him around my little finger when it suits me,” is the reassuring answer from Iolo, “But there are a couple of conditions – I found this in your room,” he says holding up a bottle of whisky;

"This and this don't mix!"

“That and Greta don’t mix, understand?

"Are people gossiping about me?"

“I take it that a few people are gossiping about me,” Eifion suggests,

"It's neck and neck between you and Gwyneth"

but Iolo’s reply is that it is neck and neck between him and Gwyneth – and he thinks that she and is winning.

Eifion does not fancy the Deri

He invites Eifion to the Deri later, and points out,

"Stand up for yourself!'

“You can’t hide from everyone if you intend to stay in Cwmderi – stand up for yourself!”

Round the back of APD . . .

In the yard, round the back of APD,

. . . Ricky maintains that no-one saw them

Ricky assures Chester that it will be all right, as no-one saw them.

"There's something wrong with me"

However, that is not what is bothering Chester; “There’s something wrong with me – I can’t explain it – I just get these feelings. I do stupid things –

"I can't control myself!"

“and I can’t control myself – I’m scared, Rick!”

Mathew is only permitted tap water

In the Deri, Britt serves Mathew with tap water, in view of his state;

"One of the perks of being the boss!"

Colin has closed the shop early, describing it as one of the perks of being the boss. He wanted to make sure that Britt was OK,

"I haven't heard anything from Chester"

and she says she has not heard anything from Chester since he marched out this morning.

"He'll come back when he is ready"

“You know what he’s like – he’ll come back when he’s ready, and are not a moment sooner,” Colin assures her.

"I'm fed up with trying to help Eifion"

Tyler apologises for this morning, but says he is fed up with trying to help Eifion, and asks where he is now; he is less than pleased when Iolo replies that he is in the house. “The coward is still hiding – surprise, surprise!”

"He's planning to leave for good"

Iolo is concerned that he is planning to leave for good, but Tyler is still adamant that he is not staying with them.

Eifion arrives at the Deri

Then Eifion comes in.

"I saw the message about Hannah and I flew into a rage!"

Chester tells Ricky, “I started feeling better today – and then I saw the message about Hannah, and Sara laughing. I flew into a rage.”

"Anyone would have been angry"

Ricky confirms that is normal; he is missing Hannah, and Sara was making fun of it. Anyone would have been angry.

"But not everyone would have a trashed a house!"

“But not everyone would have trashed a house afterwards!” Chester answers, and Ricky comments that he has always been one to overreact.

"I really do miss her!'

After a pause, Chester goes on, “I really do miss her – it’s so annoying!”

"It does get easier"

Ricky confides that he still misses Courtney; “What I’m trying to say is it does get easier, OK?”

"I feel as if I'm all alone"

but Chester feels as if he is all alone, as if no-one understands him any more.

Ricky informs him, “I understand – that’s why I followed you – I knew you were going to do something stupid.

"That's what friends do – we look after each other"

“That’s what friends do – we look after each other.”

Eifion is depressed

Eifion sits glumly by the bar

Mathew apologises to him

and Mathew says he is sorry for this morning, and for yesterday.

"The truth had to come out, sooner or later"

“The truth had to come out sooner or later,” sighs Eifion, and Iolo, who has been keeping an eye on Eifion, is looking worried.

"I don't feel anything"

Eifion tells him that he does not feel anything, and does not believe Iolo when he says that he is doing well.

"Dwelling on your emotions won't help"

“Look, maybe you’re feeling fragile, but dwelling on your emotions won’t help,” advises Iolo,

"Go and talk to Ffion"

“Go and talk to Ffion – a good friend will understand.”

"Rhys knows his stuff about diets and working out"

Tyler has been to a session with Rhys, and reports that he knows his stuff about diets and working out;

Chester returns to the Deri

Chester walks sheepishly into the bar, and Britt begins interrogating him. He apologises for this morning, and she tells him to come and do some work.

Sara arrives home . . .

Sara arrives home

. . . to find the place is a shambles . . .

and is horrified to see the state of the house,

. . . and she has a shrewd idea who did it

but she has a fair idea of who caused it.

Jim and Jason see that Sara is agitated

Jason and Jim are carrying a heavy box out of APD when they see Sara, in her distressed state; “Someone’s broken into the house and trashed it!” she wails, and and Jason advises her to ring the police.

"Let me get hold of him first!"

“No, let me get hold of him first!” she exclaims and hurries towards the Deri; Jason follows her.

"Happy now, are you, you little creep?"

She bursts into the pub and shouts, “Happy now, are you, you little creep?

"He trashed our house!"

“He’s trashed our house – first Awyr Iach and now this! Go and see for yourself, Britt! He came out of the Deri this morning,

"He started shouting at me, didn't he, Colin?"

“and started shouting at me, didn’t he, Colin?”

"Yes, it was me – and I'd do it again!"

“Sara’s right – it was me, and do you know what? I’d do it again!

"People like you need to be taught a lesson!"

“People like you need to be taught a lesson! Why were you laughing at me? Why were you pleased to see me unhappy?

"Why do you take so much pleasure in my suffering?"

“I want to know why you take such pleasure from seeing someone’s suffering? Hannah was the best thing that happened to me – when you heard she had a new boyfriend, you laughed at me.”