Svengali Page #10

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Just giving a quick call to,

well, see how you are.

I just wanna say I'm sorry, again.

If you can give me a call back,

that'd be great. Love you loads.

(INAUDIBLE)

Jake!Jake!

Can you come to shore?

I need to talk to you.

If you wanted to talk, man,

you're just gonna have to come out.

Look, I'll be honest with you. I can't swim.

Oh, Jesus Christ. Do you have anything else?

Wanna chuck a bolt of lightning

at me, or something? I'm joking.

How are you, Jake?

Been better, mate.

Yeah, and me. I'm no Viking

on the water, let me tell you.

She's not worth it.

Don't. Don't hit me with those clichs.

I don't wanna hear it.

You don't wanna hear it 'cause it's the truth.

(SIGHS) I f***ing loved her, man.

Yeah, I know.

F***ing Tommy as well, you know.

It's f***ing demented.

- Jake, look at me.

-(SIGHS)

Come back to London.

I've got something to tell you.

Something good. Something you'll like.

Tell me now.

I'm telling you all together, okay?

Look, I've got a ticket for you. And fags.

Meet me at the train station

in an hour, all right?

I'll try and paddle back

to shore without tipping in.

(ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY

OVER PA)

Oh, sh*t. Come on, son. Come on, Jake.

Oh, Jake! Jake, thank God!

Jesus, you boys cut it fine.

It's the first rule of rock and roll,

that, man. Got to be late.

Can't smoke on there.

Have you got your ticket?

Ah... You've got it.

Oh, come on, don't mess me about now.

It's no time for piss-taking.

- You didn't give me one.

- I gave it to you on the loch!

- Right, you have my ticket, okay?

- Thank you.

All right? And leave this to me, okay?

I'm good at this kind of thing, okay?

I'll sort it out. Come on.

-(GRUNTS) Jake.

- All right, man?

- Yeah, come here. Can you hear me?

- You all right?

Yeah. Get on the train...

Listen, and use my ticket.

I'll get down there, okay?

And Twitter it, tell the NME.

It's like when Jagger got broken on

a wheel like a butterfly. (GROANS)

Listen, I'll see you down there, yeah?

All right, yeah, I'll get there, don't worry.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Please, just calm down.

Give me a second, yeah?

Just get me up and I'll let you

do it properly, okay?

(RINGING)

Hello?

Carol, is that you?

Dixie?

Yeah, it is.

Oh, hey up, chuck.

How've have you been?

I'm not great. I miss Shell, to be honest.

She misses you, too.

Mum, I'm on the extension.

Oops. I'll leave you two to it.

So, why aren't you calling your girlfriend?

Girlfriend?

Natasha.

Natasha? Are you serious?

I'd never be unfaithful to you.

You've got 30 seconds, Dix.

All right, all right, listen,

I got arrested on the train.

Threatened to Mace me and everything.

Handcuffed me.

It was only for bloody fare-dodging.

Thing is, there's no trains from this place.

So, I got to get back to London

as soon as possible.

So could you come and get me?

For God's sake.

Well, I'm gonna have to speak

to my mum and dad.

Where are you now?

I'm in Scotland.

I just did what I thought was best

at the time, that's all.

And I f***ed it up.

Yeah, you did.

Well, I've said I'm sorry.

What more can I do?

I want you to come back.

I want you to come back

more than anything.

I don't know.

I miss you.

Thank you, Mick. Thanks, Carol.

Can you just give me five minutes, love?

Please. That's all, five minutes.

I'll show them the deal

and I'll be back, okay? I promise.

All right, Tash. Where's Jake, boys?

You're right.

You are a rat. They're just like rats.

Ah.

You've signed with Horsey, haven't you?

Sorry, Dix.

(SNICKERS)

Well you look after them, Bri.

I will, Paul.

(SPEAKING WELSH)

(SCOFFS)

I do.

(SPEAKING WELSH)

What did you come to tell us, Dix?

Listen, Dix.

We've not signed anything yet, so,

if you want to tell us something,

just say it, man.

You're gonna be massive, boys.

Good luck.

(PANTING)

DIXIE:
My name is Paul Dean.

But everybody calls me Dixie.

And I found the best new band in the world.

I love you.

I love you, too.

But you know what?

Me and Shell are going home.

(ROCK SONG PLAYING)

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