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Episode #10 The Call of the Wild

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Breathless, grinning, the 3KS milk the applause. But KARA

and KATRINA are more interested in the approval of one teammember.

KARA:

What did you think, Rhydian?

As if waking from a dream, RHYDIAN looks up.

RHYDIAN:

Wha…? Oh. Yeah. Brilliant, yeah.

They’re not fooled.

TOM:

That was great - honestly But

KATRINA and KARA are already flouncing off. KAY follows.

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23 OMITTED 23 *

24 EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD - SCHOOL - 15:45, DAY 3 24

RHYDIAN, TOM, JIMI, LIAM, SAM, N.S FOOTBALL TEAM, MADDY, MISS

GRAHAM:

The team - including TOM, JIMI, LIAM and SAM - assemble onthe field. RHYDIAN adjusts his new football strip, checks uphis boots. He doesn’t feel ready for this.

He sees MADDY watching from the sidelines. Can’t he get awayfrom her, even here?

Games mistress MISS GRAHAM speaks to the team:

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MISS GRAHAM:

And with our new goalkeeper our

defence will be able to play more

aggressively in midfield. Right.

Set plays. Free kicks and corners.

Everyone’s moving to positions. Except one person, lost in

his own thoughts:

MISS GRAHAM (CONT’D)

Rhydian!

(he looks at her)

Get in goal!

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25 EXT. FOOTBALL FIELD - SCHOOL - 15:55, DAY 3 25

RHYDIAN, TOM, JIMI, LIAM, SAM, N.S FOOTBALL TEAM, MADDY, MISS

GRAHAM:

RHYDIAN stands in the goal. LIAM takes a corner. JIMI leaps

and heads the ball. It hits RHYDIAN, bounces off - and TOM

scores.

MISS GRAHAM:

Concentrate, Rhydian!

LIAM retakes the corner. The ball bounces off someone,

trickling past RHYDIAN, who hasn’t moved.

JIMI:

Wake up, Welshie!

MISS GRAHAM:

Jimi!

JIMI marches up to RHYDIAN, getting right in his face - and

RHYDIAN’s certainly not going to back down…

JIMI:

Are you taking the mickey? We give

you a place on the team, and you

can’t even be bothered to try?

MISS GRAHAM:

That’s enough! Go work with the

defenders.

JIMI:

Good idea. With him in goal, we’re

going to need them.

JIMI stomps away.

MISS GRAHAM:

A team is only as strong as its

weakest link.

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MISS GRAHAM (CONT'D)

All we ask is that everyone does

their best. Is that too much to

ask?

RHYDIAN glowers. Shakes his head.

MISS GRAHAM (CONT’D)

Good.

She blows her whistle

As RHYDIAN notices MADDY looking grimly at him. His

behaviour hasn’t gone unnoticed.

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26 INT. CHANGING ROOMS - SCHOOL - 16:30, DAY 3 26

RHYDIAN, TOM, JIMI, LIAM, SAM, N.S FOOTBALL TEAM, MISS GRAHAM

Footie practice is over, everyone’s changing, and the mood is

sour. Muttering and angry glances directed at RHYDIAN. TOM

tries to cheer him up:

TOM:

Don’t worry about it, mate. Match

day’s always better.

SAM:

It had better be.

JIMI:

Always the same, loners. Afraid of

failure, so they won’t try

RHYDIAN:

Are you saying I’m scared of

losing?

JIMI:

I’m saying you’re not team

material.

RHYDIAN:

Fine!

He hurls the boots at JIMI. They end up under a bench.

RHYDIAN (CONT’D)

I wouldn’t be on your team if you

paid me!

Grabbing his stuff, he heads for the door - almost knocking

over MISS GRAHAM as she enters.

MISS GRAHAM:

Rhydian?! Rhydian!

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But he’s gone.

MISS GRAHAM (CONT’D)

Liam, looks like you’re back ingoal.

LIAM sinks onto a bench with a GROAN.

on his knees as if celebrating a goal!

But SAM’s already down

Yessss!

SAM:

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27 EXT. PLAYGROUND - SCHOOL - 16:45, DAY 3

MADDY, RHYDIAN

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Everyone’s long gone. Except RHYDIAN, slouching towards thegates - to find MADDY waiting for him.

MADDY:

I’m not going to give up, you know.

RHYDIAN:

(finally resigned totelling her)

I know.

PUPILS’ VOICES somewhere in the school, larking about.

RHYDIAN (CONT’D)

We can’t talk here.

MADDY jerks her head - come on.

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28 INT. BERNIE’S - 19:20, DAY 3

MADDY, RHYDIAN, BERNIE, CERI

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MADDY and a pale, nervous RHYDIAN settling down withmilkshakes.

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MADDY:

You spoke to her? When?

RHYDIAN:

Yesterday, on the walk home.

(small voice)

Maddy, she’s my mum.

MADDY reacts, shocked. Then reaches across to lay a handover his hand. They’re silent for a moment. Dealing withthe enormity of this.

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MADDY:

Why is she here now?

RHYDIAN:

Dunno. I ran away. I couldn’t

talk to her.

(abrupt anger)

She can’t just turn up like this!

She left me in the middle of

nowhere. I could have died. What

kind of mother does that?

MADDY:

You don’t know what really

happened. No one does. Except

her. So if you want to know the

truth, you have to talk to her.

RHYDIAN:

I know! But I can’t.

And then - together - they look up

CERI has entered the cafe.

She’s tidied herself up - scruffy hippy rather than full-out

vagrants - but the customers still look strangely at her.

She heads for their table. Her body language less confident

than before - head bowed, a subtly submissive pose.

CERI:

Please...

MADDY looks to RHYDIAN. His choice.

His expression unreadable, RHYDIAN gestures to the chair.

CERI sits down.

They look at each other across the table. We can feel that

just being here together is a huge step for both of them.

MADDY gets up, laying a hand briefly on RHYDIAN’s shoulder -

she’s here for him -

Then she takes her milkshake to the counter, sits down there.

BERNIE stops polishing the coffee machine to frown at CERI.

MADDY:

He’s, urm, interviewing her. For

the school magazine.

BERNIE:

Is she buying anything?

MADDY sighs and fishes coins out of her pocket.

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MADDY:

She’ll have a coffee.

BERNIE starts making it. MADDY c*cks her head - engaging her

Wolfblood hearing to eavesdrop on RHYDIAN’s reunion.

ANGLE ON RHYDIAN AND CERI

Where you could cut the atmosphere with a knife. RHYDIAN

doesn’t know what to say. And CERI’s having problems just

being here. Can’t get comfortable on the chair, for a start:

CERI:

Don’t know how you can sit on this.

RHYDIAN:

It’s just a chair.

CERI:

It’s not natural. Not for us.

RHYDIAN *

What are you doing here? You’re on

Maddy’s territory

CERI:

(contempt)

And what will the tame wolves do

about it?

BERNIE arrives with the coffee. About to say something, he

senses the atmosphere and just leaves.

CERI sniffs the coffee - a big, animal sniff which draws

looks from the other patrons. Bends down to it rather than

lifting the cup - laps some with her tongue

And recoils, spitting it out!

RHYDIAN wants the ground to open up and swallow him. And

CERI can see that.

CERI (CONT’D)

You don’t need to be afraid.

RHYDIAN:

I’m not afraid. I’m embarrassed.

There’s a difference.

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