Reconciliation and Forced Teamwork

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That's ' she's not going to I'm sorry no more What? Since when? Well since yesterday. But we talked about this, Kira. There's some things you just have to do. That's part of being a grown up. Well, I think we should be impressed. You've actually shown great maturity, haven't you, love? Thanks, grandma. What by quitting before she even started. Oh, by arranging a new work experience placement and sorting it for school. What new placement does your mum know? Yeah She signed the forms this morning and my career's teacher said he would do his best to get it all agreed. Right. Okay. What is it? I'm going be at rewilding with Kurirstday. Such a good idea! Right up your street. You've always liked being outside, haven't you love? You remember making back boxes with grandpa when you were little? Yeah I've forced the whole family out to see them in the dark. You even made tickets for everyone. Kira's Back box trail. There's still one in the oak tree and Bart of his old field Remember that? Well, that's probably because George tripped over his shoelaceer or something. Whatd you mean? No, she just means George has a way of getting all the attention. He's alost doing something that youock can't stop going on about. So you get ignored? Yeah. Come on, Kira, that's not fair I'm always asking if you want to play cards or need help with your own work, but you make it pretty clear that you'd rather be in your room glued to your phone. I'm on my phone way less than other people. Look at her now, Paling titers for their old dad and grandma. And I help you the taxels on Saturday for hour world. I'm not saying you never do anything else, but it's just a fact you lot are addicted to screens Okay, dad, whatever.ook I don't want to fall out about phones again I was just saying that I'd be happy for us to spend more time together, That's all. E That's not what you said, Edward. Hi grandma Weere're in the kitchen, love? What's he doing here? Amber's working late so I invited him for dinner. I don't want to stay if he is. Well I thought it'd be nice to have the four of you together. Like old times. I'll just get myself some toast at home. No, you won't. You'll stay where you are and you'll finish peeling those spuds. In trouble again, Kira What she don't know? Shut up, George.obody likes you. Well that's enough Really I'm sick of this You both need to grow up and stop behaving like spoilt kids. I'm not a spoilt kid. That's right, Kira, you run away. George, Kira, wait! Where are you going? It's wild out there Seriously, what's wrong with her? Must be the time of the month. George Grande I'm not too soft to sling you out if you start spating that kind of nonsense. Hi Tom Ellen? Everything al right? Yeah. Why? You didn't come aroundound with the boxes last night? I was too busy. Feel free to fetch them yourself. Fine But you also haven't replied to any of my messages A avoid me for some reason? Nope. Like I say, I've just been busy Dad and Natasha seem to think you're furious with me. Not furious. Just confused? Okay? Confused about what exactly? About why you're behaving as if you're getting a new milking parlour. As if it's the obvious next step for the farm. I'm not behaving as if I'm getting a new parlour, but I am planning for the possibility, the probability, of course I am There you go again. Why is it a probability? You're so infuriatingly confident. I'm not going to apologise for having belief in my business, Tom, which actually happens to be in your interest too. But Wanting a new milking p is about supporting an eventual expansion to grow our dairy produce, which is eminently sensible considering how well we've been doing since the sewage spill What a nice speech. Tom. What eminently sensible. I mean you're so self satisfied. And when you say we, what you really mean is you. I mean the farm and someday, whether now or in five years time, Bridge Farm will need a new milking parlour. And at some point, Bridge Farm will need a new polytunnels. Yes I agree. So why are you so annoyed with me? Because without a word to any of us, a van rolled into the yard yesterday and some salesman starts giving you quotes. Who? I really don't understand why you're having a meltdown about that. Because I had no idea it was happening. You didn't tell me you were getting that serious So let's take a few minutes now, go to my office and talk about this calmly because I don't actually think there's anything for us to fall out about Herea Herea! This is ridiculous. Come back to the farmhouse so we can talk. Up there, in the oak tree. What! The bart box Yeah, o ye yeah I see it. No I remember now. You don't. Welloy it's okay. Why would you? All right, I don't remember youre making backat boxes Gve got millions of memories of here. I'm sorry What? I said I'm sorry for shouting. especially in front of grandma. Hey it's okay. It's okay I'd rather you shout than ball things up. Nothing gets soorted that way. And I'm sorry for running away at New Year I know you are. Yeah Look You know, you can always talk to us to me and your m. But it's hard Is here I never know what to say, like how to start talking or if it's even worth bothering. But I thought you and your mum had a good talk about what happened on New Year's Eve. We did. Once George was out of hospital, but I can't run away every time I need you to listen to me. Why is it so hard to talk to us? I dunn know Hera You know, it doesn't matter. Let's go back. Oh no, it does matter. It doesn't. I was just being stupid. What could we do differently? What do you need us to do? It's not just one thing. L sometimes I don't want to say whatever it is because well it might be embarrassing. Well you could always write it down or text us? Yeah, but sometimes I don't even know what I'm worried about. I get that sometimes too. But most of the time I just don't want to bother you. No It's never a bother. It doesn't matter what else is going on. you can always come to us if you're worried. But that's not true. Like what was I supposed to do that night? My ex con brother was rampaging about the village, drunk. I'm hardly gonna come and tell you all my friends hate me I sent that stupid message to the wrong chat. And I wanted to tell you both because I thought no one at school would ever speak to me again, but all of you. Eone was obsessed with George and what you' done? You were all falling out, M was crying. I could hear her through the bathroom door. K I'm sorry, love. Who would have cared about what I'd done It's hardly like I'd been sent to prison or got attacked or ended up pregnant. Yeah, your mum told me about the message and why it mattered so much neeither of us think it was silly of you to be upset. I just wished that I'd realized how much you was struggling. They all hated me that night I don't even really understand it because well they say mean stuff all the time and then I say one thing and suddenly the rules have changed. It's always like that. D you been with your friends in your form class or the girls from the football team? Both. Everyone. Look, you are funny and brilliant and the kids at school are lucky to know you You have to say that. You're my dad. You know, what you're saying isn't that strange better if the kids in your class had this chat with their mum and dad? Maybe, but I don't think so Here can I give you a hug. Yeah, okay St H What do you remember What about what a million things about you. Okay, let's head back before we get blown away. and I'll get started on my favourite memories of you. But I warn you, it's a very long list Well first you go and buy more monys than agreed. Which made perfect sense. Then you claim the existing milking parlour can't cope. Which is true. We've been over this. Yes, it can cope, it can cope fine. It might not be as shiny as the one mister Dairy parlouran wants to sell you, but it's fit for purpose. You know why you're getting so annoyed? No one's stopping you from doing your own research into polytunnels and greenhouses. But you've gone so much further with this. You've leapt ahead and got a quote. A quote Tom book the job or order the parlour 't expect me to make my case unless I have the costings. Getting a quote is the bare minimum money to start pulling a decent proposal together. Fine. thenen I'll start getting quotes too. Great. Because that's the only way this will work. We analyzse what part of our business needs to grow and then we cost it and present our case to the family. Right, Well the rest of the family are gonna finish making dinner while you two give me hand and air clearing the barn for hay story. Ed, your cunning plan is paper thin. He's gonna heal our feud with a pointless team building exercise. What feud? There is no feud. I just think you were born selfish and now you're a criminal waste of space. Kira, What did I say We're going to be civil to each other. That's rule number one. I didn't agree to any rules. Let's call them instructions then, eh? You have five minutes to clear this corner of the barn into the bags by the door. What about the big stuff?? Anything too big for bags can be stacked over there. You can use the wheelbarr, but every time you stop working together, call each other names or swear at each other I'm going to add on another ten seconds. And what's the prize? Well The prize is not having to spend the whole of the rest of the evening doing odd jobs for me. O fairs. You better not mess this up. I've got homework that's due tomorrow. Ready? Time is going to start in three, two, one, go. This first get the wheelbarrow. KQira makes a dash for the wheelbarrow and they're gonna lift the crate together. It's full steam ahead. N's Jam Gege in the barrow. George is taking the another sheat. Oh he's got tangled up in it. willill Kira help him