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Shane and Damian are down to do some last minute training and all that
seems to be on Shane’s mind, is bad mouthing Angel, just because she saw
right through his little scheme. As Alf marks out the pitch in readiness
for the big match, he asks Michael how Pippa is coping and the news is
not good.. He had hoped she’d come and watch the match but all she seems
to do these days, is argue with the family and he feels useless. As Greg
puts the lads through their final session, Bruce wonders how they will
do and Greg tells him, that after the week he’s had, he hopes they’ll
win. Nick thinks Adam was wrong to take the Boat Shed job from him but
Greg disagrees and says it was his stupid fault for giving it up. Young
Sam wants to join in, but Greg says he wants the team to sharpen up on
their own first and they all wait to see Damian take a penalty. Alf’s
lost for words when he scores and as the others cheer, Shane goes over
and pats him on the back.
Back at Fisher’s, no matter how Angel tries to convince him that returning
to school is not an option for her, he keeps coming back at her with valid
reasons, for her to do just that. She tells him she won’t end up like
Shane because she’ll get a job and she’ll keep reading books. When he
asks why she likes reading, she admits it’s because she likes to learn,
which is exactly his point. He gets her to admit she likes a challenge
but she retorts she doesn’t like all the stuff they teach at school. He
tells her that year 11 and 12 are different because students can choose
their subjects and surely she has some favourites. She tells him she likes
History but her favourite is Latin and Fisher can’t believe it because
it’s his too and there are so few students who like the subject. They
are both on the same wavelength as they talk about this weird subject.
Angel relents and says she could go back to school, if she could do Latin
and she knows what Fisher’s going to say – he the only Latin teacher and
of course, he’s retiring. So she tells him to forget it – it’s Latin or
nothing! Later on, Nick and Shane come in and Shane’s going on about the
Sharks beating the morons from Yabbie Creek and it prompts Angel to make
a remark, which Shane doesn’t appreciate because it’s in Latin but it
has Fisher in stitches.
Fin goes home and finds Sally quietly reading and tells her she heard
about Pippa having a go at her and she tries to explain that it’s all
to do with Dale. But Sally thinks Pippa hates her and Fin assures her
that it’s not true, she just has to give her time. Pippa then comes in
with the laundry and says hi to Fin but completely ignores Sally, when
she asks if she would like any help. Poor Sally looks so sad. When Michael
comes back and hears how Pippa has been treating Sally, he’s shocked and
says he’ll talk to her. Damian comes in for his football boots and is
convinced the Sharks are going to win. When Pippa comes down later, Michael
tries talking to her about how upset Sally is for her outburst but all
he achieves, is Pippa shouting at him. Over lunch, Damian puts his foot
in it when he asks what the matter is and before anyone can say anything,
Pippa has her say. She turns to Sally and tells her she’s still mad with
her for taking Christopher to the beach and all Damian can do, is motion
to Sally that he’s sorry.
It’s pandemonium at the beach house as Bobby’s trying to get lunch, with
Sam bouncing his football in the kitchen and then Greg and Tug come in,
followed by Fisher, whose got the oranges for half-time. She gets Greg
to get Sam to go and have a shower. Fisher tells her he’s got a bone to
pick with her about Angel trying to make him give up retiring but she
protests her innocence and he’s baffled. He talks to Greg about Angel
having him over a barrel because if he won’t teach her Latin, she won’t
go back to school. In light of what Greg’s been through lately, Fisher
realises he’s in the same boat but he at least, can rectify the matter
– don’t resign.
Down on the football pitch, Greg’s trying to give the team last minutes
instruction but is hindered by an enthusiastic Alf, rattling on about
nothing. Fisher is driving Bobby and Nick to distraction, as they wait
for the match to start, by going on about why he should have to give up
retiring, so that Angel will go back to school.
At the Diner, Fin puts the radio on the counter, in readiness for the
match and Angel tells her she will be going back to school but hasn’t
told Fisher yet. Fin is stoked and almost forgets to switch the radio
on for the start of match. The match gets underway and straight away,
Damian lets in the opposition and Alf’s flaming mad. As the game continues,
Pippa’s packing Dale’s clothes and Sally comes in to talk to her but she
doesn’t want to talk but Sally insists. Sally speaks from the heart about
Christopher and Dale and tells her she doesn’t like the bad feeling between
them but Pippa is so cold towards her and when Sally hugs her, Pippa refuses
to respond. Back at the match, it’s nearing full-time and it looks like
a draw, when a penalty is awarded when Tug’s brought down. It’s all up
to Damian and as the crowd go silent, he runs up and kicks the ball way
over the net but knock the commentator of his seat!
At home, Shane tells Nick and Fisher that the team gave Damian the silent
treatment and he’s off to stop him slashing his wrists. As he passes Angel,
she makes a sarcastic remark and he relies with a similar one. Before
Angel can tell Fisher of her decision to return to school, he wants to
do a deal with her – he’ll go back, if she does. They shake hands on it
and then she tells him that she was going back anyway and he looks miffed.
The atmosphere at the Ross house is gloomy. Damian’s down in the dumps
and Pippa still ignoring Sally. Michael tries to make conversation with
the girls but when Fin inadvertently mentions the match, she looks over
at her brother and sees how unhappy he is.
It ends when Michael tries to convince him that it will all be forgotten
in a couple of weeks but Damian disagrees. He refuses to stay for dinner
and walks out, leaving Michael standing there…
© Avril M Harrison
created 7 July 2002
updated
13 September, 2002
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