High Tide

What you doing?

Walking.

You're late.

It doesn't matter.

Everyone's late. It's just revision.

You're not everyone.

I'm meeting Alex.

Alex is a girl.

Josh, get in the car.

Mom.

Fine.

Put your seatbelt on.

Have a good day.

Bring Alex around, if she's nice.

Yeah, right.

What?

What?

- Thought you were meeting Alex, who's a girl.

Aren't I?

She's a cracker.

Who says cracker?

I say cracker and she is.

She's a cracker.

Lovely stuff.

Josh.

Hello.

You forgot your peacoat again.

What?

I need a word.

Auntie Bethan.

- Don't call me that, son, it makes me feel like I'm 60.

What are you doing?

I just need to talk to you for a minute.

Do you mind, Sam?

Sure thing.

How's your mom?

She's smashing, thanks.

Good.

I'll see you there, Joshy boy.

No, it's fine. My mom's just leaving.

Josh, please.

- It's all right, mate. No sweat. I'll see you there.

See you around, Auntie Bethan.

What are you doing?

Not here. Not in school.

Why not in school?

I need a word.

No.

I'm sorry if I've embarrassed you.

What's wrong?

Nothing is wrong.

Good.

I'll see you later, then.

Josh.

I need you to get back in the car.

This is stupid. What's going on?

Nothing.

That's not true, is it?

Give me a minute, Josh, please.

Where are you taking me?

I don't know.

You don't know?

What are we doing?

We're just going for a drive.

What're you talking about?

We're going for a drive.

Maybe a walk.

It's raining.

It's going to clear up.

I can't just miss school.

You can.

Mom.

It's nothing.

I just want us to spend the day together.

Why?

Because I do.

Just you and me?

Yes.

Just take me back to school.

No, Josh.

You've got your bag.

You don't need your bag.

It's turning nice now.

How long are we gonna be?

I don't know.

It's Friday. I've got football.

You can miss football.

What?

You'll be back for football.

Good because I'm not missing football.

So where do you wanna go then, Josh?

We can go anywhere.

Home.

Ha. Funny.

Not really a joke.

It's a day off.

Day's off are great.

They're rare.

Oh come on, love.

There is so much space out here.

What do you think?

Nah.

It's not short on space, Mom.

All right?

I don't know.

That's okay.

What do you want me to say?

Say whatever you think, Josh.

That's all.

About what?

About whatever you like.

I don't know.

That's a start.

So this is what we're doing?

Ah, the air, Josh.

The air out here is great.

You know, we're 15 miles down the road,

we may as well be 15 thousand.

- You take me out of school so I can sniff the air?

Yes.

All right, stop.

Mom!

Stop!

What?

You know what.

I don't, love.

You take me out of school

and we go on a bloody nature walk.

I don't get it.

There's nothing to get.

We come up here all the time.

No we don't.

When was the last time?

I'm not counting. It doesn't matter.

The thing is, why can't we go on Sunday with dad?

We've never done this.

You and me.

So?

So it's about time that we did.

So that's what we're doing, you know?

We can talk.

We always talk.

Oh, no we don't.

I don't wanna talk.

Okay, that's fine.

Let's enjoy the walk

and you don't have to say a word.

Have you ever been out to Worm's Head?

With you and dad.

No, we've never taken you. I'd remember.

We went on a geography trip.

Sam and Joe pissed in the sea from the rocks.

Sounds fun.

Not for Joe.

Mrs. Miller went mental and gave him a week's suspension.

I miss all that.

Field trips are just an excuse

to mess about with your mates.

You know, she how much you can wind up the teacher.

And you'd be there, getting toed off,

trying your hardest not to laugh.

That would wind them up even more.

Right.

I've never actually been out there.

Not actually along it.

I've lived here most of my life.

Must have.

No, never. Promise.

Granddad said it wasn't worth the effort.

It's all right.

It really does look like a big worm.

It's not a worm, worm.

Sorry?

Vorm is viking for dragon.

They thought it looked like one.

Ha.

Now you mention it.

Let's go out there now.

What do you think the tide's doing?

No idea.

One of two ways, isn't it?

Well I'm betting on out, yeah?

And is we drown, you can sue me.

Come on.

Come on.

Let's have lunch.

Get some fish and chips.

Mom, I need to get back to school.

We need to eat.