Tee The Dumping Ground: I'm...

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their world premiere in the TV room.

Don't miss these personal takes

on what life is really like in Ashdene Ridge.

And next up, it's Tee!

This one should be funny.

Er...Sash, did you hear something?

Nah, nothing important.

I'm Tee Taylor and this is my I'm video thingy.

I'm one of the oldest here at the Dumping Ground,

so I've seen some sights in my time here.

One of the maddest days, though, probably was kind of down to me.

And that's because I had this thing about a certain kind of farm animal.

But that was a long, long time ago. I'm much, much better now.

-Baa!

-Can I touch it?

-She's not an it, she's a she.

-What's her name?

Baronica Belanie Bibibulous Saffybum the First.

Harry, where...?

Holy...cow!

-Um...sheep.

-What's going... Oh, no!

-It's Mrs Sheep.

-That's not her name! It's...

-I don't care what her name is. Tee, you can't have a sheep!

-Yes, I can.

No-one's going to want to foster us if we come with farmyard animals.

'So my brother Johnny was stressing. No big surprise there.'

'But everyone else got used to having Baronica around the place.'

Oh, sweet sheep! Whose is he?

He is a she. She's mine.

'Well, almost everyone.'

Er...

-What is that?

-A sheep.

I meant, what's it doing here? Hm?

-It's watching TV.

-Baa!

'One sheep in the house is one thing,

'loads of them in somebody else's house maybe isn't such a good idea.'

Get...off...my...land!

Hurry up, come on!

-Or I'll set the pigs on you!

-Quick! Hurry up!

Which idiot left the sheep out of the field and into the house, hm?!

They followed me. I didn't mean to leave the gate open.

I hope you understand the consequences of your actions.

I really do.

'The consequences were that we lost the holiday.

'And, as you can probably guess,

'I wasn't exactly flavour of the month.'

-Put your seatbelts on, please.

-'I felt terrible.

'And certain people milked the situation for cheap laughs,

'which didn't exactly help.'

# Who let the sheep out?

# Who? Who? Who? Who? #

Baa!

Yeah, very helpful, Tyler, I'm sure.

Someone had to lighten the mood. And you can't put a price on that.

-TV:

-So I made a stupid mistake.

But it was so mean how everyone

gave me the cold shoulder over the whole sheep-gate thing.

-Or should I say gate-gate?

-Badumsh!

So what I'm saying is I can't stand

when people are deliberately mean and go out of their way to hurt you.

-I wish I could do something to make it better.

-Oh, you can.

What? Anything. Just tell me.

You can go away.

'Not good.

'But I can see why losing our holiday made Lily act that way.

'Yeah, she was being mean, but she's not a nasty person deep down.

'Unlike that dodgy pair who thought Kaz had taken their money.

'They were just horrible.'

This isn't a family home.

-They're in care.

-So?

So this stuff of hers, it probably means everything to her.

'Kaz hadn't meant to take their stupid money,

'but they were out to get it back whatever it took.

'And if anyone got hurt in the process, that was just tough.'

We know who you are now.

-Tee.

-D'you hear that?

Don't panic. Don't say a word.

-They're trying to find out where you are.

-..Pictures of Mummy!

They're going through my things!

'How can anyone be so heartless as to destroy something

'so obviously precious as that?'

-(They weren't kidding, were they?)

-Tee, I'm so sorry.

(This isn't on.)

(No, it's not.)

(D'you know what they've done?

(They've made me very angry.

(They're not getting their money and they're not getting away.)

She got what was coming to her all right.

Oh! A-A-A-Argh!

'And she deserved everything she got for being so unkind.'

-And we deserved an award.

-Which we are still waiting for.

BOTH: Mike!

But ever worse is when people are mean,

but pretend to be the opposite.

How long have you been here?

Since I was five. The longest.

-Who came next?

-Then it was Carmen.

Then Harry, Tyler and Jody.

-TEE'S VOICE:

-You're arrogant and you're a bully. You're arrogant...

'There's nothing worse than being twofaced.'

-TEE'S VOICE:

-Carmen, Harry, Tyler then Jody.

Can't you see I'm busy?!

-TEE'S VOICE:

-Tyler is manipulative.

-TEE'S VOICE:

-Carmen is so arrogant.

I can't believe she'd say something like that!

But like I say, when I get angry, I get even.

However long it takes.

-Naming no names, but you have been warned.

-Ooo, scary Tee(!)

-I think she's talking about you.

-I'd watch out if I were you.

I dunno, it feels funny listing your talents, like I'm bragging.

Er...but I am a quite creative sort of person.

-Writing is something I like to do. It's great to try out new words.

-Hm!

Yeah, I can think of a few words.

Long, boring, trying too hard. Hm!

This is Tee's story. This is going to walk it.

"Sheena tossed and turned amidst profound terror

"as the mist stalked her dreams

"where the dark memory of her past was unleashed."

-Hm!

-Don't be mean.

It's not Tee's fault she accidentally swallowed a dictionary.

THEY CHUCKLE

'And I've always loved doing arty stuff, too.

'Sometimes a picture can say so much more than words.

'Although when Kaz took me to meet this artist friend of hers...'

-Roscoe!

-Kazima!

'..it made me realise that compared to what he did,

'my stuff was just a muddle of things chucked together.

'He knew the message he wanted to get across.'

Amazing!

The thing is, just because someone is an artist with bags of talent

and knows exactly what he's doing...

-And who happens to be drop-dead gorgeous.

-Irrelevant.

'..that doesn't mean that that person's without their faults.

'Roscoe certainly was.

'The ideas he had were amazing and he had so many of them.

'I don't think I've ever met anyone that talented.

'Trouble is, I don't think I've ever met anyone that selfish either.

Oi! You!

I don't see a way out, do you?

Just goes to show, you can't judge a book by its cover.

Yeah, I know. You could definitely get lost in his eyes, though.

I knew you'd be OK. You're a first-timer. It's different for me.

I had to get out of there.

You talk like you want to save the world,

but when things get difficult, you're just out to save yourself!

It's just the way it works.

So if it was a choice between being a proper artist

or being a proper friend, I know which I'd rather be.

-Who are you?

-He's no-one.

And he's leaving.

Yeah, that's me, no-one.

My family.

Well, for me, that obviously means Johnny.

We've always been close, so... Yeah.

I miss him loads now that he's not here any more.

Johnny?

(Cheers.)

You'd better go.

'Funny to think we've been together since the day I was born...'

..and now that he's left to join the army,

we might never live in the same house again.

Aw, my name's Tee and I'm scared of growing up(!)

Why don't you grow up?

The funny thing with Johnny and me is that

although we're really different as people, we rub along.

'No dramas or big fallouts.'

-Tee, why did you mess up my room?

-I didn't mess up your room.

Why would I do that, stranger boy?

'Well, not that many dramas and fallouts.'

Do not climb that tree! I mean it!

Ow! Get off me! Get off! Leave me alone! Stop it!

I hate you! You're weird! I hate that you're my brother!

'OK, so the normal amount of dramas and fallouts

'that brothers and sisters have.'

I'm so ashamed of you, I wish you weren't my brother!

'But we do make it up.

'And we always have done.'

-'Then there's Taylor number three.'

-This is Hope.

Your sister.

'She's so cute. I've never lived with her, well, not yet, anyway.

'But I'd do anything for her.'

I won't be a minute, sweetie.

Hello!

'Maybe sometimes I go a tiny bit too far to make sure she's OK.

'But when you know what it's like not to feel safe,

'you don't want anyone you care about to be in danger.'

Like when I thought Mum hadn't been looking after Hope properly.

-Mike, you have to take her into care, please!

-I can't do that.

Why not?! She's a child that needs looking after, so look after her!

-It's your job!

-Tee, you know that it doesn't work like that.

But it should!

'I thought I was doing the right thing.

'But looking back, even though I had meant for the best,

'I put Mum through hell.'

Tee, today, you made me realise something.

I knew there was nothing I wouldn't do to get Hope back.

And no matter what happens to me, no-one will ever hurt her.

Never.

Anyway, enough of that.

OK, this might sound mad, but once I explain, you'll understand.

Because my idea of a nightmare is playing a game

that most people enjoy.

It sounds silly, but hide-and-seek really creeps me out.

It always has done.

Yeah, she's right, it does sound a bit silly.

Yeah, completely stupid.

I'd be careful what you say about Tee.

Just remember, she always gets even.

The reason I hate hide-and-seek so much is because it reminds me

of my stepdad, Keith.

I'd never told anyone.

I used to curl up in a little ball somewhere,

hoping he wouldn't find me.

He had the worst temper ever.

One time, I was in the house alone

and I could hear him pulling up outside.

And if he found me, he'd go absolutely mental.

Tee, you don't have to tell me this.

I never play hide-and-seek.

It's not the hiding part, it's getting found.

They're coming for you and there's nothing you can do.

'And it looked like the nightmare was starting all over again.'

KNOCK AT DOOR / BARKING

-Where's Mum?

-Not here. Just me and my angel.

Isn't that right, Hope? Hm?

What, she left her with you?!

Me and Hope are getting to know one another.

Little star, aren't you, eh? Mwah! Eh?

See, she loves her daddy, don't you?

-Johnny, what are you doing here?

-We were just catching up.

Mum was convinced that this time, he'd be different.

Like that was ever going to happen!

-You're not wanted.

-How could Mum not see through him?

Mum, it's me!

-You can't be here!

-What happened to your face?

He didn't mean it.

He wouldn't leave last night. I tried to make him and...

-Mum...

-Oh, please, just go! If he finds you here...!

Hope was screaming and I've only just calmed her down.

-I'm not leaving. Not when you're like this.

-You have to!

Mum, I'm staying.

'Except this time, Johnny wasn't a little kid any more.'

-What you doing here?

-Waiting for you.

-Where your mum?

-She's gone.

Luce?!

JOHNNY SIGHS

-Where are they?

-I told you, they've gone.

Mum doesn't want you here.

-This is down to you, isn't it?

-I'm not the one who hit her.

Is this really what you want for your daughter?

-Leave Hope out of this.

-What, seeing her mum with black eyes?

-I'm warning you.

-Tee still has nightmares.

-That's what you'll do to Hope.

-I love Hope.

She's mine. Her and your mother.

Funny kind of love. Bruises, black eyes, nightmares.

Johnny was so brave. I can't tell you how proud of him I was.

And hopefully, that's Keith gone for good.

He was a two-faced bully.

But as long as we look out for each other,

we can always beat two-faced bullies.

They don't stand a chance.

-Hear, hear!

-Well said, kid.