Farvel The Dumping Ground

So, you know my story.

Now tell me yours.

I had a home. I had a family in Somalia.

But my brother Amir and my father were attacked

and so we had to leave.

We ran day and night, and when they wouldn't stop following us,

Amir and my father led them in another direction

so me and my mum could escape.

My mum and I ended up in a refugee camp.

We thought we were safe.

But my mum drank contaminated water...

..became ill...

..and died.

When I made it to this country, people thought I was lucky.

Family is everything.

We are all part of a family somehow.

We've all been pushed into this world.

Being cared for, had our hands held,

been fed, been loved.

Family, no matter what shape, size or colour,

is the only thing that matters.

Everyone in this house is wanting

and waiting for their families to return,

for their blood to be together again.

And for those who haven't got blood to return to, they hope,

they dream, they wish for a new family.

Another family.

A forever family.

Family doesn't have to be blood -

some of the best families are found and put together.

So while we wait and we hope and we dream...

..we make a new family here.

These people are our family.

And they are everything.

I have a family, and I have a home, but I also have blood out there.

My blood family...

..my life.

It's all I ever wanted,

to be reunited with Amir and my father.

To have them back at my side.

-All I ever wanted.

-And that's why it's online.

We uploaded it a few months ago.

And we've heard nothing. Until now.

Somebody has seen my dad.

-I hope my message gets to Abo.

-Abo?

My dad. Abo.

But I'm not even sure if it's him.

And what will happen if it is?

-He gets in touch?

-I don't know.

But the first thing is to know he's safe,

then to see if he's heard from Amir.

Then hopefully we can be together again.

You'd leave here?

Well, I don't think Children's Services will let

my brother and father move in, do you?

We'll get our own place.

Me and my family together again.

GLASS SHATTERS Alex!

I liked it better before he came.

Don't go in, please! I know what he's like.

He's like a time bomb. He'll just explode

and he'll end up making everything worse.

Please, let me talk to him.

OK.

You can talk to him first, but then he needs to come to see me

-and apologise to everyone, all right?

-OK.

SHE SIGHS

Why is he so angry?

Like, all the time.

When he flips, he flips.

He's like a firework.

-Whoa.

-What?

-Keep still.

-Is it a bee, a wasp?

-What?

-Something's in your hair.

I saw something. Something's moving in there.

Yep.

Head lice.

Yes! Woo-woo!

I've got nits!

What? Everyone knows head lice only like clean hair.

DANCE MUSIC PLAYS

My poor little friends.

The Stevensons were here!

The Thomsons were there!

Next!

Everyone in the house needs the nit shampoo.

Not everyone!

I'm not going anywhere today, am I?

And eventually, when I do go, you will be...

Alone. With everybody against me.

-Tyler's on your side.

-Yeah, right.

-He is.

Look, it wouldn't do you any harm to start opening up to a few people

around here. If you start trusting them, then...

Hey, that's mine.

I took it ages ago.

Before I moved in.

I'm surprised you've still got it.

Not that it's worth anything.

It's supposed to be lucky.

-You don't believe in luck?

-Of course not.

We are responsible for the choices that we make.

Luck has nothing to do with it.

KNOCKING

Kaz, I need a word in the office.

Alex, some clothes for you.

From lost and found, I'm afraid.

Uh, what do you need me for?

-I'll tell you in the office.

-No, you can tell me now.

It's your father.

I put a photograph online.

I know.

I know I shouldn't, I just wanted to...

I think you may want to sit down.

Kazima!

Abo.

Kazima.

Let's give her some space, yeah?

Have you found Amir?

No.

There are some good leads, a couple of people to talk to.

They are sure we will find him.

And when will you come here?

Not now, Kazima. I can't let the trail go cold.

I have to keep looking.

I'm sorry, but if he's here, I have to do all I can to find him.

-But...

-This country is happy for me to stay here.

They've been good. They allow me to work.

I can rent a house.

You can come to me.

But where is there?

-Where are you?

-Denmark.

This is where you will come and we will be together again.

This will be home.

THEY TALK OVER ONE ANOTHER

Did you manage to get to sleep OK?

Eventually. All this time I thought my father was coming here for me.

I never thought I'd be going.

You're leaving?

I hadn't told them.

It's your story.

Excuse me, you're leaving?

I'm leaving. My father was given asylum, so I'm leaving.

You'll still pop in here, won't you?

Yeah, it won't be far away, will it?

Kind of. Denmark.

-You're joking!

-Denmark?

Near Scotland, right?

Yeah, near there.

You're going.

You're, like, actually going.

I can't imagine you not being here.

I don't want you to leave.

When are you going?

In a couple of days.

Hey. Are you OK?

Why wouldn't I be?

I know this isn't a very happy time for us.

But for Kaz it is, right?

She's getting what she's always dreamt of.

-Her family.

-Her happy ever after.

But who's going to be our peacekeeper?

The one who sorts things out?

I don't know the answer to that, but, hey,

what Kazima is getting is what all of us have ever wanted -

to be part of a family.

It feels like I'm losing part of my family.

We should have a party.

A leaving party!

A big celebration.

With music and dancing.

And a pizza delivery.

Why is it raining clothes?

Alex. Alex.

Alex, come here.

Alex, please, Alex.

I wish Alex was the one that was going.

He needs help and support and care we've got to keep giving.

He needs it - we all do,

but right now he needs it more.

I'm really going to miss her.

You're not going to stop me from being with my father.

I'm not stopping you.

You causing trouble makes me want to leave here faster.

You're turning everyone against you, everyone who lives here,

and Mike and May-Li are running out of patience with you.

Sort yourself out,

or you'll never have a happy ever after.

Everyone I ever trusted has left me.

Everybody I ever cared about just goes.

You, George.

My mum.

After she left, my dad would go away for days.

I've learnt to look after myself because...

..everyone who just pretends to care just leaves.

You talk about a family.

And a home.

I don't know what those things are.

No.

This, here...

..this is your home.

And everyone here is your family.

Tomorrow, I can't believe it, I will see you again.

Yes, in real life.

In real life, yes.

Oh, Abo...

This is Alex.

Alex! I've heard a lot about you.

You and Kazima are very good friends, yes?

You look out for each other.

Thank you for looking after her.

PHONE RINGS

Oh, this could be...

I have to take this, Kazima.

It's OK, speak to you soon.

Goodbye. And goodbye, Alex.

Bye.

You told him we're very good friends?

Aren't we?

Here. I want you to have this.

For luck?

No, to remind you that you can change the world if you want to.

Let people in.

Become part of this home and family.

It's up to you.

Thank you.

OK, so, room decorating.

Cake baking.

Pizza and drinks.

Does everyone know what they're doing?

-What are you up to?

-Planning Kazima's leaving party.

Is there anything I can do?

No, I don't think anything needs wrecking, thanks.

-Give him a chance.

-Why should I?

Because Kazima asked us to.

Yeah, give him a break.

Music. You could help Tyler with that.

Yeah.

MUSIC: Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars

# Don't believe me just watch

# Don't believe me just watch

# Don't believe me just watch

# Don't believe me just watch... #

MUSIC PLAYS FAINTLY

Alex?

Tyler wants to know if you're coming down.

I'll be down in a sec.

I can't believe I'm finally going.

After all this time, and all the parties I've been at,

I'm finally at mine.

Well, everyone's here.

-Ready to say a few words?

-No, no. No, no, no!

-MUSIC STOPS

-Aww!

Sorry, everyone, I won't be long.

I just wanted to say goodbye.

Bye!

Now, in here,

there are cards and a present for each and every one of you.

Pass these out, will you? I've written to all of you,

thanking you for what you've done for me and...

Don't cry, don't cry.

Do me a favour and don't open them until after I've gone.

Now, the one public thing I can say...

..is that I'm going to miss all of you.

More than you'll ever know.

Three cheers for Kaz.

-Hip hip...

-ALL:

-Hooray!

-Hip hip...

-Hooray!

-Hip hip...

-Hooray!

-Yep.

-Woo!

EVERYONE GROANS

Next.

Night, Kaz.

-Goodnight.

-It's your last night.

# Home again, home again

# One day I know I'll feel home again

# Home again, home again

# One day I know I'll feel strong again

# So I'll close my eyes

# Look behind

# Moving on

# Moving on

# So I'll close my eyes

# Look behind

# Moving on. #

The thing is, where do head lice even come from?

It's not me. I'm telling you.

I was shampooed and combed within an inch of my life.

-We all were.

-And what about Alex?

-Did he have the nit treatment?

-I bet he didn't.

Don't go looking for a scapegoat, jumping to conclusions.

It probably was him, though.

And Alex stole Kazima's necklace.

You what?

Kazima had this necklace, she said it was lucky or something.

She used to hang it on her bed post, then, poof, it was gone.

The same day we had our stuff stolen.

Yeah, but we all got our stuff back.

Kazima didn't. I saw Alex with it last night.

Alex is a thief.

We're right not to trust him.

A nit-ridden thief.

Thank you, room.

Goodbye.

Everyone's downstairs.

Well, not quite everyone.

SHE SIGHS

No Alex. Where are you?

Don't let him spoil your leaving, please.

-Everyone's waiting for you downstairs.

-I know.

While I've got you on your own,

I just wanted to say, well...

..you've been a great friend to me and helped me, and yeah...

..it's time for your happy ever after.

And I hope you get yours, one day.

I hope so.

And you too, Alex, wherever you are.

-Ah.

-I was just coming.

I wanted to catch you before you got mobbed by that lot down there.

I want to thank you for everything that you've done here.

You've helped fix so many people all over the place.

To be honest...

..I don't know what we're going to do without you.

I got you this.

There's a letter in there

that says everything that I can't say right now.

And what's this?

That's to remind you that you are strong...

..that you are fearless...

..and that you'll never be forgotten.

-Thank you, Mike.

-You deserve it.

Smile. Three, two, one.

CLICK

Good luck, everyone.

I'll see you on the other side.

We're going to miss you, Kaz!

I'll be OK from here on in.

I won't be.

Oh, where's your big coat?

No, I'm OK.

No, you won't be when you get to Denmark.

-Here you are.

-I can't take yours.

No, no, please, take it, I insist.

OK.

Tak.

Tak?

Thank you. In Danish.

Oh!

Oh, you're going to be just fine, aren't you?

Goodbye, Kazima Tako.

Farvel, May-Li Wang.

Farvel?

Oh!

Oh, farvel, Kazima.

SHE SIGHS

# I walk a lonely road

# The only one that I have ever known

# Don't know where it goes

# But it's only me and I walk alone... #

Oi! Oi!

-Alex!

-Nobody cares about anyone in here.

You only care about your stuff.

Yeah, well, this is what I think about your stuff.

Yeah? Well, that's what you'd expect off a lice-ridden thief.

We care about you, man.

I do.

-They don't.

-You are a thief, though, right?

You stole Kazima's necklace, I saw you with it.

-This?

-No, Kaz gave it to him.

I'm on your side, bruv.

Kazima talked a lot about family.

She said that while we're in here, we are a family.

And, yeah, we'll have our fallouts,

our ups and downs, like any family, but...

..at the end of the day, we look out for each other.

We are who we are, so...

whether you like it or not, we all have a family.

We fall out and we make up, OK?

I'm sorry I said you stole Kazima's necklace.

And I'm sorry about the mural thing, I'll clean it up.

-And I'll give you a hand.

-And me.

-I will, too.

-Yeah.

Looks like we found our new peacekeeper.

You're still the prime suspect, if you ask me.

I wouldn't be so sure.

Where have you been? I saw you itching.

I took Kaz to the airport.

That was it? You didn't go anywhere else?

I popped in at home, saw my children for two minutes.

And have your children been treated for head lice?

No.

No!

-It's May-Li!

-May brought them in!

Alex is in the clear again, then, eh?

Next. Oh, wait, there's nobody else.

-It's just you.

-This stuff stinks.

THEY LAUGH

HE SIGHS

KAZ: Dear Alex,

it's not as simple as I thought.

It isn't as straightforward as changing the world by yourself

or by getting a run of luck.

It's kind of somewhere in between, isn't it?

You have to work hard, but also live a good life.

Then you will get that little bit of luck that makes all the difference.

Live a good life, Alex.

I know it's not been easy for you,

but I hope you have a happy middle in Ashdene Ridge

and then a happy ever after.

With love from Kazima.

Farvel.

# I'll cry your tears for you

# I'll do anything I can to make you comfortable... #

Abo.

-Abo!

-Kazima!

Abo!

I thought something had gone wrong.

It nearly did.

I didn't want to tell you in case the trail went cold, but...

Amir.

Amir!

# When I smile you'll smile

# Don't worry about me

# Don't worry about me. #