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I thought I was a broken thing

Lost and never found

Like a bird with a broken wing...

My foster sister and my stepsister are very different people,

but music brings them together.

Should I change those lines around? No, it's fine, keep going.

But I stood up Stood right up

And I'm running fast as I can

SHOP DOOR PINGS

Never looking down, not looking at the ground

Looking up at the sky

Cos I know one day I'm gonna

Fly

One day I'm gonna

Fly, fly, fly, fly

One day I'm gonna

Fly, huh-huh...

Well, that was a hot mess.

It's OK, it was fun.

It takes me back to my jam sessions with Kate Bush.

PHONE PINGS

What? What is it?

My piano results.

Your Grade 8? Did you pass?

Yeah, with a merit.

Wow! That's brilliant!

Good on you, girl.!

A merit, gosh, I don't think I ever got a merit for anything!

It's not a distinction.

Who cares? You're amazing.

One day I'm gonna

Fly

Ha, ha, ha, ha, hah...

SHE SINGS A SHRILL NOTE

Ooh!

LAUGHTER

Have you got a second verse yet? No, I'm still working on one!

It will come.

Inspiration always strikes.

What did I just see?

That's really working now.

I'd love to try it with some piano, maybe some drums.

Do you want to head over to Horizon's? Yeah, let's go.

Asha...

Yeah?

Oh, it's OK, I'll s...

I'll speak to you later.

For a moment, I thought I must have imagined it.

Asha wasn't acting like a thief.

But then she didn't act like a cyberbully, either.

I know what I saw.

Isn't Razzy wonderful?

He's a local man, you know?

You can feel the spirit of Cooksea in all his work.

Yes, the contrast between the holiday fun...

This one is my favourite.

It's his boldest piece yet.

PRIYA GIGGLES QUIETLY

And what is so funny, Priya?

Meow!

Is there something in there?

Meow! Meow! Ajay!

Out, out, out, what do you think you're doing?

Meow? Human voice, Ajay.

Whatever our species, we do not play with art.

I thought art was when you draw pictures.

This is real, grown-up art.

Razzy works with found materials,

his sculptures sell for thousands of pounds.

Hi! Razzy, hi!

Hi!

Priya! You got the stuff?

Yeah, I went to the recycling centre.

This is for the children's workshop tomorrow.

Thank you, so kind.

So that's not an art?

We need to go over the guest list for tonight, Priya.

Come on.

I like this, but what does it mean?

You decide. No rules, no wrong answers.

So, how do you get to be a real artist?

You make art. That's it.

That's just like yours. Can I try it?

Help yourself.

Definitely didn't pay for it, just put it in her pocket.

So, she's a chorer and all now?

A thief?

I don't know, I mean, she took the bracelet, so... And you let her?

Well, everyone was there, and what if I was wrong?

Wrong about something you saw with your own eyes?

I just wanted to speak to her alone but I didn't get a chance.

You need to make your own chances.

One day I'm gonna...

Fly Fly, fly, fly, fly

One day

One day.

So, should we use "we" or "I"?

It's up to you, you're the composer.

Shut up. People like me, we don't compose.

Seriously, what are you going to do with all that talent?

What did you decide about your pathway plan?

Well, there's this BTEC course - get to write music, lay down tracks,

even record in a professional studio. Perfect.

You should go for it.

Yeah, but there's too many forms to fill out.

I'll help you.

I've got nothing to put down - no grades, no skills,

no qualifications.

Unless you count running away as...

You've got your voice.

Yeah, but I don't even read music.

I'm never going to be the queen of exams like you.

Don't call me that, I only got a merit.

That bothers you, doesn't it?

I always got distinctions in my piano exams up until now.

Don't laugh at me.

If the diamond shoe's too tight, you can borrow my trainers.

I don't have diamond shoes.

But I did want to give you this.

Best friends? Do you like it?

Yeah... Yeah.

Can I?

Is that the bracelet?

Yeah. Brazen girl.

Asha, we need to talk. About that.

Oh, no, I should have got one for you, too.

No, not... I didn't...

I'll get you one later. I've got to go, sorry.

Asha. Stop there, you.

OK, what's going on? She saw what you did.

You stole the bracelet. No, I paid for it. No, you didn't. What?!

I was sure I...

The song, I got distracted. Can you take me home?

I have art to make.

Sure.

You didn't pay for the bracelet, I saw you.

Oh, no!

I forgot to pay for Jordan's present, what am I like?

I'll give Flo the money next time I'm in.

Come on, Ajay. I'm not Ajay, I'm JC.

What, like Jay-Z? No, you say it differently - JC.

I'm an artist.

Oh, like Banksy? Exactly.

Do you believe her?

I guess.

Why would Asha steal in a busy shop, in front of all of us?

Maybe I did get it wrong.

Why would she be disappointed? She passed, didn't she?

Yeah, with merit. She always got a distinction before.

I mean, does that matter? To Asha it does, yeah.

Art isn't right or wrong.

Pass or fail, it's a connection between people.

That's very deep, Ajay.

Sorry, I mean, Jay-Z.

Razzy told me that. I see he's really inspired you.

Yes, I've been working with found materials.

You're working with f...

Yeah. No, that's good, that's a normal thing to say.

Oi, what are you doing with my jacket? I found it.

It's not lost, is it? Unfortunately.

Come here, give me the jacket, gave me the...

Even the jacket's trying to tell you to let it go!

Both of you, stop it. Give me my jacket. Get out of here!

Oh, hi, love. Where are you off to? Just out.

Well, just so you know, I've spoken to Mr Lacey,

and he can fit you in next Wednesday.

But we're on holiday. I'll drive you.

You should keep up with your lessons

in case you want to retake your Grade 8.

Why would I do that?

I just thought you might be a bit disappointed.

You mean that YOU'RE disappointed? No, not at all.

Just...if you think you might do better with some practice...

Sorry I'm such a lazy, sloppy mess.

At least Dad's not around to see it.

Asha...

You know, your dad would be so proud of you. Don't.

I'll see you later.

And you know I'm proud of you.

Are you all right? Yes, I'm fine.

Just trying to work out what it all means.

Yeah. Me, too.

BABY CRIES

Back in a second.

Hey, Daddy's here.

Did you get the song finished?

No, Asha left me. You'll catch up later.

Glad you're here, actually. I've just spoken to the college

and there's still a few places left on that music BTEC.

Has Viv been on about my pathway plans again? This isn't about Viv.

I'm happy here, it's all good.

Why can't they just accept it?

You know what social workers are like, we just have to show

that your life's moving in a positive direction.

Or...they'll take me away.

That's not going to happen.

Look, all we have to do is fill out a few forms, look.

And it will be super-quick if we do it together.

I'll never get on this course.

I've done nothing with my life. Well, that's a load of rubbish.

I mean, what about your songs? They're brilliant.

I don't know how to write music down.

You don't need to.

Just upload them from your phone.

OK.

Asha?

Yeah, she says she needs to see me, it's urgent.

So is this. The course starts in September.

We'll finish this later, yeah?

DOOR PINGS

SEAGULLS SQUAWK

Jordan...

..run. You stop right there.

Asha?

Open your bag.

Open it.

I was going to pay for it.

Right, that's it. Come with me.

Honestly, you kids.

You, too. I know you work in pairs.

What?

I didn't.

Get inside now, or I will call the police.

You planned this, didn't you? You got me here so you could blame me.

No, I swear. I forgot you've done this before.

Yeah, when I was hungry and I stole to eat. I know it's not the same.

No, it's not the same!

You've never been homeless, and you never will be!

But I could be again, thanks to you. You don't think...?

Could this affect your fostering?

Social services will be all over this.

They'll blame me, they'll blame Tracy.

No, I promise, I'll tell them, it was nothing to do with you.

It doesn't matter what you say, it will still be my fault.

That's how it works.

You meant to pay for it, didn't you? Of course, I just...

I forgot. She's had a lot on her mind. An important music exam...

Sometimes I think she takes life too seriously.

It's understandable, she was only ten when we lost her father.

I'm very sorry to hear that.

And what do you have to say for yourself? She didn't do anything.

Asha, let her speak for herself.

I didn't do anything.

If I pay for the top, can we draw a line under this?

Just make sure it doesn't happen again.

I can promise you it won't.

And the other girl?

Like I said, I did nothing.

I know her guardian, I'll speak to her.

So she just accused you for no reason?

She thought I was with Asha. Was she white?

Of course she was. That is profiling and racism.

Right, I'm going back there. No, leave it, Tracy.

Priya sorted it out. Well, it's not good enough.

I'm going to go and tell her she can't get away with harassing

innocent girls. Mum, wait.

Was Asha totally innocent? Of course she was, Jordan said...

No, Jordan said she was. What about Asha?

What are you saying?

She's done it before.

Yeah, she stole that from here.

She stole it?

Why did you do it?

This isn't you, Asha. How would you know?

You never did anything like this before.

I'm not blaming Jordan, she's had a very tough life.

To someone like her, shoplifting may not seem like a big deal.

It wasn't Jordan! Why do you never listen to me?

I'm listening now.

What do you want to say? I...

I don't know.

That's not very helpful, is it? Well, why don't you just yell at me?

I know you want to. Because that's not how we do things.

We talk about our problems and we find solutions.

And what if there is no solution?

What if the problem isn't outside, what if it's inside?

All I know is, you were absolutely fine before we came to Cooksea.

Stop telling me I'm fine.

Stop trying to wrap everything up so neat and so tight, I can't breathe!

Asha...

Sweetheart...

KNOCK AT DOOR

Oh, no. I'll get it.

You want to tell me about this?

Quick.

Asha!

That girl!

Which one? Ajay, what were you doing down there?

I'm not Ajay, I'm JC, remember?

I was finding stuff, for my art.

Remember when we...? Screamed at the sea?

Yeah.

It's kind of like that.

When everything gets too much, I take...

I steal something...

..and it's like I can breathe again.

So, all that stuff in your wardrobe...?

Yeah. So, you just like to play the bad girl,

and then when anything goes wrong, your mummy sorts it out?

It's not like that. Yes, it is. It's like a game to you.

There's no consequences.

The worst that will happen to you is getting a merit in your exam.

That's not the worst thing.

Yeah, I know your dad died, and I know you're sad,

but you're not the only one.

When I used to do bad stuff, no-one ever asked me why.

They just said I was bad and...

I was just trying to survive. Me, too.

You can't stand there and say that.

You think you're anything like me?

No, but...

Come with me.

Oh, for goodness' sake!

What is that ghoulish-looking thing?

There are no wrong answers.

Please, can you just show it to Razzy?

He's been working on it all day.

Razzy's exhibition opens tonight, it's champagne

and nibbles for the VIPs, this place has to be spotless.

But Razzy said I can be messy. Not that messy.

Come back tomorrow for the children's workshops.

Please, can't he just show...? It's OK, Mum.

I've had an artistic inspiration.

So have I, it's called clearing up.

Where are we going?

I'm getting us something to eat.

Ew!

This is how I lived for a long time.

Because this is what you do when you're hungry, real hungry,

like you'd never know.

Don't do that. But I thought you wanted me to.

No, I never wanted to live like this and you shouldn't want to, either.

I just wanted to show you that we're not that different.

You couldn't handle my life. Yeah, I know.

I can't even handle my own life, but you can handle anything,

that's why I think...

I think you're amazing.

PHONE PINGS

Ah. Jordan said she's fine, she's still talking to Asha.

Still? Well, let's hope she's getting to the bottom of this.

I wish I was. I can't believe Asha's a shoplifter.

She is, though, I saw her. This is a nightmare.

I'm going to have to ban them from seeing each other, aren't I?

Why would you do that? To keep Jordan out of trouble.

PHONE PINGS

Who's JC?

Oh, it's Ajay, he wants to show us his art.

"Strictly non-VIPs only."

Oh!

Sounds fun! Shall we go?

Hang on, I mean, what about Jordan and Asha?

That's why I brought you both here.

Do you trust Jordan? Yeah.

Then don't rush into anything, just wait and hear what she has to say.

She knows Asha best,

it might just be those two are good for each other.

How can Asha be good for Jordan? She just causes trouble.

What do you mean? Is there something else I should know about?

No...

Erm, nothing you should know about.

OK. Well, never shoplift, it's a really stupid thing to do.

Although teenage girls do stupid things - I should know.

Yeah, and they can also be surprisingly smart - I should know.

When I look at this little scar on my hand...

..I don't know who I am.

I don't know how I got it.

And I'll never know.

It is not always great knowing where you got your scars.

Yeah.

I'm sorry about your dad, you know?

I sometimes think, if he were still alive, that I'd be different.

How?

Maybe Mum wouldn't need me to be so perfect.

Well, does she need that or do you?

It's not me, it's her.

So then why don't you just tell her that, then?

I don't...

It's just not how we do things.

So, why don't you try and start something new?

Do you think I should? Yeah.

Hey, Asha, Jordan, come and see what your brother's gone and done.

The great artist JC had finally completed his masterpiece.

Ready?

Don't know why but I can't stop staring at it.

It's sad, because he's got a hole in him.

But then, if you look through, you can see all the way to the horizon.

I was wondering when you two would show up.

Did you girls have a good talk? Yeah, we spoke about a lot.

Could you give this to Flo? I meant to, erm...

I made a mistake.

But it won't happen again. Good.

Then it's best to put it behind you and move on.

Everyone makes mistakes. Mm-hm.

Come on.

JESS: Some more than others.

So, JC, tell me about your great work of art.

It's called Lost And Found On The Beach.

That's Dad's watch.

It's him, isn't it? Watching over us.

Is it meant to be happy or sad?

There are no wrong answers.

Nice one, JC, I love it.

So, am I a real artist? Totally real.

It's much better as a site-specific installation.

I'm very glad I guided you towards that decision.

Is that your jacket? Yeah, yeah. No, it... Well, it was.

It's, erm, it's art now, apparently.

I think I like it better this way. Thanks.

You're welcome.

You know Dad's watch, could we fix it, so it will keep working?

Maybe. But if we can't, it's all right just as it is.

Mum... Asha.

Can we talk?

At home? Of course.

Yeah, go on.

Mate! Look at it!

Seriously, why did you cut up my jacket?

It's hard to explain.

I just get this feeling, like...

..a weight crushing me here...

..and I have to do something crazy to throw it off.

Do I give you that feeling?

Sometimes.

Like with the piano lessons. I'm sorry.

I was trying to help. I know, it can just be a lot sometimes.

OK. Next time you feel that, please tell me, and I'll try to stop.

Will you promise? Promise.

And remember, whatever you do, I'm proud of you.

I know you're proud - you always say it. And that's a bad thing?

I just want to make you happy.

You do.

No, I don't.

Si does, Ajay does.

Dad did. All I can ever do is just not make you more sad.

You're wrong.

This makes me happy.

What? You trust me enough to be honest with me.

So I must have done something right.

Of course you have, Mum, you're...

It's going to be OK.

Fly, fly, fly...

Cam thought Jordan and Asha could be good for each other,

but she didn't know Asha like I did.

Fly, fly, fly, fly...

One day

One day...

I just hoped that Asha had finally learned her lesson.

Because every time she messed up...

..it was someone else who got hurt.