The Tower Scene (Episode 48)

    by Eleonor

    Terry is playing the harmonica outside the tower while Candy listening, in tears.

    C: Oh it is so beautiful, do you like it also Clin?

    Terry stops playing the harmonica.

    T: Wait a minute. Clin is in there? How did he get in?

    C: He dug a hole in the ground…

    T: He did? That’s great! Where is it?

    C: Show him Clin…

    Clin appears to Terry’s side within seconds and take him around the tower to show him his hole. Terry looks disappointed.

    T: Too small Freckles, you won’t be able to crawl out through this…

    C: Oh…

    Clink, clink, clink… Terry turns towards the direction the noise is coming from and sees the Conwell brothers arrive with shovels and all kinds of digging tools.

    T: Oh look, it’s the Cornwell duo…

    A: (grids teeth) Grandchester…

    S: (giggling) Excellent Terry is here, he can help us…

    T: To do what?

    S: To dig a hole so we can get in the tower and see Candy!

    T: Is the whole school coming to help you?

    S: No one knows. Why?

    T: You are making so much noise with those tools I thought it was some kind of a signal for everyone to know where the hole will be!

    A: Ha ha…

    S: OK, let’s get to work…

    C: What is happening Terry?

    T: Your dear cousins had the same idea the racoon had…!

    A: Ha ha…

    S: (starts digging) Come on guys the sooner we finish digging the sooner we will be able to get in the tower to see her.

    T: Oh, so you are just gonna dig this hole to visit her and then come out again and… close it?

    S: And no one will ever know…Isn’t it brilliant?

    T: What do you know… And here’s silly me thinking that you were doing it to get her out of there…

    Both Cornwells are looking at him with their mouths open. Clin very excitedly starts pulling at their pants to start digging.

    S: What an excellent idea! Get her out, yes… that’s what we are going to do!

    The Cornwells are taking turns to digging and taking the dirt out of the hole while Terry entertains them by playing the harmonica. Finally, just before dawn, Candy guided by Cling crawls out of the tower and falls into Terry’s open arms.

    A: Great! We did all the dirty work, while he was playing his organ only to have her come out of the tower and fall into his arms!

    S: Aaaahh! L’amour…

    T: Let’s go pack before everyone wakes up, Freckles, we are leaving this hellhole today… together… just you and me…

    C: Oh Terry… But we can’t leave just you and me… we have to take Clin with us!

    T: Better that to have to take your cousins…

    Narration lady/guy: Terry and Candy are leaving the school to start their lives together. The Cornwell brothers couldn’t be any happier for them… at least Stear couldn’t. Archie, judging by the way he was gritting his teeth, would have given an arm and a leg to have been in
    Terry’s place.

    Terry and Candy lived happily ever after… Mizuki is still sulking because this was a happy ending. The chipie never appeared in this story.