| 35. MY NAME IS SKYE. Kate, Geoff, and Chris in Nomad, Geoff is reading letter. Chris: What�s that? Geoff: Oh, Sydney RFDS Annual Medical Conference. Chris: You or me? Geoff: Er, there�s no name. Chris: Are you sure? (Chris looks across at Kate, winks. Geoff hands letter to Chris) Chris: Oh, no name. Geoff: Told ya. Chris: Do you want to go? Geoff: Well. Chris: Well, I would�nt mind going, but if you want to, you can. Geoff: No, no no, no you can go. (looking abit down to Kate) Chris: Oh good, it�ll be fun, catch up on some friends, do some shopping, you don�t mind? Geoff: No, no don�t be silly, course not. Chris: Umm, but I can�t leave Zoe alone. Kate: Oh I�ll look after her for you. Chris: Would you? Kate: Oh of course. Chris: Oh that�d be great. Kate: Done. Chris: But I�ll have to tell her, see how she feels. Kate: Oh she won�t mind. Chris: Are you sure? Kate: Oh of course not, we get on like a house on fire. Chris: And it is only a week. Kate: That�s settled then. Geoff: You know I�m bustin a gut to go to Sydney! Chris: Oh are you, I did�nt know. Geoff: Yes you did. Chris: No I did�nt. Kate and Chris burst out laughing. Chris gives Geoff the letter. Geoff: You�re a cruel woman Randall! ****************************************** Everyone saying goodbye to Geoff going to Sydney on the bus. Chris: Well where�s Geoff? Nancy: He�s going to miss the bus. Geoff gets out of Hurtle�s truck. Chris: Argh, here he is. Emma: You took your time. Geoff gives Kate a long look. Nancy: Pity you were�nt leaving yesterday, you could have travelled with Violet. Geoff: I think I�ll survive. Geoff kisses Chris goodbye. Chris: Say hello to Sydney Harbour Bridge for me. Geoff says goodbye to Sam, Emma, and Nancy. Kate last to say goodbye, hesitant. Geoff embarrassed, kisses her on cheek, gives her long look again. Geoff: Anyone would think I was going to Brazil! Geoff gets on bus. ****************************************** Geoff hates hustle and bustle of Sydney. Kate gone to bed, her �phone rings, it�s Geoff calling from his hotel room. Kate: Hello? Geoff: Hi, it�s me Geoff. Kate: Oh Hello, Where are you ringing from? Geoff: Hotel room. Kate: It�s only eleven, why are�nt you out on the town? Geoff: Long story, did I wake you? Kate: No, No, What can I do for you? Geoff: Violet? Kate: Beg yours? Geoff: Umm, I wanted to know how her grandchildren are, Was it a boy or a girl? Kate: I don�t know we have�nt heard. Geoff why are you ringing me at eleven o�clock at night from Sydney, to ask me about Violet? Geoff: I�m not. Kate: I think you�re more of a country boy than you think. Geoff moves from chair to his bed. Geoff: (laughs) Maybe. (pauses) It�s not working Kate. Kate: What? Geoff: Somethings not working, Sydney�s changed, or maybe it�s me, what I�m trying to say is that when I�m in Cooper�s Crossing I miss Sydney, and when I�m in Sydney, I miss Coopers Crossing, am I going crazy? Kate: No, I don�t think so. Geoff: Do you know what I mean Kate? Kate: Yeah, I know what you mean, I think. Geoff: Well I better let you go, goodnight. Kate: �Nite. Geoff puts �phone down reluctantly, Kate the same. ****************************************** Geoff returns after only two days, walks into Base. DJ: Hey Doc. Geoff: DJ. DJ: How are ya? How come you�re back so soon? Geoff: Oh�� Kate: Back already? Geoff: Yeah, finished what I had to do, so urgh came back. Kate: Oh good. DJ. and Kate wearing scarves. Geoff: What�s all this? Kate: Oh these, oh they�re from the cosmics, they make them. Geoff: Hippies you mean? Kate: No, no, they�re not hippies. Geoff: I did�nt think you were the type to fall for this sort of nonsense. They�re probably made by exploited Asian workers. Kate: Skye makes the scarves herself. Geoff: Skye? Kate: Yes she hand paints them. What�s the matter Geoff, you go away for a couple of days and you come back full of city cynicisum. Geoff: What city cynicisum, I�m just not as gullible as you guys, that�s all. Kate: And what�s wrong with the name Skye, anyway? Geoff: I�m sorry Tree, or shall we call you possum like Sam�s horse? Kate storms out, Geoff smirks. Chris, Sam and Kate travelling in Nomad. Chris: I should have taken that trip to Sydney. Sam: I�d have come with you. Although missing Geoff, Kate looks out of the window at the outback scenery below. Kate: (smiling) Not me. ****************************************** |