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Yet another meal — Malachi pretends to be Leon's friend, but then he shows his true colors: "Face it, mate: you were just warming her up for me." Leon gets in a couple of good punches before Headmaster David grabs him.

Outside, Headmaster David wants a mature explanation from Leon, but all he gets is that Malachi is an arrogant twat. Didn't he know that already? The rest of us did.

Headmaster David suspends Leon for a week. As Leon packs his things, Ella finds him and tries to reassure him. She tells him she'll be bored and missing him while he's gone.

Ella: "I might have to turn to Thelma for company."
Leon: "Yeah? Well make sure that's all you do."

You know, sometimes, Leon, you're no fun.

The park — There's a swing, swinging for no apparent reason. A-ha, of course there's a ghost involved. Maya's on the swing, while Thelma sits under a tree thinking up ways to keep Maya from crying for forty-five seconds. Maya decides to think about all the things she won't miss.

Maya: "Pickled eggs. It's a family tradition. And I definitely won't miss waxing."
Thelma: "You can say that again."
Maya: "People who stand in the entrance of train stations. And women with pert breasts. Shoes that rub your feet. Exams. Oh, not having to take my driving test. Uh, people who are cleverer than me, funnier than me, prettier than me. Never having to tell my mother than I'm not into boys -- that is a great relief."
Thelma: "Two seconds!"
Maya: "Uh, nature programs where small giraffes get killed, people with body odor on the bus, and definitely and most absolutely, formula one, cricket, or any other sport that's shown on TV."

The part I couldn't type was the delighted look on Thelma's face. Maya gets off the swing and thanks Thelma for looking after her — and puts her head on Thelma's lap. No, not like that. It's incredibly sweet. Finally, a love interest for Thelma — even if it is under questionable circumstances.

As they say their goodbyes (why? where is Maya going? to a ghost hotel?), they hug, as Malachi watches. After Maya leaves, he tells Thelma it seems like a match made in heaven. He asks Thelma to help him get a date with Ella.

Thelma: "Do I have a choice?"
Malachi: "Obviously. The choice is, do you want Maya to know why she died? Or not?"

Geez.

Ella's room — Ella's taking off her masochistic manacle as Thelma walks in. Thelma's rambling about only being able to buy naff wine with a screw cap, but then she sees the angry red marks on Ella's thigh.

Thelma: "What on earth?"
Ella: "Oh, it's nothing."
Thelma: "Yeah. That's what Mary, Queen of Scots said when they chopped off her head. Show me."
Ella: "It was meant to help me stop thinking about Malachi. Divert the frustration."
Thelma: "We have vibrators for that sort of thing these days, you silly girl."

Hee!

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