The story starts in the little mining town Tredonald.
Huw and Megan are good friends, but when they get older they actually love eachother.
They must keep this secret because otherwise Mr. Jenkins will forbid it because he want the best future for his daughter, and someone whose poor and has a drunk and jobless father isn’t really a good future. One day, Huw asks Megan to go and see a movie in a nearby city. When they are there, they can walk hand in hand and it’s a relief to be free and to show the world that they love each other. When they’re heading back, Huw gives Megan a present; it’s a silver necklace. When Huw’s back home, he hears from his dad that the mine has collapsed, while his brother was working in there. Then, on a day, Megan asks Huw to come over to her place that evening because her parents are a night away. When they in the house they make love. A few weeks later Huw’s father decides to leave to Canada.