Nigel le prestó sus patines, porque Adrian no sabía patinar. Practicó unos días en la calle y se le daba bien, siempre y cuando pudiera agarrarse a algo. Sharon Botts era una profesional del patinaje. Fueron a tomar algo y Adrian la miraba con descaro para que ella captara la indirecta, y también le ofreció el kilo de uvas que había comprado. Sharon no entendió nada, de manera que se fue y siguió patinando. Adrian se marchó a casa decepcionado.
Bert Baxter le llamó muy nervioso. Queenie no se encontraba bien. Adrian y sus padres fueron a casa de los Baxter y llamaron a una ambulancia. Queenie tuvo un derrame cerebral y pasaría unos días en el hospital. Adrian fue todos los días a ayudar a Bert en las tareas domésticas.
Un día Pandora fue a visitar a Bert, porque Adrian le contó lo sucedido. Pandora se enamoró de nuevo de Adrian cuando le vio planchar la ropa de Bert; parenía que había madurado. Un día consiguieron estar solos en casa de Pandora, y estuvieron abrazados en la cama viendo la tele. Después, Pandora habló sobre su futuro después de la universidad, pero se le cayó a la cama el cigarrillo que se estaba fumando y este hizo un agujero.
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Nigel lent him his roller-skates. Adrian didn’t know how to skate and he practiced some days. Sharon Botts was a professional. They went to drink something and Adrian looked her longingly, but she didn’t notice it. Then he offered her the kilo of grapes, but Sharon didn’t understand anything, so she continued skating. Adrian went to his home disappointed.
Bert Baxter called Adrian very nervous. Queenie didn’t feel well. His parents went with him to Baxter’s house and called an ambulance. Queenie had a stroke and she would be some days at the hospital. Adrian went to Bert’s house every day and helped him with housework.
Some day Pandora went to see Bert, because Adrian told her what happened. Pandora saw Adrian ironed Bert’s clothes and she fell in love again. He looked like a responsible boy. Some day they were alone at Pandora’s house. They were hugged each other watching TV. Then she talked about her future when she finished the university. But the cigarette she was smoking fell down and burned a hole in the bed.
ACTIVIDADES
- Why did Adrian take Sharon Botts skating if he didn’t know how to skate? Because he wanted stay with her (maybe he could make love for the first time), but he was bored.
- Bert phoned Adrian when Queenie didn’t fell well. What does this tell you about the relationship between Bert and Adrian? Bert and his wife were good friends of Adrian and his family.
- The people around Adrian are very helpful to Bert. Give some examples of their kindness. Adrian and his father were with Bert at home; they walked with his dog (Sabre), ironed his clothes, made tea… Adrian’s mother was at the hospital with Queenie.
