Things I Want My Daughters to Know
“She tried to come to a graceful stop in front of him, but ending up planting her pole at an un-natural angle to her body, too far away, and jamming herself into an ungainly skid, just barely managing to stay on her feet. He was short and slight, with dark wavy hair that was too long, and very dark brown eyes.
He was deeply tanned, but the hollow of his neck was very white. When he spoke, it was with an incongruous Newcastle accent. He was on his phone when she arrived at the appointed meeting p...lace, and her heart sank, but he raised his hand in apology and continued to talk in Geordie French. Her translation and his tone told her that he was begging his landlady for an extension on his overdue rent. He had mastered “louer”— to rent, and “Vendredi,” which she knew was Friday, and clearly several days later than it should have been, but not “pay” or “promise,” both of which he said, with emphasis, and increased volume, in English. She smiled sympathetically and turned to look for her fellow instructee.MoreLess
He was deeply tanned, but the hollow of his neck was very white. When he spoke, it was with an incongruous Newcastle accent. He was on his phone when she arrived at the appointed meeting p...lace, and her heart sank, but he raised his hand in apology and continued to talk in Geordie French. Her translation and his tone told her that he was begging his landlady for an extension on his overdue rent. He had mastered “louer”— to rent, and “Vendredi,” which she knew was Friday, and clearly several days later than it should have been, but not “pay” or “promise,” both of which he said, with emphasis, and increased volume, in English. She smiled sympathetically and turned to look for her fellow instructee.MoreLess
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