Today is the last day
of Aditi’s first year in University. She
is talking to Molly.
They are eating lunch in the cafeteria.
‘You must come to visit
me in the holiday,’ Molly says.
‘Yes, I want to but you
must come to see me too, Molly. I
know my father and my
Aunty like to have visitors.’
Molly says, ‘You come
to me in July. I can come to see you
in August.’
‘Ok Molly. If you come
on the 20th August we have a
celebration in our
community centre. I am dancing traditional
Indian dances with some
friends,’ Aditi says.
‘Great! I love all
sorts of dancing. I want you to teach me
Indian dancing next
year Aditi.’
The girls are sitting
near the door of the café. Tony and
Isha come into the café
for a cup of tea. They walk towards
the girls but Isha sees
Aditi. He stops and he goes away
quickly. Aditi is sorry
because she really likes Isha now. She
wants to show him she
is friendly but it is too late. She can
see Isha does not like
her.
Molly asks Tony, ‘Where
is Isha going?’
‘He’s going to the
library. He needs a book for the holiday.’
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‘I’m going to speak to
him. I want him to help me with
some mathematics I
don’t understand.’ Molly jumps up and
hurries away to the
library.
Tony smiles, ‘Isha
helps everyone with mathematics. He is
so kind.’ Tony puts his
hand on Aditi’s hand. ‘Can I come to
see you in the
holidays?’ He asks.
‘No Tony. It’s not a
good idea.’
‘You don’t think I’m
attractive?’
‘You are very niceTony
but I’m sorry, I like someone else
very much.’
‘Someone I know?’ he
asks.
‘It is someone from my
community.’ Aditi tells him. He nods
his head. He thinks
Aditi likes a boy from her home town. He
does not think Aditi
likes Isha because she always leaves the
table if he comes near
and Isha runs away if he sees Aditi.
Tony thinks Aditi likes
someone from Leicester. He says, ‘I
suppose you don’t want
to marry someone from outside your
faith Aditi.’
‘I might marry someone
outside my community if he cares
about the same things
and if he believes in God.’
‘I did not know you
liked a man from Leicester. I hope you
have a happy summer
holiday Aditi.’
‘The man I like doesn’t
know I love him. He is kind and
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interesting but lots of
people like him. I don’t think he wants
to marry me.
‘He must want you. Lots
of men like you.’ Tony says.
Aditi laughs, ‘Thank
you Tony.You are very nice too. I know
lots of girls fancy
you. I must go now. My father is coming to
fetch me this
afternoon.’
Aditi leaves the
cafeteria. She sees Ann go to speak to
Tony. Ann is very nice.
Soon Tony and Ann are laughing and
talking together. Aditi
is glad. Perhaps Ann will be Tony’s new
girlfriend.