An Unexpected Guest
Yesterday I could not go to work because I was ill. In fact, I could have gone, but I did not want to. I wanted to have a day at home andread my books and look atmy e-mails. My partner said to me: 'I think you ought to go even if you feel bad, you cannot sit indoors all day long'.
But I did not want to go to work so I stayed (remained) at home.
I sat down and started reading, but then the doorbell rang. I thought: 'Who can it be?' and opened the door. Outside stood a beautiful young lady. She was wearing a red miniskirt and a tiny top. Her hair was long and black and she was tall and slim. I wondered what she wanted and thought that she might have a problem with her car. She looked at me and said: 'May I come inside, there is something I want to tell you.'
I could not understand what she might want to tell me, but I said come in and asked if she would like a cup of tea. She replied that she did not like tea but could she have a glass of orange juice instead.
She sat down opposite me in the living room and pulled up her skirt so I could see her long slim legs.
'What did you want to tell me?' I asked.
'Oh nothing, only that you must leave your partner, and then you must come and live with me. I love you, you see, and I have been following you around for a month now, but you have never seen me.' She sat still for a few minutes whilst I was wondering how to handle the situation. In the end I said to her:
'You have to understand that I already have a partner, so I think you ought to leave now, that will be the best thing. I don't really love my partner, but she is very jealous and might easily kill us both if she finds you here. You must forget that you came to see me, and I shall forget that this happened. You think she went to work, but she did not. She only drove down to the supermarket to buy some food, and she will soon be back, and as I said, she might easily kill us both if she sees you here.'
But the young lady just looked at me, and it was quite clear that she was not going to leave.
Oppgaver:
1. Translate the passage into Norwegian.
2. Write a continuateion to the story (ca. 200 words)