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00:00Chapter 1. The Beach Sharehouse, 2013 Old South Head Road.
00:16I love playing with my dog, Jake, I thought.
00:22But now I'm going to study at the University of Sydney
00:28and I'm going to live hours away from here in the big city.
00:35How am I going to live without Jake?
00:40I was in my room in the country town of Wagga Wagga
00:45with my backpack on the bed in front of me.
00:51I slowly put my last shirt into my backpack
00:55and then I was ready to leave for the train station.
01:02Just then, there was a phone call.
01:06Mum answered it.
01:10Chris, it's Aunty Marge on the phone.
01:14She called.
01:16I didn't want to talk to Marge.
01:19Hello, Aunty, I said when I got to the phone.
01:27Chrissie!
01:28She cried.
01:30I don't like the name Chrissie.
01:34That's a girl's name.
01:37My name is Chris.
01:39You're coming to Sydney, your mother says.
01:44You can come and live with me.
01:47I have two rooms and I live near the university.
01:52What do you think?
01:54Well, thanks, Aunty Marge,
01:57but I'm staying at a friend's house when I arrive,
02:02I said quickly.
02:03It wasn't true.
02:07Can I call you next week?
02:10Of course.
02:12I'm very excited about your visit.
02:16I wasn't excited.
02:19I wanted to meet girls and go drinking in Sydney.
02:24I didn't want to visit my Aunty.
02:28At the train station,
02:34my mum cried when I said goodbye.
02:37Bye, mate.
02:39Don't forget to go to Bondi Beach.
02:42The beautiful girls all go there.
02:45My big brother Mike said.
02:49I said goodbye to them
02:51and to my dog Jake.
02:54Then I got on the train.
02:56I was ready for my new life in Sydney.
03:05Sydney was big.
03:09There were a lot more people there than in Wagga Wagga.
03:14I took a taxi to Bondi Beach.
03:19What a beautiful place.
03:21There were a lot of nice girls on the beach, too.
03:28I wanted to live there.
03:32I soon found a backpackers by the beach for the night.
03:37The next morning,
03:41I began looking for my new home in Bondi.
03:45I bought a newspaper and looked at the ads.
03:51But the flats in Bondi were very expensive.
03:55I needed a share house.
03:58I soon found an interesting ad.
04:02It said,
04:04Near the beach,
04:07two young guys with a share house
04:10are looking for a third guy.
04:14$120 a week.
04:17Call Josh on 9392-4979.
04:23I rang the number at once.
04:29Hi, mate, I said.
04:32I saw your ad in the newspaper.
04:36I'm looking for a share house.
04:39My name's Chris.
04:42Hello, I'm Josh.
04:44Well, you can move in here with Addy and me
04:47at 2013 Old South Head Road.
04:51So I went to meet Josh and Addy.
04:56Their flat was really nice.
05:00They had a big television in the front room
05:03and they were nice guys, too.
05:08I'm going to study at the university, I said.
05:13Are you students?
05:14No, mate, smiled Josh.
05:19We work.
05:21Sometimes.
05:23But not often,
05:24laughed Addy.
05:27We like surfing,
05:28meeting girls
05:29and drinking with our friends.
05:34Josh and Addy gave me the biggest room.
05:39From my window,
05:40I could see the beach.
05:42That night,
05:45Josh, Addy and I
05:47went out to a pub.
05:50I met lots of their friends
05:52and drank lots of beer.
05:55At the pub,
05:57Josh talked quietly
05:59with one of his friends,
06:01Rodney.
06:02Can you do some work for me
06:05later tonight?
06:06asked Rodney.
06:07What are you two talking about?
06:11I asked.
06:13Oh, nothing, mate,
06:14said Josh.
06:17We all had a good night,
06:20I think.
06:21Josh, Addy and I
06:23left the pub
06:24and went back to the share house
06:27very late.
06:28I went to bed at once
06:31and I don't remember
06:33very much of the night
06:34because of all the beer.
06:36I went to bed at once,
06:37The next morning,
06:40I was in bed
06:41when I heard a noise
06:43at the front door.
06:48Someone knocked again and again
06:51and two people called.
06:56Hello there.
06:57Open up.
06:58The noise didn't stop.
07:01So I went to the front door
07:04and opened it.
07:10It was the police.
07:12Are Joshua Warnick
07:15or Adrian Hughes here?
07:18One of the police officers
07:20asked me.
07:21Yes, they are, I said.
07:25Come in.
07:30Josh and Addy came out
07:32and spoke to the police.
07:34I went to the police.
07:35I went quickly back to my room.
07:38I sat next to my door
07:41and listened.
07:43Are you boys
07:44stealing things again?
07:46One of the police officers asked.
07:49Of course not.
07:51Josh answered.
07:53Stealing, I thought.
07:56No, that can't be true.
08:00Josh and Addy are nice guys.
08:04But then I thought again.
08:07Wait a minute.
08:09At the pub,
08:11Rodney and Josh
08:12talked about doing some work
08:14later that night.
08:17Oh no.
08:18Josh and Addy
08:20aren't nice guys.
08:22They're stealing things
08:24from people's houses.
08:25We'd like to look
08:27through your flat.
08:29One of the police officers
08:31said.
08:32Do you have a search warrant?
08:34Josh asked.
08:36Yes, we do.
08:38The police officer said.
08:41Wait here.
08:46The police went into
08:48Josh's and Addy's rooms.
08:51Then one of the officers
08:53came into my room.
08:55He looked under the bed
08:58here and there
09:00and went out again.
09:03I went after him
09:04into the front room.
09:07What's happening?
09:09I asked.
09:11The police stood
09:13with bags in their hands.
09:16In the bags
09:17there were expensive watches,
09:20mobile phones
09:21and money.
09:22I looked at Josh
09:25and Addy.
09:27Sorry mate,
09:28said Josh.
09:30Then he spoke
09:31to the police.
09:33Chris is new
09:34in Sydney.
09:36He moved in with us
09:37yesterday,
09:38he said.
09:40He knows nothing
09:41about all this.
09:44So the police
09:45took Josh
09:46and Addy
09:47away
09:48in the police car.
09:49And because I didn't
09:52have the money
09:53to live there alone,
09:55that was the end
09:56of the share house
09:57in Old Southhead Road.
10:01Where could I live now?
10:03Chapter 2
10:20The Zoo Share House
10:23618 Edward Street
10:26I went back
10:32to the backpackers
10:33that night.
10:35The next morning
10:37I went to the uni.
10:39That's short
10:40for university
10:41in Australian English.
10:45I felt
10:46very excited.
10:48I love learning
10:50new things
10:51and I wanted
10:52to learn
10:53about Aboriginal
10:54languages.
10:56There are lots
10:57of them.
10:59Mum and Dad
11:00lived with the
11:01Aborigines
11:02in the Northern
11:03Territory
11:04before I was born.
11:06That's in the
11:07north of Australia
11:09and lots
11:10of Aborigines
11:11live there.
11:14Mum and Dad
11:15told me lots
11:16of interesting
11:17stories about them
11:18when I was young.
11:19On my first
11:22day of uni
11:23I met
11:24all the students
11:26and we talked.
11:28We didn't
11:29have classes.
11:31I met a nice
11:33guy,
11:34Fabio,
11:35from Italy.
11:36He spoke
11:37English well.
11:40I'm looking
11:41for a share house,
11:43I told him.
11:45We went
11:46to the uni
11:46cafe
11:47and looked
11:48at share house
11:49ads there.
11:54Here's
11:55a great
11:55ad,
11:57said Fabio.
11:59It was
12:00for a house
12:01with a garden.
12:04Only one
12:05man lived
12:05there.
12:07I'm looking
12:08for a student
12:09to live
12:10with me,
12:11said the
12:11ad.
12:13I called
12:14at once.
12:15his name's
12:18Bruce
12:19and I'm
12:20meeting him
12:21tonight,
12:21I told
12:22Fabio.
12:26After
12:27uni,
12:28I ate
12:28dinner
12:29at the
12:29backpackers.
12:31Then
12:31I walked
12:32to Bruce's
12:33house.
12:34It was
12:35big
12:35and
12:36beautiful.
12:40I
12:41knocked
12:41on the
12:42front door
12:42and
12:43waited.
12:45After
12:45some
12:46time,
12:47Bruce
12:47opened
12:48the
12:48door.
12:50He
12:51was a
12:5240-year-old
12:53man.
12:54Come in,
12:55he said.
12:57He looked
12:57very carefully
12:58at my
12:59shirt.
13:01Do you
13:02always wear
13:03old
13:03shirts?
13:05he
13:05asked.
13:07Before
13:07I could
13:08answer,
13:09he suddenly
13:10said,
13:10And
13:12where
13:12did
13:12you
13:12get
13:13those
13:13dirty
13:14shoes?
13:16Then
13:16he
13:16smiled
13:17and
13:18said,
13:19Would
13:19you
13:20like
13:20some
13:20wine?
13:21Do
13:22you
13:22have
13:23coke
13:23or
13:23beer?
13:25I
13:25asked.
13:27He
13:27left
13:28the
13:28room
13:28and
13:29I
13:29sat
13:30and
13:30waited.
13:32There
13:32were
13:32lots
13:32of
13:33art
13:33books
13:34and
13:34pictures
13:35in
13:35the
13:35room.
13:35When
13:38Bruce
13:38came
13:39back,
13:39he
13:40had
13:40a
13:40bottle
13:40of
13:40wine
13:41in
13:41his
13:41hand.
13:43He
13:43gave
13:44me
13:44some,
13:45but
13:45I
13:45didn't
13:46drink
13:46it.
13:48What
13:48do
13:49you
13:49think
13:49of
13:50Picasso's
13:51work?
13:52he
13:52asked.
13:54Who's
13:54he?
13:55I
13:56asked.
13:57Don't
13:58you
13:58know?
14:00he
14:00said.
14:01He
14:01looked
14:02angry.
14:02What
14:05work
14:05do
14:05you
14:06do?
14:07I
14:07asked
14:08quickly.
14:09I
14:10wanted
14:10to
14:11talk
14:11about
14:11something
14:12different.
14:14I
14:14teach
14:15art
14:15at
14:16the
14:16University
14:17of
14:17Sydney.
14:19Suddenly
14:20he
14:20looked
14:21at
14:21his
14:21watch.
14:23Is
14:23that
14:24the
14:24time?
14:25he
14:25said.
14:27He
14:27stood
14:28up
14:28and
14:29walked
14:29to
14:29the
14:30door.
14:31I'm
14:32sorry
14:33Chris
14:33but
14:34more
14:35people
14:35are
14:36coming
14:36to
14:36see
14:36my
14:37house
14:37tonight.
14:39Don't
14:39call
14:39me.
14:41I
14:41can
14:41call
14:42you.
14:43He
14:43said.
14:47He
14:48opened
14:48the
14:48door
14:49and
14:49I
14:50walked
14:50out.
14:53He
14:54didn't
14:54like
14:55me.
14:56Was
14:57it
14:57because
14:57I
14:58didn't
14:58know
14:58much
14:59about
14:59art
15:00or
15:01I
15:01didn't
15:02drink
15:02wine
15:02or
15:04perhaps
15:04he
15:05wanted
15:05a
15:06house
15:06mate
15:06with
15:07more
15:07expensive
15:08shoes
15:09and
15:09shirts.
15:14That
15:14night
15:15mum
15:16called
15:16me
15:16on
15:17my
15:17mobile
15:17phone.
15:19Hello
15:20Chris.
15:21Did
15:22you find
15:22a
15:22share
15:23house?
15:24No,
15:25I'm
15:26staying
15:26at the
15:27backpackers
15:27tonight
15:28again.
15:30Can
15:30I
15:30call
15:30you
15:30tomorrow?
15:32I
15:33didn't
15:33want
15:34to
15:34tell
15:34mum
15:35about
15:35Josh
15:36and
15:36Addy.
15:39The
15:40next
15:40day
15:41I
15:41saw
15:42a
15:42new
15:42ad
15:43in
15:43the
15:43uni
15:44cafe.
15:47Looking
15:48for
15:48a
15:48share
15:49house?
15:50Do
15:50you
15:51like
15:51animals?
15:53Please
15:53call
15:54Cara
15:54on
15:559356
15:587782.
16:03I
16:03thought
16:04about
16:04my
16:05dog
16:05Jake.
16:07Perhaps
16:08Cara
16:09has a
16:09dog,
16:10I
16:10said.
16:13That
16:14afternoon
16:14I
16:15called
16:15her.
16:17After
16:18I
16:18left
16:18uni
16:19I
16:19went
16:20to
16:20meet
16:20her
16:20at
16:21her
16:21house.
16:21There
16:23I
16:24met
16:24her
16:24dog
16:25Toby.
16:26He
16:27was
16:27great.
16:29Cara
16:29knew
16:30a
16:30lot
16:31about
16:31animals
16:32because
16:32she
16:33worked
16:33at
16:34Taronga
16:34Park
16:35Zoo.
16:37Her
16:37house
16:38was
16:38nice
16:39and
16:39my
16:39room
16:40was
16:40big.
16:42Well
16:43do
16:44you
16:44want
16:44to
16:44move
16:45in?
16:46She
16:46asked.
16:48I
16:49moved
16:49my
16:49things
16:50from
16:50the
16:50backpackers
16:51that
16:52night.
16:53I
16:54played
16:54with
16:54Toby
16:55for
16:55some
16:56time
16:56in
16:56the
16:57garden.
16:58After
16:59that
16:59I
17:00felt
17:00tired
17:01so
17:01I
17:02went
17:02to
17:03bed.
17:05The
17:06next
17:06day
17:06I
17:07called
17:07Mum.
17:09I
17:09told
17:09her
17:09my
17:10new
17:10address.
17:12When
17:13we
17:13finished
17:14talking
17:15I
17:15ate
17:16my
17:16breakfast.
17:18Suddenly
17:19I
17:20felt
17:20something
17:21on
17:21my
17:22leg
17:22under
17:23the
17:23table.
17:24What
17:25was
17:25it?
17:26I
17:27looked
17:27under
17:28the
17:28table.
17:30What
17:31the
17:31I
17:32cried.
17:34There
17:34on
17:35my
17:35leg
17:36was
17:36a
17:36big
17:37lizard.
17:38I
17:39hate
17:40lizards.
17:42Kara
17:42ran
17:43into
17:43the
17:44room.
17:45What's
17:46the
17:46matter?
17:47She
17:47asked.
17:49I
17:50looked
17:50down
17:51at
17:51the
17:51lizard
17:52on
17:52my
17:52leg.
17:54What's
17:55that?
17:57I
17:57cried.
17:58Oh
17:59it's
18:00only
18:00Bessie.
18:01She's
18:02a
18:02blue
18:02tongue
18:03lizard.
18:04Take
18:05it
18:05away!
18:07I
18:07cried.
18:08Hey
18:09don't
18:10make
18:10all
18:11that
18:11noise.
18:12Bessie's
18:13afraid
18:13now
18:14and
18:15all
18:15she
18:15wanted
18:16was
18:16to
18:16be
18:17your
18:17friend.
18:19Kara
18:19said.
18:21She
18:21took
18:22the
18:22lizard
18:22in
18:23her
18:23hands
18:23and
18:24put
18:24it
18:24into
18:25a
18:25box.
18:29I
18:30ran
18:30into
18:31my
18:31room
18:32and
18:32closed
18:33the
18:33door
18:33behind
18:34me.
18:37Then
18:37I
18:38saw
18:39them.
18:40There
18:41were
18:41two
18:41more
18:42lizards
18:42on
18:43my
18:43bed.
18:44I
18:45took
18:46my
18:46backpack
18:46and
18:47all
18:48my
18:48things
18:48and
18:49I
18:49ran
18:50out
18:50of
18:50the
18:50house.
18:53From
18:54the
18:54front
18:54door
18:55Kara
18:56called.
18:57Chris,
18:58come
18:58back.
19:00Don't
19:00be
19:01afraid.
19:02They're
19:02only
19:03lizards.
19:05But
19:05I
19:05couldn't
19:06go
19:07back.
19:07I
19:08couldn't
19:09go
19:10back.
19:11I
19:13go
19:14back.
19:14I
19:15went
19:15back to
19:22the
19:23backpackers
19:24again.
19:25A band of dirty housemates, 223 Beach Road.
19:35I went back to the backpackers again.
19:40The next morning, I met Fabio at the uni cafe.
19:46I told him about Kara and the lizards.
19:50So, now I need a new share house, I said.
19:58Just then, two girls arrived and said hello.
20:03These are my friends, Lisa and Karen, said Fabio.
20:09The three of us play music in a band.
20:13Fabio's the singer, said Lisa.
20:17Do you want to be in our band?
20:20Asked Karen.
20:22We want someone to play the guitar, Lisa said.
20:27Look, I love music, but I can't play the guitar.
20:32I'm sorry.
20:34Chris is looking for a share house, Fabio said.
20:38Hey, our housemate, Susan, is going to Europe today, said Karen.
20:46You can have her room.
20:49OK, I said.
20:51But then I thought of something.
20:55Wait a minute.
20:56Do you have any animals?
20:58I asked.
21:00No.
21:01Only us.
21:02Only us.
21:05Lisa and Karen said, and they laughed.
21:09OK, but do you steal things?
21:14No, we don't.
21:15We don't.
21:16The two of them cried.
21:19Do you have any more questions?
21:22Asked Karen.
21:24One more, yes.
21:26Can I move in today?
21:29After five o'clock this afternoon, OK?
21:33Said Karen.
21:35Lisa wrote their address on my hand, and they said goodbye.
21:39Thanks, Fabio, I said.
21:44You're a good friend.
21:47Then we went into class.
21:52When I arrived at the backpackers, I found three boxes from Mum there for me.
22:02I opened them quickly, but they were only things to eat.
22:07What does Mum think?
22:10There aren't any supermarkets in Sydney?
22:14I couldn't carry the boxes and my backpack, so I called Fabio.
22:22Can you help me move my things?
22:25I asked.
22:26Yes, of course, said Fabio.
22:30When we arrived, I looked carefully at Lisa and Karen's house.
22:39It's very dirty, I said.
22:44Oh, don't worry about that, said Fabio.
22:49That's Susan.
22:50Fabio and I put my backpack and boxes on the bed in Susan's old room.
22:59I was tired.
23:02It was only six o'clock in the evening, but I wanted to sleep.
23:07I said goodnight to Fabio and went to bed.
23:11After only a short time, I heard a noise.
23:21Is someone knocking on the door?
23:24I thought.
23:26I went to the front door and opened it.
23:30But there was no one there.
23:33Then I went into the front room.
23:36Karen, Lisa and Fabio were there.
23:44Hello, Chris.
23:45We're playing music.
23:48Do you want to listen?
23:51No, thanks, I said.
23:55I'm going to bed.
23:56I went to bed, but they didn't stop playing,
24:03and I could hear the music all night.
24:07In the end, I went to sleep.
24:14The next morning, I got up at six o'clock.
24:19Lisa was in the kitchen before me.
24:23Do you want some breakfast?
24:25She asked.
24:28She gets up early, I thought.
24:32Then she said,
24:34Goodnight, Chris.
24:36And went to bed.
24:41Fabio didn't come to class that day.
24:45Perhaps he went to bed at six in the morning, too.
24:50After class, I felt happy.
24:52I'm not going back to the backpackers, I thought.
25:01But when I arrived in my street,
25:04I could hear the girls' music.
25:09When I opened the front door,
25:12there was lots of smoke in the house.
25:14Oh, no, it's a fire, I thought at first.
25:21But I was wrong.
25:23It was cigarette smoke, lots of it.
25:26I said, I hate cigarettes.
25:28I opened all the windows and went to my room.
25:33I called Aunty Marge.
25:38Can I come for dinner this weekend?
25:41I asked.
25:42Every day when I came home,
25:48there was cigarette smoke everywhere.
25:51In the kitchen, there were lots of rubbish bags.
25:56And there were lots of empty wine bottles.
25:59Only I took them out.
26:02After a week of this, I was angry.
26:07I spoke to the girls.
26:10Lisa, Karen, you girls never do any cleaning,
26:17I said angrily.
26:20Sorry, Chris, but we can change.
26:23From tomorrow, we're going to clean every day, Karen said.
26:29And can you play your music in the day,
26:33take the rubbish out,
26:35and stop smoking all the time, I said.
26:39OK, Lisa said.
26:43The next evening, I didn't hear any music
26:47when I arrived in the street.
26:50When I opened the front door,
26:52there wasn't any cigarette smoke.
26:55I opened the kitchen door.
26:58There were no rubbish bags in front of me.
27:02I smiled.
27:05The next week was good.
27:08But then the music began at night again,
27:11and I couldn't sleep.
27:14The cigarette smoke was bad again,
27:17and the house was dirty again, too.
27:22One night, I felt hungry.
27:25I went into the kitchen,
27:28but the cigarette smoke came in through the kitchen door.
27:32I closed it.
27:33And then I saw them.
27:37There, behind the door,
27:40were all the rubbish bags from that week.
27:44So Lisa and Karen didn't take the bags out.
27:49They put them behind the kitchen door,
27:53I cried.
27:54The bags had lots of maggots all over them.
28:00I can't live with maggots, I said,
28:04and I left that night.
28:06Chapter 4
28:21All nice and clean
28:25After one more night at the backpackers,
28:36I found Shan Wen's ad at the supermarket.
28:40I always went there to shop,
28:44and she worked there.
28:46We usually said hello.
28:49This time, I asked lots of questions
28:52when I went to see the house.
28:55Do you have any pets?
28:58No, said Shan Wen.
29:01Do you take out the rubbish every night?
29:05Oh, yes, of course, she answered.
29:10I didn't ask about stealing things.
29:14Shan Wen was nice,
29:16and her house was very clean.
29:19She doesn't steal, I thought.
29:22Can you teach me some Chinese?
29:25I asked.
29:27I wanted to learn Chinese
29:29because one day I wanted to visit China.
29:33OK, said Shan Wen.
29:35Can I move in today?
29:38I asked.
29:40I'm going to think about it.
29:44Can I call you this afternoon
29:46at three o'clock?
29:48She said.
29:52My mobile phone rang at one minute to three.
29:57Hello, I said.
30:01Hi, Chris.
30:02It's Shan Wen here.
30:04You can move in now.
30:07I moved my things
30:09and then went to the uni pub.
30:12My friends were there.
30:14I had lots of drinks
30:16and then I got the bus to my new home.
30:19There was no uni the next day.
30:24It was a weekend, so I slept late.
30:28When I got up, it was ten o'clock.
30:31I sat down and watched TV.
30:35I like watching different bands play on Saturday morning TV.
30:42But I couldn't hear anything because just then Shan Wen came into the room with the vacuum cleaner.
30:51How long are you going to be cleaning for?
30:57I asked.
30:58Not long, she said.
31:01After some time, she finished.
31:09Now I could hear the music again.
31:11But then she began cleaning the TV, the chairs and the table.
31:20This time I couldn't see the TV because she was in front of it.
31:27I asked.
31:28Why are you cleaning?
31:29I asked.
31:30Why are you cleaning?
31:31I asked.
31:32Because everything's dirty.
31:34She said.
31:36I don't understand her, I thought.
31:41The house is clean.
31:44There isn't any rubbish and there aren't any maggots.
31:49What's wrong with her?
31:54I went to my room and listened to the radio there.
31:59Then my brother rang.
32:02Hi, Mike.
32:05How are you?
32:07I said.
32:08Good, mate.
32:10Listen.
32:11I'm coming to Sydney in two weeks.
32:14Can I stay with you?
32:16Of course you can stay.
32:19You can meet my new housemate.
32:22We can have a barbecue.
32:27The next two weeks went very fast.
32:30I studied a lot and I went to a pub most nights with my mates.
32:36I liked Sydney.
32:40I met my brother at the train station and we walked through the city.
32:47He loved Sydney too.
32:51When we arrived home, Shan Wen was there with the vacuum cleaner.
33:01After she finished cleaning, she went and had a shower.
33:06She had four or five showers every day.
33:13We got the meat from the kitchen for the barbecue.
33:17Then Mike told me about life in Wagga Wagga.
33:22After her shower, Shan Wen came to talk to us.
33:27But she left very quickly.
33:30She looked ill.
33:32I went after her.
33:35What's the matter?
33:37I asked.
33:39I don't like meat.
33:41Please, take it away.
33:44She said.
33:46Sorry, Mike.
33:49No barbecue tonight.
33:51I said to my brother.
33:53Mike and I went to the local pub for dinner.
33:57The next day, I said goodbye to Mike and went to dinner with Aunty Marge.
34:08She made me bangers and mash.
34:11That's Australian for sausages and potatoes.
34:16I love it and she knows that.
34:20We had a good dinner.
34:22Aunty Marge isn't bad, I thought on the bus going home.
34:31When I arrived, Shan Wen said,
34:34Can I talk to you?
34:37She's angry about the meat, I thought.
34:43She handed me a paper and said,
34:46From tomorrow, I want you to do these things in my house.
34:55I read the paper.
34:57It said,
34:59Please clean your room every day.
35:04Please don't bring meat, beer, wine or your friends or family into the house.
35:15Please don't watch TV when I'm cleaning.
35:22Please don't wear shoes in the house.
35:27Please don't come home after nine o'clock in the evening.
35:34This isn't going to be easy, I thought.
35:41But I didn't want to move back to the backpackers again.
35:47OK, Shan Wen, I said.
35:51I can do all this, I think.
35:55Oh, but perhaps it's going to be difficult for you.
36:04Perhaps you'll want to find a different share house, she said.
36:12Then I understood.
36:15She didn't want me to stay.
36:18Am I the problem this time? I thought.
36:25I didn't have uni the next morning, so I went to an internet cafe.
36:31There, I looked for a new share house on the internet.
36:50There were a lot of share houses in Bondi on the internet.
37:07Could I find the right one for me?
37:13Then I saw a share house ad with a photo.
37:17She's beautiful, I thought.
37:20Non-smoker, young uni student.
37:27Looking for second young non-smoker uni student.
37:32Girl or guy.
37:35One hundred and fifty dollars a week.
37:39Call Sonia.
37:410419 546 768
37:50We met that afternoon.
37:53Sonia asked me lots of questions, and we spoke for a long time.
38:00We talked about our uni classes and our interests.
38:05We didn't want to stop.
38:08I moved in that afternoon.
38:12I think I'm going to live here for a long time, I thought.
38:18And I put my bags on my new bed.
38:30The month went very quickly.
38:33Most days after uni, I went home to study.
38:38But I didn't do much studying.
38:42I usually ate dinner with Sonia.
38:46After dinner, we usually drank a bottle of wine, and we talked for a long time about everything.
38:54But soon, I had exams.
38:58This week, I must study a lot, I told her.
39:05Me too, she said.
39:08But that week wasn't any different.
39:12Most nights, after dinner and some wine, we wanted to talk.
39:19We didn't want to study.
39:20We didn't want to study.
39:22I liked Sonia a lot.
39:26Perhaps she likes me too, I thought.
39:31Soon, it was the last day of the first semester, June 28.
39:46It was Sonia's birthday too.
39:51I finished my last exam.
39:54It was difficult, but I did okay, I think.
40:00I went to the shops to buy Sonia a video.
40:04Life is beautiful.
40:07Then I went home to make her a birthday cake.
40:12When I heard her open the front door, I sang Happy Birthday.
40:18I gave her the cake, and she looked very happy.
40:24After dinner and a bottle of wine, I said,
40:29Shall we watch this video?
40:32I gave Life is beautiful to her.
40:36She looked at it, but she didn't answer me.
40:41What's the matter? I asked.
40:45Are you okay?
40:47Thank you, but I can't watch a video tonight.
40:55My boyfriend's coming home.
41:00Just then, there was a knock at the door.
41:06I couldn't move.
41:09Sonia went and opened the door.
41:12A man walked in.
41:18Garth!
41:20Sonia!
41:21They kissed and hugged for a long time.
41:26I went to my room.
41:29I felt angry.
41:31Why didn't she tell me about her boyfriend?
41:37I couldn't sleep.
41:40I could hear them in Sonia's room.
41:44They talked and laughed very noisily.
41:50The next morning, I was very angry,
41:54but I didn't want to talk to Sonia in front of Garth.
41:59I'm going to buy a newspaper.
42:02Garth said from Sonia's room.
42:07Then I heard the front door open and close.
42:12I ran out of my room.
42:17Why didn't you tell me about him?
42:21How long is he staying?
42:24I asked very quickly.
42:27I wanted to tell you, but he's a marine biologist.
42:34He studies whales.
42:37He's often away.
42:39He's going back up north to the Great Barrier Reef in two weeks.
42:47The next two days were bad.
42:50I talked to Garth, but he didn't answer.
42:55Sonia was very quiet too.
42:59I couldn't stay in the house with them.
43:13It was the uni holidays, so I went home to Wagga Wagga.
43:18I had a great time.
43:21I played with Jake and drank beer with my brother and my old friends.
43:29But I thought about Sonia a lot.
43:33Soon it was time to go back to Sydney.
43:37Is Garth going to be there?
43:42I thought.
43:43I opened the front door.
43:46I couldn't hear anything.
43:49Nope, nobody was home.
43:52I looked in Sonia's room.
43:55Garth's bags weren't there.
43:58I felt happy again.
44:01I made dinner for Sonia and waited.
44:07When she arrived home, she was happy to see me.
44:12We talked, ate dinner and laughed.
44:17Soon it was past twelve o'clock at night.
44:22We were tired.
44:24Let's go to bed, she said.
44:29Okay, goodnight, I said.
44:34I went to my room.
44:38Then I stopped and thought, does she want me to go to her room?
44:44No, she's got a boyfriend.
44:51I opened my door.
44:53Her door was open.
44:56Sonia, I called.
44:59When is Garth coming back here?
45:02In about four weeks, I think, she answered.
45:09Oh no, I thought.
45:12I love Sonia, but she loves Garth.
45:17Why is life always difficult for me?
45:22Goodnight, Sonia, I said.
45:25And I went back into my room and closed the door.
45:32I don't want to go back to the backpackers, I thought.
45:38And then I went to sleep.
45:55Chapter six.
45:56Home again.
45:58263 Pitt Street.
46:07The next morning, I rang Aunty Marge.
46:12Can I stay at your house for two or three days?
46:16I said.
46:17Of course you can, Chrissie.
46:21When are you coming?
46:24I wanted to leave Sonia's house quickly before I kissed her by accident.
46:31Of course, I didn't tell Marge that.
46:35I said.
46:36Can I come now?
46:39What could I say to Sonia?
46:43In the end, I said.
46:46Goodbye, Sonia.
46:48I'm going to stay with my Aunty Marge.
46:52Sonia began crying, and she hugged me at the front door.
47:01Please stay.
47:03She said.
47:04I love you.
47:06What?
47:07What did you say?
47:10I asked her quickly.
47:12Nothing.
47:13Nothing.
47:14You must go.
47:15Your Aunty's waiting for you.
47:19The two of us cried then.
47:24I looked down and walked away.
47:27I didn't look back.
47:32I didn't want Sonia to see me crying.
47:37I didn't want to go to Marge's with red eyes, so I went to a cafe on the beach.
47:48I sat and thought, am I doing the right thing?
47:55Then I had a coffee, and I felt better.
47:59Aunty Marge was very happy to see me.
48:05She was in the front garden when I arrived.
48:09I put my bags in my room, and we had a Coke.
48:16I didn't like Marge's house.
48:20It was an old woman's house.
48:23There were dolls everywhere.
48:26She collected clocks, too.
48:29They were in every room of the house.
48:33I didn't like that.
48:37We talked all afternoon.
48:40We looked at photos of my brother and me from when we were children.
48:46She told me about her life when she was young.
48:51I was a crazy hippie then, she said.
48:56Look at this.
48:58She gave me an old photo.
49:02She was in long pants with flowers on them.
49:07She was on the beach with friends, and she had something in her hand.
49:14It was a big cigarette, I think.
49:17This was a very different Aunty Marge for me.
49:23Marge made me dinner, and to finish, we ate some of her apple cake.
49:30It's famous in our family, and it was great.
49:35I slept very well in my bed at Aunty Marge's house that night.
49:41The next day, after uni, I went to the uni pub with Fabio, and he talked about his holidays.
50:00I went on a surfing holiday for ten days, and I had a great time, he said.
50:11I met people from lots of different countries.
50:15I fell in love with Mika.
50:16I fell in love with Mika, a girl from Japan.
50:21She lives in Brisbane, so I want to move there.
50:27Then I told Fabio about Sonia and her boyfriend, Garth.
50:33Fabio said,
50:35You did the right thing.
50:40That night, I got home late.
50:43Aunty Marge was in bed.
50:46I was very quiet, but she heard me and came out of her room.
50:52Is she going to be angry?
50:57I thought, but she wasn't.
51:00She said,
51:01Hi, Chrissie.
51:03Your dinner's on the table.
51:05I like staying here, I thought.
51:10Marge, I said.
51:13Yes, Chrissie.
51:15Can my friends visit here sometimes?
51:19Of course, she said.
51:22But you must do the cleaning sometimes, too.
51:26Can I drink beer?
51:29Are you going to give me some, too?
51:32I love it, she laughed.
51:36Perhaps living with Marge is the best thing to do, I thought.
51:44Perhaps Aunty Marge is going to be the best housemate for me.
51:51She didn't steal, I knew that.
51:55She cleaned, but not all the time.
51:59And my friends could visit me when they wanted.
52:03We could drink beer and eat meat here, too.
52:08There weren't any lizards, and Aunty Marge liked watching the cricket on TV, so I could watch it with her.
52:20I couldn't forget about the dolls, the clocks, and her calling me Chrissie all the time, but I could live with those small things.
52:33Can I stay here for a long time? I asked.
52:38Of course, she said.
52:42It can be difficult to find good housemates, I know.
52:46Yes, very difficult.
52:50Did you live in a share house when you were younger? I asked.
52:56Of course, she said.
52:59At first, I lived with your mum, but then she fell in love with your dad and moved in with him.
53:08Did you live with mum? What did you do?
53:13I told you. We were crazy hippies.
53:18We were students at the time, but we didn't study much.
53:23She gave me a photo to look at.
53:27And who did you live with after mum? I asked.
53:32I moved into a big share house with six people, but I only stayed there for three months because the building was very old.
53:45I couldn't have a shower or make dinner there, she said.
53:50And what did you do when you left that house? I asked.
53:56Then I fell in love with a young man.
54:00Who? How did you meet him? I asked quickly.
54:06So, Aunty Marge liked men when she was younger. I didn't know that. She always said bad things about them.
54:19His name was Sam. He was from South Africa, and he was beautiful.
54:27Were you housemates? I asked.
54:31Yes. I moved in with Sam and his mate, Bec. But soon after I moved in, Bec moved out to Canberra.
54:43She went there to be a school teacher. She met a nice boy in Canberra, and they had lots of children.
54:52And what happened with Sam? Did you live with him for a long time?
54:57Well, we lived in Sydney for two years. But he missed his family. He wanted to go back home, she said.
55:10So he left?
55:12Yes. But I wanted to be with him. So I went with him to Durban in South Africa. I loved his family.
55:23His sister and father and I watched the cricket every day.
55:29Did you like South Africa? I asked.
55:33I loved it. But I missed Sydney. I couldn't get work in Durban, and it was very far from here, and very expensive to come back home for holidays.
55:46Did you come back to Australia alone? I asked.
55:51Yes, I did. Did I do the right thing? I don't know. Sam wanted me to stay, but...
56:03She began, and then she stopped. She didn't look very happy.
56:09Do you speak with Sam these days? I asked.
56:14No. But after twenty-five years, I love him to this day, she said, and she looked down.
56:26I was quiet. What could I say? In the end, Marge spoke.
56:34Oh! I forgot. These are for you.
56:40She gave me some flowers and a letter.
56:44They arrived this afternoon.
56:47For me? Who are they from?
56:50I don't know, Chrissie. Read the letter.
56:55I quickly went to my room and opened it.
57:01I began reading.
57:03Hi, Chris. I'm very sorry I didn't tell you about Garth.
57:11I rang him when you left. I told him everything.
57:18I love Chris, and I want to be with him, I said.
57:24Garth was very angry, and I feel bad about it.
57:30But it's true. I love you.
57:35Please, call me. Love, Sonia.
57:46I came out of my room.
57:49Who's the letter from? asked Aunty Marge.
57:54Oh, only one of my old housemates, I said.
58:00Oh, I see.
58:02Marge, I said.
58:06Sam's important to you.
58:09You must write to him in South Africa.
58:13Perhaps you're right.
58:16Aunty Marge said.
58:18And she smiled.
58:32And she smiled at him.
58:33She said.
58:34So, that's all.
58:35She's not on.
58:36His brain was on.
58:37And she's not on.
58:38I said.
58:39She was on.
58:40She's got a.
58:41I said.
58:42I said.
58:44She said.
58:46What's that?
58:48She said.
58:49When you're writing.
58:51I said.
58:53What's that?
58:55What's that?
58:56Is that a good question?
58:57What are you doing?
58:58Is this a great question?
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