Den forferdelige daten
The Terrible Date
Det var en kald kveld i Oslo, og Anna hadde gledet seg hele uken.
It was a cold evening in Oslo, and Anna had been looking forward to this all week.
Hun sto utenfor kafeen og ventet.
She stood outside the café waiting.
Klokken var seks, men Erik var allerede ti minutter for sen.
It was six o'clock, but Erik was already ten minutes late.
Hun så på døren hver gang den åpnet seg, men han kom ikke.
She looked at the door every time it opened, but he didn't come.
Endelig, etter femten minutter, kom han inn.
Finally, after fifteen minutes, he came in.
Han hadde på seg en skitten jakke, og håret hans var vått av regn.
He was wearing a dirty jacket, and his hair was wet from the rain.
"Hei, Anna," sa han uten et smil.
"Hi, Anna," he said without a smile.
"Sorry jeg er sen."
"Sorry I'm late."
"Hei," svarte hun stille.
"Hi," she replied quietly.
"Vil du sitte her?"
"Would you like to sit here?"
De satte seg ved et lite bord.
They sat down at a small table.
Anna prøvde å smile, men Erik så bare på telefonen sin.
Anna tried to smile, but Erik just looked at his phone.
Hun bestilte en kaffe, han bestilte en stor øl.
She ordered a coffee, he ordered a large beer.
"Så, hvordan går det?" spurte Anna forsiktig.
"So, how are you?" Anna asked cautiously.
"Bra," svarte Erik kort, uten å løfte blikket fra skjermen.
"Fine," Erik replied briefly, without looking up from the screen.
Det ble stille.
There was silence.
Anna tok en slurk av kaffen.
Anna took a sip of her coffee.
Hun tenkte på hvor mye hun hadde gledet seg, og nå føltes alt tungt.
She thought about how much she had been looking forward to this, and now everything felt heavy.
Hun prøvde igjen.
She tried again.
"Jeg liker denne kafeen.
"I like this café.
Den er koselig."
It's cozy."
Erik trakk på skuldrene.
Erik shrugged.
"Det er ok.
"It's okay.
Litt kjedelig, kanskje."
A little boring, maybe."
Anna ble rød i ansiktet.
Anna blushed.
Hun så ut av vinduet.
She looked out the window.
Utenfor falt snøen sakte.
Outside, the snow was falling slowly.
Hun ønsket at hun var hjemme i sofaen med et teppe og en bok.
She wished she were at home on the sofa with a blanket and a book.
Etter en stund reiste Erik seg.
After a while, Erik got up.
"Jeg må gå nå.
"I have to go now.
Jeg har en venn jeg skal møte."
I have a friend to meet."
"Å," sa Anna svakt.
"Oh," Anna said weakly.
"Ok."
"Okay."
Han vinket kort og gikk ut.
He waved briefly and walked out.
Anna satt igjen alene ved bordet med den halvtomme kaffekoppen.
Anna sat alone at the table with her half-empty coffee cup.
Hun pustet dypt, reiste seg og tok på jakken.
She took a deep breath, got up, and put on her jacket.
Da hun gikk ut i snøen, følte hun seg både fri og trist på samme tid.
As she walked out into the snow, she felt both free and sad at the same time.
Comprehension Check
Question 1 of 3
How late was Erik to the date?