LessonOneA: Laura: Sorry,Victor!Victor: Laura!"Sorry"doesn'tcutit!Youweresupposedtomeetmerighthere---fortyminutesago!You'relate,asusual!Laura: Now!Now!What'safewminutesbetweenfriends?Victor: Youdon'tgetit!Laura: (Readinganoteonthebulletinboard)Oh,look!Imustcheckthemout!Victor: Holdit!Wehadadate!Laura: Comewithme?Victor: Noway!Ihateshoppingwithyou.Youtryoneverydress,anditdrivesmecrazy!Laura: Well,it'llonlytakeasec.Justatinypeekatthenewfashions.Aren'tyoucomingin?Victor: No,thankyou.I'llwaitoutside.B: Laura: Hi,Victor!I'mfinished.Okay.I'mreadytogoonourdate.Victor: It'stoolatetocatchthemovie.Laura: Givemeanotherchance.Please!Victor: Well,okay.I'llpickyouupat8p.m.sharp.We'llgodancing.C:Laura: Aha!8o'clock!Madeit.Ready.ThisoutfitshouldmakeupforallthetimesIwaslate.Hmmph!NowVictor'sfiveminuteslate.Whodoeshethinkheis,keepingmewaiting?Iwenttoalotoftroubletolookawesome!Twenty-fiveminutesalready!Boy!I'mhot!...Wait!Igetit.Victoristryingtoteachmealesson...tryingtogivemeatasteofmyownmedicine.Nineo'clockandhe'sstillnothere.Ibelieveheactuallystoodmeup!Ifheisnotcoming,I'llsettlein fortheeveningandchangeintosomethingcomfortable.(Aknockatthedoor).Victor: Laura!Ready?Laura: Victor!Err..Victor: Iwascaughtinaterribletrafficjamanddidn'tmoveaninchfortwohours.Boy!EventhoughI'mlate,you'restillnotready! LessonOneHelpingtheHomelessGirl1:Hi.Whittaker:Hi,thanksforcoming.Girl2:Hey,what'sthisallabout,Whit?Girl3:I'vebeenonpinsandneedleseversincechurch.Whittaker:Ooo-hoo,well,Ifiguredalittlesuspensemightincreaseyourinterest.Whetyourappetite,sotospeak.Girl1:We'rehavinglunch?Whittaker:No,andtherearealotofotherpeoplewhowon'ttodayeither.Girl:2:Huh?Whittaker:Youknowhowthepastor'sbeenpreachingaboutloveandcompassionoverthelastcoupleofSundays?Girls:Yeah?Whittaker:Well,theeldersdecidedthatweneedtoextendthatcompassiontothehomelessinourarea.Youknow-thosewhodon'thavefoodorshelter.Nowthey'vecomeupwithanideatomakenextweek'CompassionWeek'-sevendaysofprogramstohelpthoseinneed.Ifiguredtheyoungpeopleofthechurchshould,well,haveachancetohelpouttoo.Girl3:Helpout?Whittaker:Well,becauseofyourparticulartalents,Ithoughtthethreeofyoumightcomeupwithanideatohelpraisemoney,clothingorfoodforthehomeless.Whatdoyouthink?Girl1:Whynot?I'llhelp.Girl2:Yeah,metoo.Girl3:Methree.Whittaker:Good.IknewIcouldcounton13you.LongConversations