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You never know
Tony, 22:
When I was in comprehensive school I was a real handful for both my parents and the teachers. My friends and I used to get into all kinds of trouble. At weekends we usually hung out in town drinking and smoking. One Saturday evening when I was fourteen we were at a friend’s house. His parents were obviously away. After a few beers I got the brilliant idea of going for a ride on my friend’s new moped. I was going about 55 km per hour – yes, my friend had tuned his moped – when I suddenly saw a flash of blue light at the corner of my eye. A few seconds later I also heard the siren. It was a police car and they were after me. Being the smart kid that I was, I didn’t stop, instead I tried to get away from them. I figured they couldn’t follow me if I took a smaller road. Of course, I was wrong. They kept following me all the way to a castle where the car chase ended embarrassingly. I realised too late that I was heading for the moat around the castle. I tried to brake but it was too late and in I went with a great big splash. I’m sure glad I could swim and it was August so the water wasn’t freezing. They got me and the moped out of the water.
So I was guilty of driving without a licence, drunk driving, riding a tuned moped, speeding and fleeing from the police. The consequences? You can imagine how furious my parents were. And my friend’s parents when they found out what their son had done to his moped. I also had to pay for the moped being towed out of the moat. It wasn’t cheap! To top it all the policeman told me that I wouldn’t be able to get a driver’s licence until I was twenty. The good thing was that I realised how stupidly I had been behaving. After the incident I somehow got more sensible and started paying more attention to my studies and less to my friends’ silly stunts.
Now almost ten years later I’m studying at university. When I was 18 I had some problems getting a summer job because most of the jobs I wanted required a valid driver’s licence. I don’t expect that the moped incident will have any other effect on my life. I was lucky I didn’t hurt anyone with my reckless driving or get hurt myself.
Nina, 21:
I had always been a good girl. We moved when I was 13. It was difficult for me to make friends first because I was shy. One day Maria, one of the most popular girls in our class, asked me to go shopping with a bunch of girls. I was so happy! We went to the local mall and had a lot of fun together. Then in a clothes shop, Maria suddenly asked me to steal a shirt for her. I tried to say no but she made it very clear that if I wanted to be part of the gang I had to do it. It was a test that all the other girls had passed, too. They all encouraged me and said it was easy. I finally agreed. I suppose you’ve already guessed it. I got caught. When I refused to open my bag, they called the police and my parents. The policewoman who searched my bag found the shirt. Luckily, I was too young to get a criminal record.
I never thought it would come up or affect my life in any way. After all, it only happened once. Some time ago I applied for a job: a store manager’s position in a well-known chain of clothes stores. I was asked to come to a job interview. I was really excited, it was a dream job for me. I knew I had a good chance of landing the job, I had experience and suitable education. As I entered the interview room I realised in horror that the interviewer was the sales person who had caught me all those years ago. I was sure she wouldn’t be able to remember me but she did. She said she couldn’t give the job to a thief. No matter how hard I tried to convince her that it was a one-off and I had changed, she simply ignored my explanations. I couldn’t believe I lost my dream job for a stupid mistake I made when I was thirteen.
Tony
1. Millainen Tony oli teini-ikäisenä?
2. Mitä tapahtui eräänä lauantai-iltana?
3. Mihin Tony syyllistyi? (Mainitse ainakin kolme asiaa.)
4. Mitä ikävää tapauksesta seurasi? (Mainitse kaksi asiaa.)
5. Mitä hyvää tapauksesta seurasi?
6. Miten tapaus vaikutti Tonyn elämään myöhemmin?
Nina
1. Mitä Maria pyysi Ninaa tekemään?
2. Miksi Nina suostui?
3. Miten tilanne päättyi?
4. Miten se vaikutti Ninan elämään myöhemmin?
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