Friends and Rivals Ask Lara

TANNOY BEEPS

'Flight 315C ready for departure.'

Hey. Well, is he here yet?

No, he's not here yet.

As you can see, Lara's ready to greet her host family's nephew

with wide-open arms.

-I hope he got lost on the way.

-It doesn't look like he did!

Huh?

Great(!) The special nephew who's taking over my bedroom,

while I have to share with the toddler.

Lara! Don't be like that. Maybe you'll get on with him.

I promise you, I won't.

SHE SIGHS

-Hola! Soy Lara.

-Hola.

What's so special about him?

Oh, nothing at all!

Yeah, nothing out of the ordinary.

Everyone, this is Enrique.

Akira, Monica, Gabriel y Tony.

-Hola.

-ALL: Hola!

Well, see you all later!

-Bye!

-Bye.

Manana, tu y yo...

Er...podemos?

What?! She says they're going skateboarding tomorrow.

Enrique, estoy muy contenta.

I mean, I'm really happy that you've come to stay.

Oh, how do you say that?

I understand, Lara. Muchas gracias.

Hola, Akira. Hola, Monica.

-What?!

-BOTH: Hola.

-Hi.

-I didn't know you were coming.

-Ah, it's a surprise! Una sorpresa?

-Perfecto! That's good, no, Lara?

-Yeah, brilliant!

THEY YELL

MONICA GROWLS

Enrique! Can you show me how to do that turn?

Sure.

Oh!

-Enrique, help me!

-Ooh!

Waah! Aagh!

-Estas bien?

-I hurt my ankle.

There you go.

You two can practise here, while me and Enrique skate round the park.

-BOTH: What?!

-OK, good idea.

-You don't mind, do you?

-No.

-Not at all.

-TONY:

-He's got all three of them after him now.

What's he got that I haven't?!

Well, he's older, he's taller, he's a better skater...

All right! No need to rub it in!

We're all going to see a film this afternoon, aren't we?

Yeah! Don't tell me you don't want to go any more.

Of course I'm going!

I need to watch and learn.

First question... If you like someone, what do you do?

A - nothing, I don't have a clue what I should do.

B - I do whatever it takes.

If I like them, I'd make sure they knew about it.

Or C - I might try and catch their eye,

and maybe try to get close to them.

-Si, buenisima!

-AKARI GIGGLES

-Finally, I meet someone who's seen the same films as me.

-How nice.

Yes, that's lovely!

And have you seen that other one, er, Giant Rabbits From Mars?

-Oh, si, es buenisima.

-Oh, si!

And that other one... What was it called?

Enrique, do you want to try my ice cream?

Oh, gracias, Lara. Es muy bueno.

Mmm, es muy bueno.

-MONICA:

-Mine's even better!

You've got to taste it, Enrique.

Er...

Mmm.

-AKARI:

-Enrique, I remember!

It's The Night Of The Werebats.

Oh, es la mejor.

-BOTH:

-# Bats, bats, bats, bats

# Bats all around

# Bats, bats, bats, bats

# Bats all around.

Can I try that, Monica?

No way! There won't be any left for me.

Didn't you also love that bit? I love that bit.

But you... He...

HE SIGHS

DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS

I'll sit here.

-No, I'LL sit there.

-No,

-I

-will.

-BOTH: You?! What for?

-Ssh!

I'll leave you to it.

-Can I sit here?

-Sure.

There you go - problem solved.

I have to go. I don't feel very well.

Oh, no! I'm sorry.

Here, let me help.

Oops! Oh, no, Enrique. I've spilt my popcorn, too.

Second question...

You like the same person as your friend. What do you do?

A - I back off and leave the way open for my friend.

B - I declare war. The right person is sure to win.

In other words, me!

Or C - I'd talk about it with my friend

and try to make sure it didn't affect our friendship.

I don't get it! Why did he pick Akira, not me?

'I bet I did something he didn't like and now he thinks I'm stupid.

'But what?

'Maybe he doesn't even realise I like him.

'I'll tell him right now.'

He must know I like him.

I spent the whole day grinning at him like an idiot.

But he liked Akira better.

Why, why, why didn't he pick me?

BABY CRIES

DOG BARKS

Oh, no!

SHE CRIES

They've got to sort this out.

That scene you made in the cinema yesterday was really embarrassing.

Tell Akira it was her fault

because she's selfish and she only thinks about herself.

Tell Monica she would have done exactly the same.

Tell Akira that if she likes that boy so much, she can have him.

But she can forget about being friends with us.

Tell those two ex-friends of mine that they...

Stop it! That's enough!

You two just have to get over it.

Enrique likes Akira and that's that.

And if you were real friends, you'd be happy for her.

-Wow! I've never seen Gabe lose it like that.

-Or me!

But... I don't know. Maybe he's right.

Yeah, maybe he is.

I don't want us to fall out. Especially not about a boy.

-Neither do I.

-It's not like I did anything to make him like me.

We just have loads in common, and...

Well, of course he likes you, Akira.

-What?!

-Because you're fantastic.

Totally - that's why you're our friend.

I have to go.

-I hope we see you again.

-I hope so, too.

Here, Enrique.

-What's this?

-Akira's e-mail address.

-What?!

-Good idea, Lara.

-Muchas gracias, Lara.

-It's nothing. De nada.

-Come on, your taxi's waiting. Adios.

-Adios!

Te escribire, Akira.

"I'll write to you, Akira." How romantic!

Hola, chicas!

But, Tony, where are you going dressed like that?

What's the matter? I thought girls liked guys who dress like this.

Nice try, Tony, but it doesn't work like that.

But why not?

Honestly, I will never understand women!

Third question...

Someone decides to go out with your friend instead of you.

What do you do?

A - I totally understand.

I'm sure my friend is a much better choice than me.

B - I won't accept it!

I do everything I can to show them they're making a mistake.

Or C - I don't take it personally and I respect the decision.

Our friendship is more important.

If you answered mostly A,

you should get out there and go for it sometimes.

It's good to take the plunge.

If you answered mostly B, it's good to fight for what you want

but you shouldn't trample over other people's feelings in the process.

If you answered mostly C,

you're not afraid to go for what you want but you also play fair.

Sounds like a good approach to me!

Stop it! That's enough!

Who am I?

Just wait till I catch you, Monica!

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