Page - 33 - in Hanadi & Christian - English

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 33 that they always use them. I think if we discuss things with them we can reach an understanding.” Bochdan says. “You can’t talk to those people. They just won’t listen. That’s what my dad says. He says they are all stupid.” says José. “José, remember what we talked about this morning in the play- ground. Maybe the reason we haven’t trained for a year is just be- cause we assumed the Ecuadorians wouldn’t share the courts, and because of that, we haven’t even asked. How can we be so sure? I think maybe our first impression was wrong. This morning we all reached the conclusion that if we don’t know Christian we don’t know how he will behave. Can’t that be true for the other Ecuadori- ans? Maybe we don’t really know how the Ecuadorians would react because we have never talked to them.” says Bochdan. “That’s your conclusion, not mine” says José. “Anyway, if you are not sure about talking to them, we could ask someone else for help.” Silvia says. “Who are you thinking about?” I ask, and I try to forget what José said. I don’t want problems so early. “I’ve got a lot of cousins who could help us.” Mohamed says. “I think Silvia wasn’t talking about asking people to come so we could outnumber them. Why would we want to outnumber them? We could ask someone who doesn’t belong to either group to help us find a fair way to share the courts. As far as I know, the Community Center is in charge of the courts. Maybe we could ask there.” says Raul. “That sounds like a good idea, but I still think it would be bet- ter to talk to the Ecuadorians, because, if we reach an agreement, we will have found a definite solution. If we get time on the courts through the people at the Community Center, maybe the Ecuadori- ans won’t stick to the rules if, one day, the staff from the Center are not there.” says Bochdan. “So, first we talk to them and try to convince them. If that doesn’t work, we ask the staff at the Center for help, and if neither of those work then we fight?” Mohamed asks. “That’s what I suggest.” says Bochdan.