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Hana is at a hotel. The hotel has a big pool. The pool is on the top floor of the building. The sky is blue and the sun is warm. Hana is wearing her swimsuit. She is sitting in a chair next to the pool. She has her phone in her hand. She is feeling very . There are other people at the pool too. Some people are swimming. Some people are reading books. A brings Hana a cold drink. She says, "Thank you very much." She takes a sip and smiles. It is a lovely morning. Hana looks at her phone. She sees a new . The is from her , Mia.
Hana reads the slowly. It says, "Hi Hana, where were you yesterday? We all waited for you at the meeting." Hana feels her heart jump. She looks at her app. She opens it quickly with her finger. She sees the meeting. It says "Monday" on the screen. Hana looks at the date again. Today is Tuesday. She says, "Oh no!" out loud. A man near the pool looks at her. Hana feels her face go red. She says, "Sorry, sorry!" and waves her hand. She cannot believe her . She missed the meeting yesterday. Hana sits up straight in her chair. She puts down her cold drink.
She starts to type a to Mia. She writes, "I am so sorry, Mia. I had the wrong day in my head. Can we please talk today?" She reads the two times. Then she presses send. She waits. Her phone makes a sound. Mia writes back fast. Mia says, "No problem, Hana! Let's have a quick call this ." Hana feels much better. She takes a big breath. She writes, "Thank you, Mia. I am really sorry again." She puts her phone down on the table. She looks at the pool and the blue sky. She is not so now, but she is happy that Mia is kind.
the flat or sloped surface on top of a building
"We sat at the rooftop pool and looked at the city below."
feeling calm and not worried or stressed
"She felt very relaxed sitting by the pool with her drink."
a person you work with
"Her colleague sent her a message about the meeting."
a list or app that shows the days, weeks, and months of the year
"She checked her calendar to find the date of the meeting."
something wrong that you do or think by accident
"He made a mistake and came on the wrong day."
a short piece of written or spoken information sent to someone
"She sent a message to say sorry for missing the meeting."
a person who brings food and drinks to people at a restaurant or hotel
"The waiter brought a cold drink to the table."
the part of the day between noon and evening
"They agreed to have a call in the afternoon."
feel your heart jump
to suddenly feel surprised or shocked
"She felt her heart jump when she read the message."
out loud
said in a voice that other people can hear
"He said "Oh no!" out loud when he saw the email."
cannot believe
to be very surprised by something
"She could not believe she had missed the meeting."
have the wrong day
to think something is happening on a different day than it really is
"He had the wrong day and came to the office on Tuesday instead of Monday."
press send
to tap or click the button that sends a message
"She read the message one more time and then pressed send."
write back
to reply to a message or letter
"Mia wrote back quickly to say everything was fine."
No problem
used to say that something is not important or that you are happy to help
""No problem," she said with a smile. "We can talk later.""
sit up straight
to move your body so your back is upright and not leaning
"She sat up straight and picked up her phone to write an apology."
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