RELATIONSHIPS
Mai: (on the phone) … OK, bye-bye. See you tomorrow.
Mai's grandma: Who was that?
Mai: Oh, one of my classmates, Granny.
Mai's grandma: It was Nam that called you again. Right?
Mai: Yes. He called about our grammar homework.
Mai's grandma: You shouldn't talk to him all the time. I don't want to be too strict with you, but... I think you're too young to start a relationship with a boy.
Mai: Granny, we're just friends, and he's not my boyfriend.
Mai's grandma: Well, I'm afraid there's no real friendship between a boy and a girl. You know, Mai, I'm worried you'll get involved in a romantic relationship sooner or later.
Mai: Don't worry, Granny. Nam and my other friends are good students. We just talk about schoolwork and things like that.
Mai's grandma: I don't know why boys and girls are allowed to be in the same school nowadays. When I was your age, we went to single-sex schools.
Mai: Didn't you feel bored?
Mai's grandma: Of course not. We were like one big family. I had some very close friends.
Mai: It's the same in my school. In my class, we're all good friends and help each other. All my classmates are very kind, caring and sympathetic.
Mai's grandma: Sounds good. But … listen, Mai, I hope you're just friends with the boys. It's your studies that you should concentrate on.
Mai: I know that, Granny.
