Short Stories in English for Beginners

embarrassed
. I didn’t need to laugh so loudly. But I
don’t care. 
It’s all too much
. This whole situation is just so strange! My
sister and I wanted to have paella together. And now here I am, eating
paella – but alone in Valencia! And my sister doesn’t know where I am. It’s
so 
ironic
!
I finish dinner and pay the bill. Then 
reality sinks in
. What do I do now?
My mobile doesn’t work. There is a phone box, but I don’t have my sister’s
number. What can I do? Then I remember. I can call London! I know the
number to my mum and dad’s house.

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I go back to the phone box. I call my parents’ number. It rings four times.
Finally my mum says ‘Hello?’
‘Hi, Mum. It’s Daniel.’
‘Daniel?’ she says. ‘How are you? How’s Barcelona?’
‘It’s good. Um … Mum. I have a problem.’
‘What’s wrong? Has something bad happened?’
‘No, nothing bad, Mum. Can you call Julia, please? Tell her that I’m in
Valencia. And tell her that my mobile battery has died.’
‘In Valencia? What are you doing in Valencia?!’
‘It’s a long story, Mum. I’ll tell you the details later.’
We say goodbye.
I decide to get a hotel room. There is one available up the street. I can go
back to Barcelona tomorrow. Right now, I need sleep.
I pay for a night’s stay in cash. I use the money from my dad. I have no
credit cards with me. I go to my room. I take off my clothes and get into
bed. I turn off the light and go to sleep. I’m really tired. What a 
crazy
 day!
Chapter 2 Review
Summary
Daniel and Julia arrive in Barcelona. Daniel’s friend Armando meets them
at the airport. They all go to Armando’s flat. Daniel and Julia are hungry.
Armando suggests two restaurants. Julia walks to a fish restaurant. Daniel
takes a bus to a paella restaurant. On the bus, Daniel falls asleep. He wakes
up in Valencia! His phone isn’t working. He doesn’t know his sister’s phone
number. He eats paella in a restaurant. In the end, he calls his mother. Then
he stays at a hotel for the night.