Episode 02: Hello Carlos!

Audio script

Olivia: Oh no! I don’t understand how this can happen!

Tony:  Told you so.

Sarah:  Hi Olivia! What’s the problem?

Carlos:  Excuse me...

Olivia:  It’s not just here, not just the café...

Sarah:  What do you mean?

Tony:  Told you so.

Carlos: Excuse me...

Olivia:  It’s true!

Sarah:  What is?

Olivia:  They want to knock down my shop, as well as the café!

Sarah:  Demolish it? Get rid of it completely?

Olivia:  Yes.

Tony:  Told you so.

Sarah:  Oh no!

Olivia:  That’s what I keep saying...

Carlos:  Excuse me!

Tony:  Yes?

Carlos:  Could I have something to eat please, and a cup of tea?

Tony:  Sure, here’s a menu, go and take a seat somewhere...

Sarah:  Oh dear...let’s go and sit down – there’s Harry over there, let’s sit with him.

Harry:  Hello there. Magda’s on her way. I think we need to have a plan...

Olivia:  Yeah, but what can we do?

All:  Hey Magda! Hi! We’re over here! Come and sit down!

Magda:  Hello everyone! What’s the matter? Why does everyone look so sad?

Harry:  The café is going to close...

Sarah:  ...and Olivia’s shop too!

Magda:  Why? Oh - the property company... they’re building new flats... I remember now...

Harry:  That’s right – and they want to demolish this place, and Olivia’s shop next door.

Olivia:  They’re offering us compensation...

Magda:  “Compensation”?

Sarah:  Money...

Olivia:  But it’s not enough. I want to keep my shop...

Sarah:  Yes, and I want to keep this café open... there’s nowhere else where we can all meet.

Carlos:  Excuse me...

All:  Yes?

Carlos:  I couldn’t help overhearing your conversation...

Magda:  Were you listening to us?

Carlos:  No, sorry, I wasn’t listening, I just heard what you were talking about...

Olivia:  Is this the first time you’ve been here?

Carlos:  Well, yes it is, actually...

Harry:  It’ll probably be the last...

Carlos:  Well, yes, I know... that’s what I wanted to say...

Sarah:  What?

Carlos:  I’m afraid I work for the company, the building company.

Olivia:  The company who want to knock down my shop?

Harry:  And our favourite café?

Carlos:  I’m afraid so, yes...

Olivia:  Can you stop them?

Carlos:  Well, no, I’m not sure about that...

Sarah:  What do you do for the company?

Carlos:  Well, that’s the problem, I’m not one of their top managers, or anything like that...

Harry:  That’s a shame.

Carlos:  I’m just a caterer.

Magda:  Caterer?

Carlos:  Yes, I make food for them.

Harry:  Hang on a minute, I don’t understand... you’re the caterer... you make food...

Carlos:  Yes, that’s right. I’m a chef, actually. Or at least that’s what I’d like to be...

Harry:  But you’ve just come in here to get food...

Carlos:  Oh yeah...well, you see, the problem is, I don’t really like the food I have to cook for other people. I prefer to try new things – so I came in here!

Harry:  Right...

Olivia:  Can you help us?

Carlos:  I’m not sure what I can do... I don’t really want to lose my job...

Sarah:  No... I guess not – but if you work for the building company, you could do some research for us...

Carlos:  Research? How do you mean?

Sarah:  You could find out some information for us...

Carlos:  Erm, well, ok, I mean, if I can... I’d like to help you!

Olivia:  Great! Let’s see what we can do... we can save this place!