Dinge wat ek nie van skape geweet het nie (Jaco Jacobs) Chapter 7 Summary
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WHAT HAPPENED, IN 50 WORDS:
In chapter 7, Luan and Lana deepen their friendship at a café, discussing Lana’s mother's cancer and her father's related charity cycling tour. This shared vulnerability marks a change in Luan's previously detached attitude. They part with Lana's family heading towards Britstown and Luan observing Lana's mom’s appearance keenly.
FULL SUMMARY:
Chapter 7: An Odd Morning In this chapter, Luan and Lana encounter each other at a café. Lana is still upset about the sheep incident, and Luan attempts to lighten the mood. Lana's father has just completed a grueling 150 kilometers cycling tour the previous day. This tour, we learn, was initiated after Lana’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Though Lana informs Luan that her mother's cancer is currently in remission, the conversation remains noticeably solemn. Dealing with this discomfort, Lana redirects the conversation by asking Luan about his presence in De Aar. The interaction thereafter reveals their contrasting circumstances. Luan is traveling around with his grandmother who is taking pictures of windpumps for a photo book while Lana, alongside her mother, is supporting her father on his cycling tour, serving as his social media coordinator and ensuring he remains fed and hydrated while she documents his journey. The chapter winds down as Lana's parents arrive, wrapping up their fundraising effort, which was part of the cycling tour. Lana's mother hints that their next stop, Britstown, is not too far, suggesting they must get moving. Luan offering to take care of their coffee bill. While seeing them off, Luan notices Lana's mother's short hair, gaining more understanding of her current health condition. Just as they part ways, Lana shares the title of the book she's been reading - 'Holes'. From the moment Luan had met Lana, bought her pancakes, consoled her post she cried over a sheep, till their very parting conversation, Luan felt the morning was filled with peculiarities. As he remembers about Delores, referred to as the most depressed sheep on earth, which was to be auctioned in a few minutes, he fears the day to bring more oddities.
WHAT HAPPENED, IN 50 WORDS:
In hoofstuk sewe gesels Luan en Lana by 'n koffiewinkel. Lana openbaar haar ma se borskanker wat in remissie is. Sy ondersteun haar pa se fietsrytoer, terwyl Luan sy ouma se windpomp - fotografie help. Na Lana en haar ouers wegry, is Luan verlore in gedagte oor sy nuwe ervarings.
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In hoofstuk sewe begin Luan en Lana hul dag in 'n koffiewinkel in die hoofstraat, terwyl hulle wag vir Lana se ouers. Ondanks Lana se ongelukkigheid oor die skaap, Dolores, probeer Luan 'n ligter onderwerp aanspreek. Hulle gesels oor Lana se vader se fietsrytoer en die redes daarvoor – Lana onthul dat haar ma borskanker het, maar gelukkig is dit in remissie. Lana vra Luan oor sy redes vir sy besoek aan De Aar. Hy verduidelik dat sy ouma 'n fotograaf is wat foto's van windpompe neem vir 'n fotoboek. Lana vind dit interessant, alhoewel bietjie vreemd. Luan erken dat hy eintlik net saam is. Lana deel dat sy en haar ma haar pa se ondersteuningspan is vir die toer en dat sy die sosiale media koördineerder is. Toe Lana se ouers hul bereik by die koffiewinkel, vertel Lana se pa dat sy praatjie suksesvol was en dat mense geld geskenk het. Alhoewel Lana se ouers nie wil bly vir koffie nie, veroorsaak Lana se pa se klae oor die afstand na Britstown gelag. Lana se ouers vertrek en Luan bly agter om te betaal. Na 'n laatste groet, vertrek Lana en noem sy die titel van die boek wat sy lees, 'Holes'. Luan bly toegesluit in sy gedagtes agter, verbaas oor die ongewone ontmoeting en vrese vir die vreemdheid wat nog mag volg, veral in verband met die skaap, Delores.