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Ek Was Hier Chapter 11 Summary

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Chapter 11: Mirna Myers, a powerful schoolmate, startles Milan at the Waterfront. A surprise kiss from Mirna leaves Milan disturbed. At home, he locks himself away, channeling his emotions through secret art projects - preparing a stencil of a woman's mouth for graffiti work. Under the cover of darkness, he leaves to paint the town.

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In Chapter 11, Milan waits for his often punctual father outside the Waterfront centre and is startled when Mirna Myers suddenly approaches him. Mirna is a high school peer who exudes a strong, intimidating aura. Boys in the hallway become hushed in her presence and girls, fully aware of her disdain for school-aged girls, cast their eyes downwards when she passes. Mirna teases Milan in their conversation, playing with him slowly and precisely. When her father arrives to pick her up, Mirna uncharacteristically kisses Milan on the mouth, much longer than what would be considered appropriate, before getting into the car.

Upon his father's late arrival, Milan is hit by Mirna's heavy perfume scent. He does everything he can to avoid the scent from rubbing onto his father. Arriving home, Milan locks himself in his room. His father later checks in on him, believing Milan is upset about his tardiness. However, Milan isn't sure who he's angry at – himself, his father, or Mirna – and brushes it off, stating he's simply tired.

While in his room, Milan engages in his secret creative endeavors, preparing for some graffiti work. He cuts a stencil of a woman's mouth from an X-ray plate and packs spray paint in Postbox Red into his backpack, along with the stencil. He hopes to leave his mark on the town in the form of these painted mouths, acknowledging that some messages must be permanently displayed. After ensuring his father is asleep, Milan leaves through his window and into the night, marking the main street.

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Ek Was Hier Chapter 10 Summary

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Chapter 10: Milan, immersed in promotional work, aids real estate dealings and advertises for Ola ice creams. His see-often-yet-distant father Mareck engages in a judo tournament. Tasked to ride an advertising bike along Beach Road, Milan contemplates a detour past Frankie's but refrains, maintaining his hope through cryptic artistic posts.

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Chapter 10: Milan wakes up early to complete various promotional tasks for the agency he works with. The jobs assist real estate agents in selling homes in Mouille Point and Sea Point to tourists, while another assignment comes from the Ola ice cream company, promising good wages and a free box of Magnum ice creams. He hasn't seen his father recently due to an ongoing judo tournament in Wynberg. They seldom cross paths, and plan to eat pizza together later. Milan makes his way to Giovanni's, where an advertising bike awaits him to be ridden around, under the supervision of Johnnie. Milan is required to ride along Beach Road, starting from the Sea Point swimming pool to the entrance of the Waterfront. He briefly considers passing by Frankie's house with the ornamented bicycle but decides against it, thinking that if she didn't contact him after seeing the balloon message, he should come up with a more intriguing post for her. He maintains hope that she will eventually put the pieces together.

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Ek Was Hier Chapter 9 Summary

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Chapter 9: Frankie wrestles with the ambiguity of graffiti, discussing its paradoxical beauty and violation with her mother. Amidst her father's pre-event nerves, she reassures Jana of their friendship and plans an outing. Concealing balloon evidence and enduring her mother's interrogation for outing cash, Frankie leaves, glimpsing a familiar Beatles' quote in the sun.

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Chapter 9: Frankie discovers an uneasy atmosphere at home. Her father vibrating with energy because of a guest speaking event at a food and wine festival and the lingering event of the balloon and graffiti. Frankie talks with her mother about the graffiti, which despite being beautiful, they both acknowledge remains vandalism. They discuss the invasion of private space graffiti represents, whether it's flowers on walls or haikus on car windows. As Frankie watches TV, her friend Jana calls making her promise to hang out or their friendship is over. Deciding not to share about the balloons yet, due to too many questions it would raise, she agrees to a meeting in Mouillepont. Frankie removes the remaining balloons from her house, hiding them in her room, and changes her clothes for the outing with Jana. Before she leaves she tries to borrow money from her mother who insists on knowing outing details before giving Frankie the cash. She suffers through the interrogation and leaves to wait for Jana by a grey meter box, where the words 'All you need is love' sparkle silver-white in the sun, but, when Jana arrives Frankie backs away from the box. She doesn't want to explain; she is trying to understand it herself.

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Ek Was Hier Chapter 8 Summary

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Chapter 8: Frankie deciphers Milan's secret graffiti identity, linking red balloon graffiti, a cryptic text, and monkey graffiti to him. She struggles with confronting him. Exploring street art further, she's inspired by diverse art forms and a seed bomb recipe. Despite an odd start, she cherishes her perfect Saturday.

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In the midst of sleep, Frankie gets excited upon hearing her father talk about red balloons, connecting it with a recent dream she had about a girl and balloons. Frankie hears her father’s commotion and reluctantly gets out of bed, discovering the car gate outside their house covered with red balloon graffiti. What captures her, however, are the large stenciled words "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE." Frankie quickly pieces things together: previously, Milan had sent her a cryptic text to "watch out"; he had been the one who introduced Banksy to her; he was responsible for the footprints and monkey graffiti; and finally, he was the one who’d visited her house at night, leaving the balloon graffiti message. Overwhelmed, Frankie retreats into her room. Now aware of Milan’s secret graffiti identity, she is uncertain whether to confront him or not.

Later that day, Frankie reads a newspaper article about a group of young people learning to work on street arts under a Woodstock-based lady. She also discovers various forms of art like chalk drawings on pavements, sticky notes on trees, stone patterns on sidewalks, and seed bombs in abandoned areas. Frankie finds an intriguing recipe for a seed bomb, which she copies and hides under her bed before her environmentally-conscious mother can notice. Aware there are many ways to express herself without spray paint, Frankie marvels at how the day, despite its odd start, had turned into one of her most perfect Saturdays yet.

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Ek Was Hier Chapter 7 Summary

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Chapter 7: Milan, invigorated, launches an artistic project involving photography and street art. He sources clay and begins documenting graffiti spots around town. He engages in cryptic dialogue with neighbor Gloria and elicits his mother's confused support. Plans progress encompassing local flora, site-specific photography, graffiti at his father's school, and a Wordsworth book purchase.

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In Chapter 7, after a bizarre dream where he was a rat, Milan regains his energy and embarks on a mission. He photographs a flattened toy rat and inserts Banksy's book into flower patch, capturing both as an initial steps to his project. Assuring his mother that he is alright, he requests her support in his projected outings and requests some pottery clay. Unaware of specifics, his mother gives in to his requests curiously. Milan reads a newspaper article about South African graffiti artist and his upcoming exhibitions, tucking it away for reference.

He then starts working on his project; the first was a shot of the stencil words on their meter box. Gloria, the lady next door, attempts to confron him about his dad, Marek's visit and his amnesia. But Milan is dismissive, too engrossed in his plans. He photographs graffiti at various neighborhood locales: Tannie Laing's house, Gloria's front door, Clydebank Street, and some secret graffiti locations in town - thus producing a series of photographs framing a hidden, yet pervasive, part of their suburban culture.

For the rest of his mission, he plans to buy native flower seeds, document a 500 meter stretch of road including specific sites and ads, photograph his debut graffiti at his father's cooking school, finish his series of photos, and purchase a book at Wordsworth. All this, while maintaining his mystified mother's support.

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Ek Was Hier Chapter 6 Summary

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Chapter 6: Milan's father, Mareck, makes an unanticipated visit to Frankie's home. He reveals Milan's accident and consequent retrograde amnesia to Frankie and her parents, casting a grave atmosphere. Frankie battles internal turmoil over possibly being forgotten by Milan, but outwardly stays composed. The news encumbering her artistic sketching session.

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Chapter 6: At twenty-eight past eight, the doorbell rings and Mr. K's voice sounds over the intercom; it's Mareck Kucharzik, Milan's father. His unexpected appearance sends a string of ants marching down Frankie's back. Requesting entry, he asks if it's an inconvenient time, easing his way in after Frankie's murmur of denial. Frankie's parents enter, exchanging pleasantries— names, apologies for their meeting circumstances, small talk, until the ice breaks. Meanwhile, Frankie restless and flustered, migrates restlessly from one chair to another while awaiting her father's arrival. Mr. K reveals to them, in hushed tones, details of Milan's accident, adding weight to the room's atmosphere.

Addressing Frankie, Mr. K mentions that he visited Dr. Keyter, a neurologist, who explained that Milan's memory loss is retrograde amnesia— he may begin to recall things soon or may completely lose certain memories. Frankie reacts with outward calm but internally, the thought of evaporating from Milan's life, of their shared experiences disappearing from his memory, is shattering. Mr. K attempts to console her, suggesting that the amnesia may not be permanent, and gives her a box of Belgian chocolate from his cat as a thank you.

When alone, music brings Frankie solace. She doodles in her sketchbook, envisioning herself and Milan as comic strip characters. She tries to keep her equilibrium amidst the chaos, silently worrying about Milan's forgotten memories.

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Ek Was Hier Chapter 5 Summary

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Chapter 5: Fabricating illness, Milan paints a Beatles' quote outside Frankie's home. His feelings intensify amid his solitary life marked by parental absence. Milan posts an old photo of his mother in town, sparking his interest in street art. His yearning for connection fuels his artistic endeavors.

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Chapter 5: To convey his feelings for Frankie, Milan craftily fabricated a stomach illness to convince his father of his nightly discomforts, meanwhile using spray paint to leave a Beatles' quotation on a metal box outside Frankie's residence. Despite the anxiety that kept him up all night, Milan masterfully executed this street art, the thrill of doing so surging through his veins. In a bold gesture, he decided to be more proactive, even if it meant breaking school rules. Acquiring Frankie's contact and address with the help of his unknowingly colluding mathematics teacher, Milan hopes this drastic action would ignite a response from Frankie.

His solitary existence, featuring his father's constant absence and his mother's departure years ago, served as a painful backdrop to his rising feelings. Milan reflects on one of the few remnants of his mother; a single black-and-white photograph of her carrying him as a baby. The photograph became unbearable to look at, and Milan, acting on impulse, stapled it to a tree in town, finding solace in letting go. People's varied reactions to the picture provided a unique satisfaction and sparked his interest in street art. His longing for the stolen photo and myriad imagined scenarios of its fate fuelled him to continue creating street art, a pivotal point in Milan's character development.

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Ek Was Hier Chapter 4 Summary

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Chapter 4: It's film club day. Milan navigates interactions with Mirna, adding tension to the usually jovial atmosphere. Tarantino's movie blunders discussion ensues; all laugh except Milan and Mirna. Mirna's provocative move towards Milan after the teacher's exit leaves him stunned. With her departure, the room exudes an icy tension.

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Chapter 4: It's Tuesday - film club day. Yesterday, Milan continually circumnavigated Mirna, unsure how to handle himself if she bumped into him. But today is the film club meeting, where both Mirna and Frankie will be. Tarantino passionately talks about blunders in movie-making; he relishes discussing the likes of Hitchcock's 'Psycho' and 'Return of the Ape Man', jests that entertain him so that tears stream down his face as he laughs at his own anecdotes. The others find humor in Tarantino rather than the movie bloopers themselves; yet Mirna Myers doesn't laugh, and neither does Milan. By the time Tarantino instructs them to write a funny dialogue about one of the movie errors he mentioned, the film club room turns ice cold. Mirna mutters, "What a waste of time," as the teacher disappears down the hallway to retrieve something from his car. She swings her long legs out from under her table, striding over to sit on Milan's table, pressing her body against his. She leans forward, her face brushing against his, and whispers, "Let me know if you want to play." As she slides off the table, she tosses her hair over her shoulder and slinks out of the room.

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Ek Was Hier Chapter 3 Summary

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Chapter 3: In class, Frankie battles embarrassment and nerves, particularly because of teasing remarks from Daniel and 'The Guy'. Avoiding intrusion from mysterious phone call, she seeks solace in music. Feeling like a pawn in others’ games, she gets overwhelmed and has a close call with a lamp post, leaving her distressed.

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In Chapter 3, Frankie is in class, trying to hide behind her hair as she stares at her book. Daniel makes a teasing remark about "Miss Myers making her mark" which Frankie tries to ignore by immersing herself in her notes about the Brothers Williamson and their first underwater film. Despite her internal mantra of "Stay calm, your name is Frankie and you fear nothing", she leaves the room hastily when the school bell rings, hoping to avoid crossing paths with 'The Guy'. Her embarrassment is noticeable as she calls herself a 'simple idiot' for thinking he could be interested in her.

The ringing of her cell phone disrupts her emotional turmoil, displaying a number ending in 705. Without reading the message, she puts the phone back, plugs in her iPod earphones, and Escape the Fate's “This War is Ours” starts playing. She wonders if both Milan and herself were merely pawns in a game played by Mirna Myers and Daniel. Nearing to an accident by almost colliding with a lamp post, she apologizes to a construction worker. His jovial reaction drives her further into distress as she starts crying and walks on, with My Chemical Romance's songs reverberating in her ears, alongside her own insecurities.

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Ek Was Hier Chapter 2 Summary

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Chapter 2: Frankie, isolated, seeks refuge in music and street art. She is curious about the artist Bleck le Rat, planning clandestine artwork. She tricks parents into leaving, watches street art documentary, and researches artists. Anticipates nocturnal creativity and dreams of becoming a Banksy mural girl, her excitement intensifying with suspicious movement at father's gate.

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In Chapter 2, we find Frankie upset and seeking solace in her room, finding comfort in her music and her sketchings. She expresses her desire for some comfort food but is unwilling to face Gloria and the 'Runaround Squirrel', teasing the link to Bleck le Rat – the street artist from France whose book - 'Getting through the walls', she has stowed away. She has also hidden a sketch of one of his rats in her bedside drawer.

She pulls out her guerilla artist kit from her drawer indicating her intention to engage in some street art. Composing herself, she bids her mother goodbye, managing to convince her parents to go out for dinner to buy herself time. Upon their departure, she excitedly watches the DVD she had received in the mail - 'Exit through the Gift Shop', a documentary on street artists, featuring Banksy among others.

Startled by the noise of the garage door, she manages to hide her laptop just in time to bid goodnight to her returning parents. Once alone again, she researches the artists she had seen in the documentary, further fuelling her excitement and anticipation for her night-time creative adventure, further emboldened by the sight of movement at her father's steel motor gate, she gets a glimpse into the covert lifestyle of nocturnal creation. The chapter ends with Frankie dozing off to a dream of becoming the little girl in one of Banksy's stenciled murals in London.

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Ek Was Hier Chapter 1 Summary

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Milan walks into Café Hoekkafee, greeted warmly by Gloria. Their conversation veers towards Milan's mysterious father. Milan's attention then drifts to an elderly, deaf patron and his parrot, as he broods over Frankie. Leaving behind his rucksack, Milan leaves for an undisclosed location, the Party Corner.

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As Milan enters the Café Hoekkafee, hefty Gloria warmly greets him. Noticing his regular arrival, she likes to indulge him with the daily special. Gloria wears a lengthy purple dress with black insets, numerous rings, large earrings, and her signature black bob wig. She habitually checks up on the welfare of Milan's absent father, often answering her own questions. She describes Milan's dad as an elusive figure, equating him to "The Scarlet Pimpernel".

While Gloria engages him in discourse, Milan's attention shifts to the only other café patron, a deaf elderly man from a retirement home. The man constantly hangs around his reserved table next to a broken gramophone, as if it works and he could hear it. He spends his time polishing his glasses and rocking his oversized dentures, his mind filled with unknown thoughts. Sitting on the man’s shoulders is a white parrot with a pink crest.

Lettie, a café worker, brings Milan food and a Coke. Preoccupied, he thinks about a girl named Mirna and her potential harm. However, his mind fully fathoms his evolving relationship with a girl named Frankie.

Milan shrugs off Gloria's concerns and compliments her lasagna. Gloria draws attention to the old man's consistent presence. After greeting the elderly man, Milan finds a connection with Frankie through the shared familiarity of the old man.

Deciding to follow a spontaneous idea, Milan clears his food, signs his father's tab – a setup orchestrated by Gloria – and departs, leaving his rucksack behind as a return marker. He hails a taxi filled with loud music and requests a ride to Party Corner in Main Road. His destination’s significance is untold but implies an adventurous undertone.

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