The Double-Booked Evening

Nora gets a message from her friend Victor on Wednesday.

Pada hari Rabu, Nora menerima pesan dari temannya, Victor.

"Come to my place at seven on Friday," Victor writes. "I'm cooking pasta."

"Datanglah ke rumahku jam tujuh hari Jumat," tulis Victor. "Aku akan masak pasta."

Nora writes back right away. "Sounds great! I'll be there."

Nora langsung membalas. "Kedengarannya asyik! Aku pasti datang."

An hour later, her friend Carmen sends a message too. "Want to try the new restaurant on Friday night?"

Satu jam kemudian, temannya yang lain, Carmen, juga mengirim pesan. "Mau coba restoran baru Jumat malam?"

Nora does not check her calendar first. She writes back, "Yes! What time?"

Nora tidak memeriksa kalendernya lebih dulu. Ia membalas, "Mau! Jam berapa?"

"Let's meet at seven thirty," Carmen replies. Nora agrees again.

"Kita ketemu jam tujuh lewat tiga puluh," balas Carmen. Nora kembali setuju.

On Thursday evening, Nora opens her calendar to plan her week. She sees both dinners on the same night.

Kamis malam, Nora membuka kalendernya untuk merencanakan minggunya. Ia melihat kedua makan malam itu jatuh pada malam yang sama.

"Oh no," she says. "I said yes to Victor and Carmen for the same evening."

"Aduh," katanya. "Aku bilang ya kepada Victor dan Carmen untuk malam yang sama."

Nora thinks for a moment. She decides to keep her plan with Victor.

Nora berpikir sejenak. Ia memutuskan tetap menepati rencananya dengan Victor.

She calls Carmen right away. "I'm so sorry," Nora says. "I made a mistake with my calendar."

Ia langsung menelepon Carmen. "Maaf banget," kata Nora. "Aku salah lihat kalender."

"I already have dinner plans with Victor on Friday," she explains. "Can we go another night instead?"

"Aku sudah ada rencana makan malam dengan Victor hari Jumat," jelasnya. "Bagaimana kalau kita pergi di malam lain saja?"

Carmen laughs. "No problem at all. How about Saturday?"

Carmen tertawa. "Tidak masalah sama sekali. Bagaimana kalau Sabtu?"

"Saturday works perfectly," Nora says. "Thank you for understanding."

"Sabtu cocok sekali," kata Nora. "Terima kasih sudah mengerti."

Nora writes both new plans in her calendar. This time, she checks every date twice.

Nora mencatat kedua rencana baru itu di kalendernya. Kali ini, ia memeriksa setiap tanggal dua kali.

She puts her phone down and picks up her keys for work.

Ia meletakkan ponselnya dan mengambil kunci untuk berangkat kerja.