Hopes and Dreams(English Transcript)

Zoe: (narrating) It is a stormy afternoon. We postponed our meeting in the hospital where Raphael is so we decided to meet up in Siam Paragon. I really don't know who has been postponing our plans, but we decided to go with it anyways. I am currently waiting at the bus station where it could take me to the train station to Siam Paragon. I remembered the route going there without needing a taxi because me, my mum and my brother had done it before.

Zoe was waiting for her bus at the BRT station. She is heading to the interchange in Sathorn station. She then got a call from her friends.

Zoe: Hello?

Sheryl: Hey Zoe, you know how are plans got postponed?

Zoe: I know, we won't be able to see Raphael in the hospital today. You said that in the chat for some reason.

Sheryl: I know.

Zoe: So we're meeting at Siam Paragon. Right?

Sheryl: Yup.

Zoe: Alright, I'm waiting for my bus now. Where can I meet you?

Sheryl: In front of Siam Paragon. The one that's connected to the BTS station.

Zoe: Got it, see you there.

Zoe hung up and entered her bus. She is busy writing stuff on her phone while there is almost no one in the bus she's in. Once she arrived at Sathorn, there's so many people taking tickets from the ticket machine so she has to go up to the ticket taker.

Ticket Taker: Hello, how can I help you.

Zoe: Hi, erm... 1 ticket to Siam station, please.

Ticket Taker: 25 Baht.

Zoe got out her coin purse and gave the ticket taker, the exact amount.

Ticket Taker: Thank you, here's your ticket.

Zoe: Thank you.

Zoe went to the station where she waited for the train. Some random kid started staring at her.

Zoe: (thinking) Why is that kid staring at me for? Is it because I am some student from Sacred Heart Convent school and that I wasn't controlled by the head teacher? But I'm a foreign girl, I can get out of her grasp easily.

Zoe entered the train. She sat down on one of the empty seats while texting her friends on the phone. The train soon stopped at her station. She soon met her friends in front of the entrance.

Zoe: Hey guys.

Tanya: Hey.

Thaiyo: Sup.

Zoe: So why did you decide to postpone our plan to see Raphael?

Aidan: First of all, we need to get inside, there's a downpour outside.

The kids entered the mall.

Zoe: So what are we going to do here?

Sheryl: We're heading to a book store so that we could talk to each other about everything that has been going on in school.

Zoe: Cool, I love books. Especially history books.

Yuto: Didn't know you like history?

Zoe: I love history. Who doesn't?

Shion: I don't like history.

Sheryl: Guys, let's go.

The kids went to the lift to head to the library. While Sheryl separates from the younger kids in order to find a seat, Zoe and her friends try to find some good books to read. Zoe has got a lot of books. They went to the table Sheryl has assigned them to sit. She was shocked when Zoe got a lot of books.

Sheryl: Woah, that's a lot of books, Zoe. Are you sure you can read them?

Zoe: Since they're history books, yes.

Tanya: Didn't know you're a reader.

Charlie: Yeah.

Zoe: It's just my life.

The kids started reading their books. Then, they noticed beeping from their phones.