Note:
Granny’s : Granny’s house (same goes with Stella’s)
Had a row: Had terrible fight
Mum and Dad had a big fight and one day after arriving home from school, she noticed that there were changes in her house. Dad’s things were gone and some of the furniture had been moved. Mum told her that Dad had moved to Granny’s while they calmed down but Claudia was wise enough to know that something serious had occurred. Afterward, Dad did come home for quite a number of times just to argue with Mum.
One night, Claudia learnt (knew) that Dad was having an affair with a woman named Stella from Mum’s conversation with her sister on the phone. Since then, Dad hardly came home. Once, Dad phoned her to ask whether she would come over to Granny’s house on Saturday and she agreed. She tried not to sound too keen on him so that Mum would not feel hurt.
Claudia’s family had a separate Christmas as Dad stayed at Granny’s till after Christmas. On Boxing Day, Dad introduced Stella to Claudia. Claudia treated Stella coldly and rudely during a walk although Stella was trying to be friendly with her. Back at Granny’s, Dad had a row with Granny. She was angry with Dad for ruining Claudia’s visit to the house by having Claudia to meet Stella. The next day, Dad moved out to Stella’s.
On Dad’s thirty-seventh birthday, Claudia went to Stella’s. Her father was having a party and he had invited his friends along. Claudia preferred to stay upstairs in her bed. After a while she sneaked out and took a peek at the people downstairs. She noticed that Stella was badly treated by the guests. They did not seem to bother Stella. She reflected their action with hers and thought that they were being unfair toward Stella. Stella was not the one to blame for the fight between her parents. With the green pyjamas given by Stella put on, she went downstairs to thank Stella for the pyjamas and afterward, her father’s friends talked to her and treated her well.
