So here you go with chapter 3 :) I want to mention something: I used the greek letters for words they say in Greek but I wrote in brackets how they are pronounced so that you can read them better. But there are some frases that I didn't find in the dictionary so I just wrote them in the way they are pronounced. I hope it's not too confusing... let me know what you think of this chapter okay?
Enjoy reading and I hope you like it!
Mac and Stella were now sitting at the table in the beautiful and nice arranged Greek restaurant. Mac knew that Stella like to come here and have dinner with a friend and so he chose this restaurant. He had reserved a table in the back of the restaurant from which they could see the door and the frond area but they were nearly alone not interrupted. They had ordered what they wanted to eat and Stella had taught Mac a little bit Greek. He knew a few words already but Stella wanted to remind him of them and wanted to teach him some more words.
It's not that he would have thought it was necessary to learn Greek but he thought it was fun. He didn't want to hurt Stella and he also thought that Greek was a nice language even though it was a bit hard for him to learn it, because he hadn't that Greek accent and Stella had very high requirements. But she was a great teacher.
"You remember the words I taught you the last time we went here?" She asked him.
"A few… I guess I don't remember all of them but I know a few of them." He answered honestly.
"Okay… how about learning a few more words then?"
"I'll be fun." He smiled.
"Good. I'll ask you a few things to make sure you remember everything and if not I'll tell you what's missing. Are you ready?"
"Ready if you are." Now Stella was smiling at him.
"Good. What does 'yes' mean in Greek?"
"Aw… that's easy: ναι (NE)"
"Yeah that was really simple. So… You want to do something more difficult, hu? Tell what you say when you ask someone how he feels."
"Um… Oh, I know that, too: Τι κάνεις? (TI KÁNIS?)"
"Good. And… How are you, Mac?"
"Me? I'm fine, thanks… um… ÍME KALÁ"
"That's too easy for you isn't it?" She asked with a smile.
"Hey, I'm very proud that I remembered all these things." He acted hurt.
"I'm sorry… I didn't mean to hurt you, Mac." She said and stroked his cheek with her hand. He smiled satisfied and a bit shyly.
"Okay… let's teach you something new, okay?" she started after a few seconds.
"I'm ready to."
"Good… you want to say what your name is?"
"Tell me. You know, I'm curious."
"Here you go. με λένε (ME LÉNE) Stella. That means I'm Stella."
"So… με λένε Mac. That's easy." He repeated.
"That's why I love the Greek language." She said and smiled at him.
"So what means happy birthday in Greek?"
"Χρόνια πολλά (KRÓNIA POLLÁ). That means happy birthday."
"Good. Χρόνια πολλά Stella." He said and raised his glass of wine to her. She raised her glass as well and they clinked the glasses.
"ευχαριστώ (EFHARISTÓ) Mac."
"You're welcome, Stell."
"You think you'll keep that till our next 'lesson'?" Stella asked him.
"I think so."
"You're a great student Mac. Do you know that?"
"Now that you're telling me. But I have a great teacher, too." He said with a smile and she smiled back at him.
Then the waitress brought their food and they started to eat. While they were eating they talked about a few things that came to their minds.
