"The Snapper" Roddy Doyle lühikokkvõte (3)

There was a family. The book begins whit Sharon 's confession of her pregnancy. Her father - Jimmy Senior (Sr) was shocked. She told to her mother - Veronica - it before dinner. In the family was also twins - Tracy and Linda , Jimmy Jr, Darren and Les. Jimmi Sr and Veronica wanted to know who the father is, bus Sharon didn't want to tell it. They asked if the father of the baby is married or if he will marry with Sharon. Sharon said he isn't married and they will not marry. Sharon has been pregnancy for 10 weeks, but she dosen't feel any differences . From book about pregnance she read that differences will come after 10th week.
Jimmy Sr. had hangover and that's why he was a little bossy. He thought why nobody had manners. Her wife reminded him that also he dosen't have them . Also he didn't understood why everybody let door open and close doors with slam .
Trace and Linda wanted to keep puppy. Veronica wasn't agree , but Jimmy Sr was. The puppy stay. Firstly puked the puppy on Jimmi Sr's shoulder . Then it pissed on sink. The puppy was male . Puppy's name became Larrygogan although Trace and Linda wanted King or Sultan or smth like this.
Sharon's period had started . She was afraid . She tried to remember what was said in the book. She didn't want to move herself. It passed and she was still pregnant .
Larrygogan shited in the hall and Veronica wanted to givw puppy away , but she changed her mind.
Sharon felt sick first time in the morning . Changes had been happened. Tracy complained her and Linda's troubles with majorettes.
Shron couldn’t sleep because she was thinking about tommorrow. She had to tell news about her pregancy to everybody in the family who didn’t know yet. And arter that to her best friends .
She thought to herself she dosen’t have any real best friends who she can talk everything. In schooltime was her best friend Jackie , but only because she was the one who Sharon spent most of her time together. The never talked about serious things but only joking.
Family took on the news suprisingly good . Veronica was worried about twins attitude. She thought maybe they should hide the news about Sharon’s pregnency to tell twins that conceive may only if you are Maried.
When she were sitting in bar with her friends they were only schmoozed Jackie’s and Greg ’s broked up relationship and Greg’s bad behavior . They roared and hobnob drinks when Sharon suddenly said she is pregnant. First question was how long. Next was from Yvonne – From who? Sharon said she woun’t tell it. Girls tried to garry out but who was he and where they met. Jackie saved her and gave an order to stop asking. Some time laughed young potboy from who asked ambiguos questinos. But still Sharon wasn’t forgot, they started to ask about puking and Yvonne afford possible man candidate . Sharon saved herself with ask Jackie to come with her to toilet.
Sharon was happy when she woke up because last night with girls went so good.
Darren wanted bicycle for his birthday . Family fool with him in birthday morning. They gifted him a pump . The said to Darren that to Christmas he will get weels and to next birthday he will get a saddle. Darren was heartsticked. After that they gifted him a old bicycle. Darren was offended. After Jimmi Jr draive in a real present – a new bicycle. Darren was happy.
Sharon went to Mr Burgess’s home to berate him. He had talked about Sharon bad things. He neate everything but later he told he’ll never do it again.
When Mr Burgess left his family and told his wife he have responsibilty to young girl who is expcting and who he loves same as his old wife .. then everybody started to talk that Mr Burgess is Sharon’s baby’s father. Sharon neate but noone belived. Sharon told to everybodu that baby’s father is Spanish sailor whose name she can’t remember because she had drinked to much. Even Sharon’s faher didn’t belive her and started to asked questions about it. „How do you remember that he was axactly Spanish sailor and at all he was a sailor?“
Mr Burgess asked Sharon to come with him to London to his sister ’s place where they can live . He sweared his love to Sharon but Sharon didn’t listen to him.