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Hoofstuk 1
English Summary: Houghton. It’s Barries 17th birthday. Floris, Barries, Theo and Lizette are in
Barrie’s bedroom. Barrie speaks about killing his dad. He said that he doesn’t think he could kill
anyone. He has a blue-black Gibson guitar. He is smoking a slowboat. He puts the stump in a Red Bull
can. He wants to give his dad rat poison – to put his dad in pain for a few days. Lizette doesnt think
he is being serious. Lizette has dark hair. Barries accidently kicks his schoolbag over. He has dirty
clothes everywhere. The rat poison is a christmas present for his dad because his dad never wanted
him. He rejected him and he doesnt know why. Barries plays the guitar. Floris blinks quickly (a habit)
when talking about serious things. Floris has ugly skin. Barries wants to see his dad for revenge.
Barries believes his dad is a monster. “Monsters verander nie”. Theo is attractive; a year older than
Floris; smooth, brown-burnt face; steroid upper body muscles. They all sing. Lizette does not
approve of rat poison: she thinks that other peoples fathers had left them but they don’t want give
poison to their dads. Barrie’s dad, Paul Barnard, hit Barries with “sy belt se buckle pak” when he was
5 years old. He was a drunk. He didn’t speak to Barries for 11 years. He remembered his birthday
today and wanted him to come visit. Barries said that when he is done with him, he will take his
mom’s maiden name: Jammerbal. Lizette and Barries kiss passionately. Vera Barnard (Barries’s
mom ) comes in: complains about the smell of smoke. Barries’s calls the apartment a “duiwehokke”.
Vera thinks he is ungrateful. Theo flirts with Vera. Vera gives Barries money for pizza. She is going
out tonight. They want to go to a club and take Vera’s Mercedes. Vera says no. They use Theo’s car
instead. Vera gets calls regulary from Paul. His mom’s phonecover has roses. Theo and Floris leave.
Barrie sand Lizette kiss with passion. Barries wants unprotected sex – Lizette refuses. Barries gets
jealous about Theo. Barries thinks he will go to his dad after exams. Lizette’s mother drives a red
Volvo. Vera wants Barries to stop smoking dagga. He says everyone does it to feel happy. Barries was
thrown out of first team cricket. His academics are bad. Vera compares Barries to his dad and he
storms out to the balcony. He wonders if God will let him fly? . Nelson his African Gray is there in a
cage. His mom has a restraining order against his dad. Mom says that Floris and Theo are bad
influence. She has an uneasy feeling about tonight. Their father is a laywer and mother is a doctor.
Barries has gra-blue eyes (like his mom); dark hair; athletic body; lean face. He has awards forchess,
athletics (cross country and road races) and cricket. Barries wants Nelson to be free. Nelson always
says “magtag Barries” like his mom. Barries goes. He buys “’n bultende sakkie daggakoppies, ‘n
pakkie kondome, Chlorettes, soet suiglekkers”. Theo has a green Opel Kadett. B sat next to Lizette in
the back. Theo is the driver. They go to fetch the other girls. Floris is next to him: he has makeup on
to hide his pimples. Barries tells Lizette about the condoms. Sex will make him happy. But he will
really be happy when Paul is in pain and begs for forgiveness. Then Barries can move on.
,Hoofstuk 1
Houghton.
Dit is die 17de verjaardag van Barries- 26 November . Floris, Barries, Theo en Lizette is in Barrie se
slaapkamer.
Barrie praat hoe hy wil rottegif na sy pa gee.
Hy het gesê dat hy nie dink dat hy iemand kan doodmaak nie.
Hy het 'n blou-swart Gibson-kitaar.
Hy rook 'n “slowboat”
o Hy sit die stomp in 'n Red Bull-blik.
Hy wil sy pa rottegif gee - om sy pa 'n paar dae seer te maak.
Lizette dink nie hy is ernstig nie
o Lizette het donker hare
Barries skop per ongeluk sy skooltas om.
o Hy het vuil klere oral.
Die rottegif is 'n Kersgeskenk vir sy pa omdat sy pa hom nooit wou hê nie.
o Hy het hom verwerp en B weet nie hoekom nie.
Floris
o knip(blink) vinnig ('n gewoonte- habit) as hy oor ernstige dinge praat.
o het 'n lelike vel.
Barries wil sy pa wraak (revenge) neem.
Barries glo dat sy pa 'n monster is. “Monsters verander nie”.
Theo
o is die aantrekliker broer
o 'n jaar ouer as Floris
o het gladde, bruingebrande gesig
o het steroïed-bolyfspiere.
Lizette keur nie rottegif goed nie: sy dink dat ander pa’s hulle verlaat het, maar hulle wil nie gif
vir hul pa gee nie.
Barrie se pa, Paul Barnard, slaan Barries met 'sy gordel(belt) se gespe(buckle) pak' toe hy vyf
jaar oud was.
o Hy was 'n dronk
o Hy het 11 jaar lank nie met Barries gepraat nie.
o geen kaartjies of selfoonboodskappe nie
o Hy onthou vandag sy verjaardag en wou hê hy moet kom kuier.
o Barries het gesê dat as hy klaar is met hom, sy moeder se nooiensvan sal neem: Nel.
Lizette en Barries soen hartstogtelik (passionately).
Hy stoot sy hande onder haar T-hemp in
,Vera Barnard (Barries se ma) kom binne: kla(complains) oor die reuk van rook.
Barries's noem die woonstel 'n 'duiwehokke'.
Vera dink hy is ondankbaar. Vera sê “ultramoderne duiwehokkie”
Theo flankeer met Vera.
Vera gee Barries pizzageld
o Sy gaan vanaand uit.
o Hulle wil na 'n klub gaan en Vera se Mercedes neem.
o Vera sê nee.
o Hulle gebruik eerder Theo se motor
Vera kry gereeld oproepe (calls) van Paul.
Theo dink Paul is ‘n dwaas(fool) : hy het elke aand na Vera toegekom, of hy was Paul
Sy telefoon se houertjie(cover) het rose op.
Theo en Floris vertrek(leave).
Barrie en Lizette soen met passie.
B sluit die deur
Lizette is bekommerd dat sy ma nog daar is.
B probeer om haar jeans van haar af te skil
Barries wil onbeskermde seks hê - Lizette weier.
Barries is jaloers op Theo
o Dit krap hom dat Theo dink alle meisies vir hom sal oopmaak (Lizette en Vera)
Barries dink hy sal na eksamens na sy pa gaan – volgende week.
Lizette se ma ry 'n rooi Volvo
Dit geluidloos
Die ruite (windows) is donker
Hy kan niemand in die kar sien nie
Hy wuif (waves) nogtans
Vera blaas haar hare in die woonstel droog
Die kamer ruik na badsout en lyfroom
B kyk na haar in die spieël
o Hy weet nie of sy is kwaad of hartseer
Vera wil hê Barries moet ophou rook van dagga.
o Hy sê almal doen dit om gelukkig te voel.
o Dagga soos medisyne vir oumense
, Sy vra ook wanneer laas hy ‘n goeie langafstand kon doen
Hy blameer sy asma – hy het nie
Krampe in sy bene (‘n simptome van sy dagga)
o Vera dink Theo is soos Barbie se Ken maar sy speel nie meer pop (dolls) nie
o Barries is uit die eerste span krieket gegooi.
o Sy akademici is sleg.
Sy oop haar Indiese juwelekissie
o sy bewe (trembles)
o sy die glimmende juwele uitspat (drops)
Daar is a foto van sy pa op die rakkie: glimag met langhare
Vera vergelyk(compares) Barries met sy pa en hy storm op die balkon uit.
o Hy hang oor die reiling – tien verdiepings hoog
o Hy wonder of God hom sal laat vlieg?
o Nelson sy African Grey pappegaai is daar in 'n hok.
o Barries wil hê dat Nelson vry moet wees.
Hy bly in ‘n hok soos Barries
Sy gedagtes en omstandighede hou hom as gevangene
Hy wil vlerke (wings)
o Nelson sê altyd “magtag Barries” soos sy ma.
Sy ma het 'n interdik teen sy pa.
Maar sy het hom nie aangegee (report) elke keer
Barries wil weet
Barries het altyd kaartjies gemaak en hy wil weet of sy pa hulle ooit ontvang het
Of hy weet B speel hoofkitaar
o Van die moeilikheid by skool
o Rook dagga
Ma sê dat Floris en Theo 'n slegte invloed het.
o Maar hulle pa (oom Charles) is 'n prokureur en ma is 'n dokter.
Sy het vanaand 'n onrustig gevoel.
Barries het grysblou oë (soos sy ma)
- donker hare
- atletiese liggaam – Hy was atleties
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