Camden Scene 1

Here we are in Camden Lock Market. It’s a great place to go shopping and we need to buy a birthday present for our Mum. What do you think we should get her, Ash?

Well our Mum loves nice clothes and costume jewellery. So - I’m sure we’ll find something here.

It’s huge here, Ash. I’ll tell you what, let’s split up, see what we can find and I’ll meet you back here in one hour.

OK, I’ll see you back here in an hour, then.

Oh, Ash – can you lend me 50 quid?

50 quid, eh?

Don’t worry, you’ll get it back!

That should do it.

Thank you.

OK, I’ll see you back here later.

See you!

Wow, look at these! I’ve never seen one of these before. How much are these?

Five pound each.

Excuse me. Do you have this in another colour?

Hiya, how’s it going?

Hi, very well. How are you?

Good, thanks.

I like these, how much are they?

Er, the leaf lights, they are £21.95.

Hmm, I’m not sure she’ll like them. Can you help me? I’m looking for a birthday present for my mum. Any ideas?

What type of thing does she like?

Well, she’s quite stylish – modern, I suppose.

Well, the yin yang’s really modern. What do you think of that?

Hmm. What about that one over there?

Ah, the ball lights, lovely, it’s fifty pounds.

Oh.

How about, forty, seeing as it’s your mother’s birthday?

Twenty?

Twenty? That’s really cheap. How about I meet you halfway, twenty-five?

Great, thanks mate. My Mum’s going to love this.

You’re welcome.

Aah, I’m running out of time.

Excuse me, how much is this?

Er, that’s fifty pounds.

So? How did you get on?

Pretty good, I guess. I bought this fantastic candle holder. It was a little bit expensive, but I think Mum will love it. In fact I almost bought one for myself!

Yeah, great, and look what I found!

Well, that is just crazy, how did we end up buying the same candle holder in this huge market??!

I’ll tell you what we’ll do. You take this one. You said you almost bought one for yourself - and you lent me fifty pounds, right?

Right.

So you take this one, I’ll get lunch and we’ll call it quits! Come on, it’s time to get something to eat. Lunch is on me, remember. Come on!