Chapter 7
During Calvin's earlier proposal, he hadn’t meant they should get a dog, but when Elizabeth said she didn’t want kids, he tried to reassure her by suggesting they could have a dog and live together as a family of three. A few days later, something unexpected happened. Elizabeth went out to buy groceries and noticed a dog following her. Calvin, startled, shouted, "Look at your 6:30! There's a dog!" That’s how the dog got its name, Six-Thirty, and they confirmed he didn’t belong to anyone. Now, the three of them were officially a little family.
Today’s chapter wasn’t very exciting, to be honest. The vocabulary was harder, and the expressions were more complex. I’m writing this down so I don’t skip it, but I think I’ll need to read it again. Haha.
Anyway, Calvin had been rowing since college and even built a rowing machine to practice. When he mentioned wanting Elizabeth and Six-Thirty to join him, Elizabeth hesitated, saying she’d never heard of women rowing before. Calvin challenged her pride by asking if she was saying women couldn’t row, which convinced her to give it a try.
Out on the water, Calvin struggled, and it seemed like his rowing machine wasn’t as effective as he hoped. When Calvin introduced Elizabeth to a competitor, the man teased him, saying he wasn’t performing well because he was rowing with a woman. That seemed to be the main event of this chapter. Honestly, I think I need to read it again to fully understand.
