The Shared Calendar Mix-up
A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in English, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Diego and Faye arrive at their meeting an hour apart after an update to the shared calendar goes unnoticed, and they sort out the mix-up together.
Diego walks into the meeting room at ten o'clock.
The room is empty, and the lights are off.
He checks his phone and sees no messages yet.
Diego takes a seat and opens his laptop.
He waits for fifteen minutes, but no one comes.
Faye finally walks in a little before eleven.
"Oh! You're already here," she says, surprised.
"I got here at ten," Diego says, confused.
"The invite says eleven," Faye says, showing her phone.
Diego checks his own calendar and frowns.
"Mine says ten," he says, turning the screen toward her.
"Someone changed the meeting time," Faye says.
"I didn't get a notice about a change," Diego says.
Faye scrolls through her email and finds an update.
"Here it is. The time changed yesterday afternoon," she says.
"I think I missed that message," Diego says, shaking his head.
"No problem, we're both here now," Faye says kindly.
She sits down and opens her notebook.
"Let's just start the meeting and save some time," Diego says.
Faye nods and pulls out her notes.
"I'll set a shared reminder for next time," she says.
"That's a good idea," Diego says with a small laugh.
They open the project file and get to work.
