Working on the Roof

20 Working on the Roof My summer job was to help my dad as a roofer. It's very hard work, and it's very hot. Sometimes it can reach nearly 60°C on the roof! But no matter how hot it is, you have to go up and do the job. The good thing is that you get paid really well. By the end of the summer, I was going to have big savings in my account for university. We started in the spring. I worked with Dad on the weekends. It wasn't too hot then. But when June arrived, it got hotter and hotter each day. My father told me that the most important thing was to keep drinking water. If you didn't, you would get dehydrated. You wouldn't even have enough water left to sweat. And you could even die. Dad said, “ You're responsible for your own water, and don't take anyone else's water. "

One day, it was incredibly hot. It was about 25°C by 7: 00 a. m. We started work, but when I went over to get my water, it wasn't there. I had forgotten it. I was embarrassed and mad at myself. I remembered my dad's words about not taking anyone else's water, so I continued working. It kept getting hotter. Soon, I wasn't feeling very well. The next thing I remember was waking up in the hospital with my mother looking at me with a very worried look. I had a terrible headache. Worse than that, I looked down and saw that my leg was in a cast. I had broken my leg! The doctor told me that I had fainted and fallen off the roof. Luckily, I landed in a large bush below. My days as a roofer were over. My dad was mad that I had not asked for his water. But I told him, " You said not to take anyone else's water. " He smiled and said, “ I meant don't steal anybody's water, but you can ask for it! " Now he tells me!