Talking on the Cell Phone..!
This happened a few days ago while talking to my friend Rufus on my cell and suddenly found him walking next to me; yet we continued conversing to each other through our instruments! Made me think the wily mobile is sure taking over our lives!
Another friend who boasts everyone in his family has a phone, and who himself carries two, called me out for dinner, along with his family. “Hi,” I said as I walked into the hotel lobby. “Hello,” he said, winking at me, “you got the reservations?”
“What reservations?” I spluttered, “I thought you were taking me out?”
“Without reservations I cannot leave the country damn it!” he shouted, as he smiled at me, waved me in and continued yelling into his rather tiny phone while I looked on sheepishly.
His wife, a pretty woman and a mother of two equally good looking teenagers was already sitting inside the restaurant, along with her children. They looked like one big happy family as they all talked, shouted, laughed and cracked jokes…into their own little fancy phones!
“You’re coming in a little late,” said his pretty wife, smiling at me with her eyes.
“No,” I said, “I’m right on time.”
“But if you come in late you’ll miss all our kitty party action!” she cried into her cute little mobile, leaving me mortified at my stupidity.
“Hi uncle!” said his daughter across the table.
”Hi!” I said, “My word you’ve really grown, stop calling me uncle.”
“Uncle,” continued the girl talking into her yellow tinted instrument, “you’ve got to allow Jenny to come with us; we’ll see she comes back by eleven. Promise uncle, promise!”
She grinned at me and winked and I sheepishly winked back at her and turned to her younger brother, who seemed lost in thought.
“How’s school?” I asked
“Algebra was terrible,” said the boy, “but I’ve taken notes and I’ll give them to you.”
“I don’t need any notes,” I smiled, “Luckily I don’t have to study Algebra anymore..”
“I can give you my geometry notes too if you’ll come out with me,” said the boy grinning at me and pressing his heavyweight German phone tightly to his ear with anticipation. I looked away quickly and studiously studied the menu. “You’re become very quiet,” said my friend giving me a nudge and sitting next to me.
“I guess you all are very busy” I said, looking at his smart cell lying still on the table. “But you can’t remain so quiet,” continued my friend shouting into the second phone, I’d forgotten he had.
“We’ll organize a lovely kitty party just for you!” said his pretty wife at my side looking at me coyly.
“No your dad isn’t coming along” said her daughter smiling at me.
“We’ll study Algebra and geometry and some new topics together,” said the son winking at me.
I fled the restaurant, ran outside and heard my mobile ring. “Hey”, said my friend’s voice, “we haven’t chatted for a long time, let’s talk now..!”
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