"Hey hey, pretty stranger."
"Hey hey, stranger."
"Wow, just stranger? Not even devilishly handsome witty stranger?"
"Take it or leave it."
"Duly noted."
"I had my volleyball tryouts today."
"Oh, no way? How did it go?"
"Well... I accidentally hit the rim of the ball too hard and it smacked another girl's head, She kinda- um raged, tore down the whole net, and quit."
"..."
"Auggie?"
"I have no comment."
"It's bad isn't it?"
"I mean not bad, well yes bad."
"Duly noted."
"Hey, Skye?"
"Yes, August?"
"So we've been talking on this payphone for a little over three months now- Can I... can I have your phone number, please?"
"Oh-"
"If you don't want to it's completely fine!"
"No- no it's okay. I feel bad that I make you come to a payphone in the middle of nowhere."
"But it's worth it."
"How on earth could it possibly be worth it? Didn't you tell me you have to stand too! Not even proper seating!"
"It's worth it because I get to talk to you."
"Oh..."
"Smooth right?"
"Very smooth indeed."
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Telephone Therapy ✓
Short StoryTwo teenagers, one payphone, one wrong number. What could possibly go right? ✦ "Hey hey, pretty stranger." "Hey hey, stranger." "Wow, just stranger? Not even devilishly handsome witty stranger?" "Take it or leave it." "Duly noted." ✦ Do not transla...
