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"I can't believe it. You actually made me smile. Good job, I guess."
"I didn't say anything yet. This is Honey's Food Delivery, how may I help you?"
"Drop the horrible act, Stranger Finn."
"This is not Feen... This is Robert."
"Ha. Ha. Robert, huh?"
"Yes. Robert."
"I loooove the fake accent by the way. It adds a nice touch."
"This is no fake accent, I am Italian!"
"Did I offend you, 'Robert'? It was totally not an accident."
"I am hanging up, Miss. Children are so rude these days! When I was a kid I had to work for my food instead of picking up the phone, Miss. You just press a button and, BAM. Food at your doorstep. You think that is fair?"
"It's not quite this simple, actually..."
"And sometimes I get prank calls. You know what prank calls are? They are when small children, about your age, call and annoy me. One time a kid ordered a pizza and then another small pizza on top of it. I thought he was serious until my boss told me it was impossible. He said something about getting my head out of my large--, well you get the point, Miss."
"Cool story, bro."
*call ended*
"Pffft, 'Robert'... Even I could have done better, Finn."
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Autumn & Finn
Short StoryShe only wanted a chicken noodle soup. He only wanted to keep talking to her. They didn't only fall in love. Told through a series of phone calls. » #5 in Short Story on 28/06/2020