Dear Reader,
I received a text “SOS" from a friend the other day. It read:
I'm home and on the phone--call me and interrupt--please!!!
My friend and I had been trying to hook up on the phone for a couple of days, but it wasn't for any urgent matter, so I couldn't imagine why she would be texting me this message of distress. I felt kind of funny calling her and interrupting her in the middle of her conversation with someone else, but one thing I learned in school was how to follow directions (at least when the spirit moved me), so I immediately dialed her number.
I heard relief and delight in my friend’s voice when she took my call. "Thank you for rescuing me," she said. "I was talking to my mother-in-law, whom I love dearly, but if I try to end a phone
conversation by telling her that I have to go, she's offended. But if I tell her I hear another call coming in (yes I know I could pretend, but I feel less guilty if there’s actually a call), she’s satisfied and she willingly says good-bye. Thank you, thank you, Suzanne.”
Hey, that's what friends are for.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
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Suzanne Beecher
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