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Ring, ring
"What do you want?"
"Hey, look! You answered the phone in a different way this time!"
"..."
"Oh my, you're crying."
"No dip, Sherlock."
"What happened."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"..."
"Misfit?"
"Why would you care about my personal problems? You're just a person I met over the phone."
"Exactly, a person. I wouldn't be human if I didn't care."
"Fine. Do you really want to know?"
"Yeah."
"My father came home today."
"Isn't that supposed to be a good thing?"
"It would be, if he weren't a drunk ass."
"Oh... I'm sorry."
"Don't say sorry when you didn't do anything."
"Okay."
"..."
"..."
"Do you want to hear a joke?"
"..."
"..."
"It would be appreciated."
"Okay. How did the football cheerleader define hydrophobic on her chemistry exam?"
"How did she define whatever you just said?"
"Fear of utility balls!"
"That was the worst joke I've ever heard. Ever. My grandma can make better ones than you."
"I mean, I would make a chemistry joke, but I know I won't get a reaction."
"..."
"Or make a joke about sodium, but Na."
"..."
"Am I going to get any feedback?"
"Those were surprisingly hilarious, Lewellan."
"Hey look, you actually called me by my real name!"
"Once in a blue moon, I am actually nice."
Beeeep
"Thank the heavens for that."
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Misfits
Short Story"Hello?" "Is your house on fire?" "No...?" "Man, I thought it was because you're so dang hot." "I think you need to work on that." ... One prank call One girl One guy One great story ********* Cover by RaghaddMurad Highest Rating: #1 in short story
