No Nadia

Be me. In the lab. 
Lab phone rings.

Good day, it’s Mark speaking. Is Nadia there, please?

Sorry. You must have the wrong number. There’s no-one called Nadia here.

Oh. Right. Sorry about that.

No problem.

10 seconds later. 
Lab phone rings.

Hello, it’s Mark speaking. Is Nadia there, please?

I laugh.

Er… Mark, we just had this conversation. There’s no-one called Nadia here. You must have the wrong number.

Oh. Oh dear. Sorry.

No problem.

10 seconds later. 
Lab phone rings.
Oh really?

Nou sal die Poppe dans.
Falsetto voice mode: on.

Hallo. This is Nadia speaking.

There is relief in his voice. 

Ah! Nadia! I’ve been struggling to get hold of you…

Is that Mark? I don’t want to speak to you, Mark.

I put the phone down and return to playing with my TB*.
The lab phone does not ring again. 

 

 

* Not a euphemism

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