"Marcel."
"What?"
"Marcel, that's my name."
"I kinda liked happiness better."
"Stop being an ass."
"I can't help it."
"So, you feeling better?"
"Eh."
"Eh."
"You wanna play a game?"
"Sure?"
"21 questions."
"So wait.. what do you do?"
"Just ask questions till you get to 21."
"Oh that's really self explanatory, I feel stupid for asking."
"Don't be. What's your favorite color?"
"Blue."
"Same. Your turn."
"What's your favorite drink?"
"Tea or water. No it's water."
"Same."
"Wait for the the tea or the water?"
"The water."
"What's your favorite food?"
"This is a hard one.."
---<>---<>--- 18 questions later ---<>---<>---
"So you're telling me that sucking your thumb until middle school is normal?"
"Precisely."
"No, it's not."
"And keeping a stuffed animal wherever you go is?"
"Yes!"
"Sure sweetheart."
"Sure sweetheart." Mimics
"You're so immature."
"Me! I'm not the one who thinks armpit farts are hilarious."
"Okay but you-"
"Nope. I don't wanna hear it."
"Which is exactly why your more immature."
"..." laughing
"We've been talking for 2 hours."
"Really?"
"Really."
"I honestly didn't notice."
"Me neither, I guess it has been that long. I mean we got side tracked so many times and then-"
"forgot what number we were on."
"Yeah.."
"So weird."
"What?"
"I could pass by you on the street and have no idea it was you."
".. same to you."
"What do you look like?"
"You plan on seeing me?" Humorous tone
"I just... it feels wrong to know so much but not know.. you." "Do you understand what I'm trying to say?"
"Yeah."
"Um so I was wondering-"
"Hold that thought, sorry."
"Um okay."
".." murmures
"Rosalie?"
"I have to go, I'll call you later."
"Later."
"Bye."
--Phone Call Ends--
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Happy Helpline
Short Story"This is happy helpline, think happy thoughts." "No." "No what?" "No happy thoughts." ©2017 janaebello All rights reserved
