"She pauses for a second and attempts to yell over the static, "Hon, this static is bad. I should get going."
"Okay," I yell back.
"Bye hon. Love you."
My voice returns to normal levels, "Love you too."
"What?" she asks.
I raise my voice slightly hopefully just above the static level she hears me at, "Love you too."
"What?"
Raising my voice slightly higher, "Ditto."
"What? It's really bad. I can't hear anything. What was that?"
Raising my voice even higher, "I said I love you."
"Oh," confirming that she heard me, let out a slight chuckle and hung up.
A few coworkers smiled and gave me funny looks after that. Point well taken. I called the phone company immediately.
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