“HELLO?”
“Mr. Lee? This is Jay.”
“Oh, hi, Jay. Is Doug with you? He hasn’t come home yet.”
“He’s here. We wanted to know if he could spend the night at my house.”
“Tomorrow’s the first day of school, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, it’s okay, though. He can ride in with me. He has his book bag.”
“Why didn’t he call me himself?”
“He said you’d say no. We want to play D&D.”
“One last hurrah, then it’s back to the coal mines, is that right?”
“Um…right.”
“Well, I suppose. Don’t stay up too late slaying elves!”
“…Okay. Thanks. Good-bye.”
“Bye, now.”