"So, what's your name?"

I was coming back to my room yesterday, around 11:00 pm, when I saw one of my classmates on the phone. You might ask me why I find this worth mentioning. Because she had been on the phone since 6:00 in the evening.

And no, she wasn't talking to anyone she knew. It was a prank call. Some guy somewhere who had nothing better to do than waste his money by dialing random numbers and waiting for a girl to answer. And the funny thing is, most girls consider it a privilege. Privilege, my foot.

So, here's a bit of the conversation I heard.

(giggles)
"No, I don't have a boyfriend."
...
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
...
(giggles)

"So, how old are you?"

5 hours into the conversation and she didn't know how old the guy was. What on earth do you talk to someone for 5 hours??

"No, I don't know where she's from...wait, I'll check. Hey!", she called out to me.

I looked up. "Yes?"

"Where are you from?"

I was irritated. I mean, to go around talking about herself to complete strangers was one thing. To involve innocent bystanders was totally uncalled for.

"Why?"

"My friend wants to know."

"Ah. Where is he from?"

"I don't know...(into the phone)...hey, where are you from?"

And here I am, contemplating the vastness of human idiocy.