Misconnection

"What?"

"Hello?"

"Hi! Sorry I missed that last thing you said."

"I wanted to know when..."

Silence.

She clicks the red 'disconnect' button. The program asks her to rate the service.

For two long minutes she stares at her options, stuck between 'poor connection' and 'impossible to conduct a conversation.'

But she clicks 'next,' plugs the headphones back in and fires up YouTube.