Airport Cellphonists

     “No, I’m not doing anything right now I’m at the gate, yes, my plane has not been announced yet. What? I can’t hear you. Can you hear me?”
     “I just left the bathroom. This place is a zoo. What are you doing? No, I’m not in a tunnel. I’m at the airport, you know that. Yes, I’m alone. Whom should I be with? C’mon, honey, let’s not go through this again. What?... Hey?... Uh!...”
     “I’m trying, mother, I’m trying to tell you all before my battery dies out. No, I’m not pregnant. Luis is just a liar and I’m fucking sick and tired of him. No, no, I’m not upset, I’m just saying... Yes, I know you can hear me well, oh... the other people too. Sorry,Mom. No, I didn’t mean to yell at you. Yes, Mom. Yes, yes... Mother! How can you say that to me?”
     “Hi, good afternoon, Marge, yes, it’s me, have you received my fax proposal, of course I can hold, my plane’s not ready yet.”
     “Mother, I’ve told you a thousand... yes...”
     “Honey, I’m not going to meet someone in Chicago. it’s a business trip... How do you know my secretary is in vacation? Honey...”
     “Let me give you a little background here, Marge...”
     “Mother? I can’t hear you. Mother?”
     “Is this me or they dropped my call again?”
     “Mine went out too.”