Cassie was not in a good mood. She looked at the phone in her hand … willing it to ring and issuing all manner of threats to prompt it into action, “you useless .. unfaithful piece of technology … if you are not going to ring … I will disown you … replace you” she said looking at her phone but the screen was still black. She huffed in anger and kept it on the side table, frustrated at the lack of activity. She sighed and picked it up again, this time changing her tactics and trying to coax it into compliance “you have been my faithful companion for so long now … how can I discard you, even if you are being mean and heartless … I don’t have it in me to reciprocate your behaviour. Please … for old times sake, ring just once and I promise to buy you a cute and trendy new cover … heck, I will
