I sat patiently on the couch with my phone placed close to my ear. "Liz, thank goodness. You picked up your call."
"How are you doing? I thought you were coming over a day before yesterday." I heard her say, but I wasn't interested in chit-chat, as I was running out of time.
"Yeah, I was. Let's leave that for later. I need thirty thousand."
"Thirty thousand what?" She asked me back. Is Liz kidding me? "Of course, dollars, Liz," I said to her. She didn't say a word for a few seconds, and I wondered if the call had disconnected.
"Liz, can you hear me?" I asked, and immediately I heard her burst out into laughter. "Oh my goodness! You're so funny, Nat. Thirty thousand dollars? Is this a joke?"
"It's not, Liz. I need it." I said, frustrated. I could not explain things to her.
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