Hello?
Hi, Rob.
Oh, hi, Laura.
Are you busy?
No, not at the moment.
Good. I need to talk with you about Ritchie.
What about him?
Apparently, he pushed his teacher into a fountain with all her clothes on, today!
HE DID?!
Remember he was going to the Museum of Modern Art with his class, today?
Yes, I do.
Well, they were waiting for the bus to arrive-it was a little late-and his teacher was standing very close to the fountain in front of it. So, Ritchie sneaked up behind her and pushed her into the water! She got completely soaked!...Why are you laughing, Rob?
Well, you've gotta admit it was pretty funny!
Rob!
I'm sorry, Laura! How did you find out about it?
Miss Harrison herself called and told me.
Was she really upset?
She was a little angry, not too bad.
Have you talked to Ritchie about it?
Yes. He says he's sorry, and he won't do it again.
You know, I'm just remembering something: Remember when we went to that USO dance, and it began raining heavily?
Yes, I do. We walked home in the rain, and got soaked!
That's right!
Oh, come on, Rob, that was different!
How so?
Well, for one thing, we were both adults. And another thing, I was willing to do it.
You weren't, at first, remember? I had to convince you to do it.
Yeah, that's true. But still, a boy pushing his teacher into a fountain is pretty...wild!
Yeah, I guess you're right! I'll talk with him, tonight.
Good, Rob.
Maybe we can give her a few bucks for her dry cleaning bill.
That's a good idea. OK, I'll let you go, now.
OK, thanks for telling me about it.
You're welcome. Bye, Rob.
Bye, Laura.