"Do you hear me? Eyy can you hear me? All I can hear is an echo! Maybe it's the phone,. Oye Felipe! Pick up the other phone and say something! Do you hear an echo?"
"Eyy this is Felipe Oscar Lopez! Yo soy un hombre sincero de donde crece la palma
"Just try talking anyway. Oye, Lupe. Can you hear us?"
"I can hear you, it's fuzzy though."
"Well you know how bad the connections are. The operator took a long time today too!"
"They always do. I miss you guys!"
"Qué?"
"I miss you guys!"
"Qué"
"She says she misses us caramba! Pero Felipe, can't you hear?"
"It's the damn echo!"
"Don't blame it on the echo!"
"Long distance! You guys can talk to each other all you want later! It won't be long until your conversation with your daughter gets cut off!"
"You're right mija. Are you eating all right. You sound hungry. Did you lose weight? Tia Teresita seems like she'd be the type to forget to give my baby dinner. "
"Ey! My sister is perfectly capable of taking care of our daughter"
"Quiet Felipe Lupe's talking."
"She feeds me fine, Mami. But you know there's nothing like my mother's cooking."
" I know. I cook way better than Teresita does."
"Hey!"
"It's true!"
"I guess!"
"It is true, Mami."
"See?"
"Qué?"
"Are you sick Mija. Is school alright?"
"School's fine Mami. I got my report card. All As and a C in handwriting."
"Good Mija. You can't help your handwriting. Though I pray and pray and pray that the Lord fixes your sloppy writing, He does not listen to me! I don't know what I'm doing wrong."
"Fermina relax."
"No! She's left handed. And that was fine! But if she's going to write with the wrong hand she should at least have nicer handwriting. To make up for -"
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"Who was that?"
"The operator, Papi."
"Qué? What did she want."
"Stop wasting time! We love you mija!"
"Me too."
"keep eating!!"
"Alright"
"Are you sure you're not sick???"
"I'm sure. I love you guys."
"Qué?"
"She's hanging up! Despidete, Felipe. I love you Lupe! Mami loves you!"
"Oh! Bye Mija. I love -"
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