Keith's Ramblings

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I was late, and I dashed down the steps to the underground station, dodging this way and that to avoid people staring at their phones.

A train came to a halt, and I was almost knocked off my feet by a horde of people alighting, most of whom were staring at their phones.

I climbed aboard and spotted Jim, sitting there, staring at his phone. “Hello, Jim”, I said. He said nothing, then my phone ting-a-linged. ‘Hi’. said a message from Jim. I asked how he was, and he didn’t utter a word. Another message appeared. ‘Fine’, it said. I didn’t bother to try and make any more one-way conversation!

I jumped off at the station and dashed to the shop just as it was about to close! I made it and collected my new phone!

As I strolled back to the station, people kept bumping into me. Couldn’t they see I was busy on my phone?

As I got on the train, someone I knew said hello to me. ‘Hello’, I typed back.

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