Quietly

 

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I stack the shelves.

I get a tap on the shoulder.

A young man is on his mobile.

“Oi. Do you mind? Please can you shut up?

I’m on the phone to a mate.

It is extremely rude to talk while I am on the phone.

Yes, I am telling him how rude he is. I know.

I go back to quietly filling the shelves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo Credit:  flikr.com; Rick’s ( The PeopleSpeak) visualisations during Talkaoke for the Frequency Festival 2015, Lincoln town centre.