Tiring Hitting The Books And The Bookstores

(I’m a student, and to put myself through college I work two jobs: one at a popular local bookstore, and the other for the university opera department as a receptionist, usually answering questions about upcoming productions and taking messages for faculty who are either teaching or giving private lessons. One day I’m at the opera office, after working a closing shift at the bookstore the previous night. The phone rings.)

Me: “Thanks you for calling [Bookstore]. How can I help you?”

(Long pause.)

Me: “Thank you for calling [University opera department]. How can I help you?”

Caller: “It’s been a long day for you, hasn’t it?”