Adult Chris: [v.o.] Every time we saw Mr. Omar he wanted to borrow something.
Julius: Hey, Mr. Omar.
Mr. Omar: Oh, hey, Mr. Julius. [silence]
Julius: Can I help you?
Mr. Omar: Well, you know, I was about to go and use the pay phone to make a phone call, but since you're home, I might as well use your phone.
Julius: What happened to your phone?
Mr. Omar: To tell you the truth, I don't know.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] I do.
[fantasy: a woman works at a telephone exchange:]
Operator: If he's not going to talk to me, he's not going to talk to anybody. [pulls cable]
Adult Chris: [v.o.] He's lucky she didn't work for the electric company.
[reality:]
Julius: It's not a long-distance call, is it?
Mr. Omar: Oh, no, it's local.
Julius: All right, go ahead.
Mr. Omar: Thank you. You a gentleman and a scholar.