Three Coins

(A payphone by Gate 4 at the bus station in Buffalo. Your bus leaves at ten.)

You: Hi. It's me.

Yasmin: You're at the station?

You: Yeah. I've got three coins.

Yasmin: Three! That's not many.

You: It's enough. I only want to say goodbye.

Yasmin: Where does the bus go first?

You: Chicago. Then two more buses after that.

Yasmin: You never travel this far. Phone us when you get there. Any time. I don't sleep much.

You: Okay. I will.

(The phone makes a long beep. One coin left.)

You: I have to go. Goodbye, Yasmin.

Yasmin: No. Not goodbye.

You: What, then?

Yasmin: See you in June.

You: See you in June.

(The line goes quiet. Your bus is here.)