Somebody Answer the Phone!

For real-real telephone call:

Pinkie: Hello
Unknown Caller: Yeah, is this 555-1212?

Pinkie: Yes, it is. Who is this and for whom are you calling?
Unknown Caller: You don’t know?

Pinkie: I’m afraid I don’t. Could you help me out here?
Unknown Caller: How you call yourself a psychic when you don’t even know who it is that’s calling’or who they callin’ for?

Pinkie: I don’t call myself a psychic, that’s my mother. She’s the real deal, but being psychic doesn’t work like that.
Unknown Caller: Well, how it work?

Pinkie: Every psychic is different, but my Mom has to tune into it kind of like tuning an old TV. She has to pick up the frequency of the person she’s doing the reading for or the thing she wants to know. She doesn’t walk around all day in psychic mode.
Unknown caller: That makes sense, how it works, hmmm. So she a for real-real psychic. My friend Landa say she is the best and she don’t charge no money only take donations whatever people can afford. Landa told me the psychic lady never charged her or asked for no money. Landa said she just pay her what she feel was fair. That true?

Pinkie: That’s how it works around here. Do you want to speak to my Mom or schedule an appointment to come see her?
Unknown Caller: Naw, I was just curious how it work. You tell your Mom she helped Landa a lot and I appreciate that. She’s my best friend and she had a lot of troubles, but your mom helped.

Pinkie: I’ll tell her that and I’m sure she’ll appreciate knowing she was able to help. Thank you for calling.
Unknown Caller: One more question, are you psychic? My grams was and she passed it down to one of my aunties., but she never did nothin’ with it.

Pinkie: I’m not as talented as my Mom is, but sometimes I have dreams that come true or feelings.
Unknown Caller: So guess my name just one try and then I’ll let you go?

Pinkie: Um, okay…Melissa.
Unknown Caller: [Laughing] You didn’t even try to be psychic. How many black woman you know named Melissa?

Pinkie: Just you, Melissa.
Unknown Caller: You’re crazy. I like you. My name’s Jenetta. Well, good-bye. Tell your Mom thanks for Landa.

Pinkie: I will, Melissa. Bye.
Unknown Caller: [Still laughing] Bye. Have a blessed day, crazy psychic girl.