Sue asked the phone shop for its longest charging cable.
The assistant offered three metres. She said that was too short.
He asked where the socket was.
Beside the sofa, she said.
He asked where she wanted to use the phone.
Sue unfolded a drawing of her kitchen and pointed….
Sue entered the phone shop carrying a tape measure and a folded piece of paper.
I need a long charging cable.
The assistant, Amir, showed her a three-metre one.
Longer.
He fetched another.
How much longer?
About seven metres.
Amir asked whether the nearest socket was broken.
No. That works beautifully.
Does the phone need to reach a desk?
Not a desk.
A bed?
Definitely not.
Sue unfolded her drawing. It showed the sitting room, a doorway and the kitchen.
Amir asked whether she had considered using the socket in the kitchen.
There are four.
Then why not charge it there?
Because my husband is attached to this one.
She pointed to the socket beside the sofa.
Amir asked whether the phone had a special plug.
The phone’s ordinary. The excuses are special.
Every evening, she explained, Martin announced that his battery was nearly flat.
Then he sat down while it charged.
If she asked him to clear the table, he couldn’t leave the phone.
If she asked him to unload the dishwasher, he was waiting for an important message.
Amir suggested charging it before dinner.
Sue said Martin believed batteries only became urgent when plates appeared.
What about a power bank?
Then he’d have to find somewhere to put it.
His pocket?
He’d say it was too heavy.
Amir smiled and studied the drawing again.
A longer cable should do it.
He checked the shelf and found an eight-metre cable.
Sue measured it carefully.
The dishwasher was six metres from the sofa socket. The sink was a little farther.
She said it looked perfect.
Amir asked whether she wanted a cable clip to stop the wire getting tangled.
No. I want him moving freely.
He put it in a bag.
Sue asked about the return policy.
Faulty cables can come straight back.
And if it works?
Amir said she could return it unopened.
Sue nodded.
He asked what she wanted to test first.
Whether his legs still work when his phone does.
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