Hoda calls Harold

Hoda decided it might be worth it to call Harold. Maybe his 15 minute travel estimate had been incorrect. Maybe he hadn't even left his house yet. Hoda often told people she'd be somewhere in 15 minutes while in reality she knew it would be about 25 or 30 minutes. This was slightly inconsiderate, but Hoda felt that if she told people how long it would actually take for her to get somewhere they wouldn't want to see her anymore.

Hoda called Harold. It rang three times and then Harold picked up.

"Hello?"

"Hey, it's Hoda."

"Oh yea hey. I'm almost there. Like 5 minutes away."

His travel time estimate had been nearly spot on.

"Oh."

"What is it?"

"It's just...I realized it might have made more sense for me to come to you. I'm parked down a random side street. I don't really know why I dropped a pin, I wasn't thinking I guess."

"Oh. I thought maybe you were...I guess I didn't really think it through either."

There was a pause. Hoda tried to breathe. There was no reason to be this anxious. Harold spoke first.

"It's fine. I'm almost to where you are anyway. We'll figure it out. I don't really feel like turning back and going home."

"Ok. Alright. Yea, it'll be fine." Hoda laughed a little bit, releasing some of the tension. Harold laughed too.

"This is so typical us." Hoda said.

"Yea...ok I'll see you in a sec."

"I'm in the brand new, bright red 2016 Honda Fit." Hoda said, swelling with pride. She couldn't wait for Harold to be inside of her 2016 Honda Fit.

"I know...see you."

Harold hung up.

Hoda smiled and put her hand into her pocket and was very surprised to feel another sour gummy worm hiding in there. Hoda pulled the worm out and ate it, laughing.