Shadowing Practice: 📱 My Phone Fell in the Sink! | A2 Level | Slow English Story for Beginners - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Welcome to Fun English Friends!
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My morning started like any other morning.
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I woke up at 7 and checked my phone.
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I had a message from my friend, Emma.
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Are you free this afternoon?
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I replied, Yes, I think so.
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Why?
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Then I got out of bed and went to the bathroom.
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I put my phone on the counter and started getting ready.
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I brushed my teeth, washed my face, and looked at the time.
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Oh, I'm running a little late, I said.
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I quickly picked up my phone.
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Then, while I was washing my face, my hand accidentally hit it.
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Splash!
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My phone fell into the sink.
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Oh no!
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My phone!
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I quickly picked it up.
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It was completely wet.
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I pressed the screen, but nothing happened.
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Please turn on.
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I pressed the power button again, but the screen stayed black.
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I started to worry.
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Then I remembered something my friend had told me.
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If your phone gets wet, turn it off and don't keep pressing the buttons.
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Right, I said.
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I shouldn't turn it on again.
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I grabbed a towel and carefully dried the phone.
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Then I put it on a dry towel and left it there.
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A little later, I went to the kitchen.
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Mom was making breakfast.
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Lily, why do you look so worried?
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My phone fell into the sink.
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Mom looked at my phone.
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Oh, is it still working?
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I don't know.
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It won't turn on.
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Don't worry.
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Let it dry first.
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I nodded.
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I hope it works again.
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A few hours later, I picked up my phone and pressed the power button once.
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The screen lit up.
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Yes!
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My phone was working again!
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I quickly checked my messages.
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Emma had sent another message.
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Are you still free this afternoon?
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I laughed and replied, Yes, but I almost lost my phone this morning, Emma asked.
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What happened?
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I smiled.
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It's a long story.
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Accidentally, meaning by mistake, not on purpose.
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I accidentally dropped my phone.
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Fall into, meaning to move or drop from a higher place into something example,
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my phone fell into the sink.
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Wet, meaning covered with water or another liquid.
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example, my phone is completely wet.
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Dry, meaning to remove water from something.
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Example, I used a towel to dry my phone.
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Turn off, meaning to stop a device from working by pressing a button.
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Example, you should turn off your phone.
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Pick up, meaning to lift or take something with your hand.
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Example, I quickly picked up my phone.
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Power button, meaning the button used to turn a device on or off.
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Example, I pressed the power button.
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Worried, meaning feeling nervous because something may be wrong.
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Example, I started to feel worried.
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Work again, meaning to function normally again.
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Luckily, my phone worked again.
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My morning started like any other morning.
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My morning started like any other morning I woke up at 7 and checked my phone
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I woke up at 7 and checked my phone
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I had a message from my friend Emma I had a message from my friend Emma.
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Are you free this afternoon?
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Are you free this afternoon?
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I replied, yes, I think so.
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I replied, yes, I think so.
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Why?
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Why?
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Then I got out of bed and went to the bathroom.
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Then I got out of bed and went to the bathroom.
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I put my phone on the counter.
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I put my phone on the counter. and started getting ready.
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I brushed my teeth.
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Washed my face.
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And looked at the time.
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and looked at the time.
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Oh, I'm running a little late.
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Oh, I'm running a little late.
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I said, I said, I quickly picked up my phone.
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I quickly picked up my phone.
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Then, while I was washing my face,
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my hand accidentally hit it.
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My hand accidentally hit it Splash Splash
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My phone fell into the sink My phone fell into the sink Oh no!
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My phone!
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Oh no!
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My phone!
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I quickly picked it up.
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I quickly picked it up.
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It was completely wet.
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It was completely wet.
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I pressed the screen but nothing happened.
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Please turn on.
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Please turn on.
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I pressed the power button again.
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But the screen stayed black.
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But the screen stayed black.
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I started to worry.
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Then I remembered something my friend had told me.
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Then I remembered something my friend had told me.
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If your phone gets wet, turn it off.
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And don't keep pressing the buttons.
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And don't keep pressing the buttons.
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Right, I said.
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Right, I said.
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I shouldn't turn it on again.
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I shouldn't turn it on again.
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I grabbed a towel and carefully dried the phone.
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I grabbed a towel and carefully dried the phone.
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Then I put it on a dry towel and left it there.
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Then I put it on a dry towel and left it there.
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A little later I went to the kitchen.
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A little later, I went to the kitchen.
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Mom was making breakfast.
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Mom was making breakfast.
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Lily, why do you look so worried?
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Lily, why do you look so worried?
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My phone fell into the sink.
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Mom looked at my phone.
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Oh, is it still working?
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I don't know.
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It won't turn on.
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Don't worry.
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Let it dry first.
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I nodded.
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I hope it works again.
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I nodded.
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I hope it works again.
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A few hours later I picked up my phone A few hours later I picked up my phone
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and pressed the power button once and pressed the power button once The screen lit up.
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The screen lit up.
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Yes!
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My phone was working again.
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Yes!
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My phone was working again.
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I quickly checked my messages.
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I quickly checked my messages.
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Emma had sent another message.
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Emma had sent another message.
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Are you still free this afternoon?
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Are you still free this afternoon?
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I laughed and replied, I laughed and replied,
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Yes, but I almost lost my phone this morning.
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Yes, but I almost lost my phone this morning.
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Emma asked, What happened?
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Emma asked, What happened?
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I smiled.
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It's a long story.
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I smiled.
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It's a long story.
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My morning started like any other morning.
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I woke up at 7 and checked my phone.
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I had a message from my friend, Emma.
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Are you free this afternoon?
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I replied, yes, I think so.
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Why?
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Then I got out of bed and went to the bathroom.
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I put my phone on the counter and started getting ready.
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I brushed my teeth, washed my face, and looked at the time.
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Oh, I'm running a little late, I said.
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I quickly picked up my phone.
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Then while I was washing my face, my hand accidentally hit it.
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Splash.
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My phone fell into the sink.
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Oh no!
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My phone!
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I quickly picked it up.
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It was completely wet.
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I pressed the screen, but nothing happened.
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Please turn on!
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I pressed the power button again, but the screen stayed black.
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I started to worry.
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Then I remembered something my friend had told me.
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If your phone gets wet, turn it off and don't keep pressing the buttons.
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Right, I said.
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I shouldn't turn it on again.
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I grabbed a towel and carefully dried the phone.
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Then I put it on a dry towel and left it there.
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A little later, I went to the kitchen.
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Mom was making breakfast.
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Lily, why do you look so worried?
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My phone fell into the sink.
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Mom looked at my phone.
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Oh, is it still working?
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I don't know.
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It won't turn on.
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Don't worry.
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Let it dry first.
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I nodded.
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I hope it works again.
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A few hours later, I picked up my phone and pressed the power button once.
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The screen lit up.
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Yes!
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My phone was working again!
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I quickly checked my messages.
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Emma had sent another message.
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Are you still free this afternoon?
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I laughed and replied, Yes, but I almost lost my phone this morning.
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Emma asked.
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What happened?
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I smiled.
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It's a long story.

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