Conversation with a Pirate

(Layce puts her cell phone on speaker phone and dials the number. She sets the phone on her desk and listens to it ring. After five rings, Yamila answers.)

Yamila: (sleepy voice) Hola.

Layce: Hi! I hope I didn’t wake you.

(Long pause)

Yamila: Hola?

Layce: Can you speak English?

Yamila: Ingles?

Layce: En..glish… You know American? Speak English? I know you can read English.

Yamila: I speak English, si. Who are you?

Layce: My name’s Layce Gardner. I’m calling you from the United States. Oh, no! I’m sorr...