Three Minutes

I didn't know that a three minute phone conversation could change my life so radically and bring so much enjoyment to my day. This is what happened to me earlier this evening.

7:45, Text from unknown number, "Hey B, are you on campus this evening by chance?"
7:50, Reply from me, "No, I'm not, but I'm in town. Who is this by the way?"
7:50, Text from unknown number, "NL."
7:51, Text from NL, "Would it be okay to give you a call real quick?"
7:52, Reply from me, "Sure, I'm just at home."

7:52, Phone call from NL to B.*
NL: "Hi B, how are you."
B: "Doing well, and yourself."
NL: "I'm good. I have a question for you.:
B: "Sure."
NL: "Do you know what you're doing in the fall."
B: "I actually don't. I've been applying for jobs though."
  [Sitting on bed wondering where this was going; sad that she doesn't know what she'll be doing in the fall.]
NL: "Have you ever considered traveling for an evangelistic team?"
B: "That is something I actually haven't ever considered."
  [Sitting absolutely 100% stunned while trying not laugh because of the absolute unbelievability.]
NL: "Well there is one spot open on our team, and I thought of you or DM. You play the cello, right?"
B: "Uh huh."
NL: "I don't know if you are interested. Maybe you want to think about it for a while and let me know in a couple of days."
    [B thinking it would probably be best to get back in a couple of days instead of saying instantly no.]
"If you think about it for a couple of days, I could let WG know, and then he could contact you with more information."
    [B thinking that she doesn't want to talk to WG, but she isn't interested in the least bit.]
"This doesn't mean anything would be set in stone or final. So what are you thinking?"
    [B quickly thinking how to phrase the refusal of the offer politely.]
B: "NL thank you so much for thinking of me and considering me for this opportunity. That is very kind of you, and I feel honored. I don't believe that is the direction my life is heading right now, but thank you so much for considering me and giving WG my name."
    [B continues politely reiterating her no while saying thank you for a couple more sentences.]
[B not sure how the conversation actually finished, though there wasn't much more that was send except more thanks but no thanks.]
[B wondering who to call since P and R were currently occupied. She would try J hoping J wasn't asleep.]

7:55, Phone call from B to J
      Disbelief on J's part with some serious shaking with amazement and laughter. B making J wait until the whole three minute conversation was relayed. J telling B to Tweet the happening; B explaining that she doesn't have Twitter, but J could Tweet it for her. J telling B to blog this about this amazing job offer.

8:08, The texts start rolling in while I carrying on another two phone conversations. The texts continue until
9:00, The craziness has died down for the evening. Another phone conversation occurs about an unrelated topic which B finds refreshing.


I'm still sitting here a little in shock and amazement about those three minutes which provided me with the best and oddest job offer ever.
 
*Not an exact replica of the conversation because I'm really awful at repeating and remembering a conversation verbatim, but this is what was sad even if some of the exact words were different.