手机掉在地上以后

At ten this morning, after my phone fell on the floor,

its screen suddenly went black.

In that second, I became quieter than my phone.

Because my phone has photos and work messages,

and orders for my dessert shop.

First, I pressed the power button.

Nothing happened.

I pressed it again for a long time, but the screen was still black.

The edge of the phone was a little broken,

but it did not look very serious from the outside.

I hoped that it had simply run out of power.

I went straight back to my dessert shop and found the charger.

But after charging it for half an hour, the phone still did not turn on.

Then I realized

that a customer was coming this afternoon to collect a birthday cake.

She had already sent me a message on my phone,

but now I could not see it.

I was a little worried, but I first told myself:

Do not panic.

There was also a computer in the shop,

so I could look at the online orders.

Luckily, the customer's name,

phone number, and cake collection time were all on the computer.

I called her,

and also told her that my phone was broken.

After lunch, I left the shop with my colleague,

and took my phone to a repair shop.

That shop was not far from my home,

on the second floor of a shopping mall.

There were lots of phone cases outside the shop,

and a few young people were looking at new phones.

The repair clerk first asked me:

When did your phone break?

I said: This morning, it fell from the table.

Now the screen is black,

but it seems that there is still sound inside.

He said: Let me take a look for you first.

He put the phone on the table,

and connected it to a small machine.

After a while, the screen finally lit up for a moment.

We could both see many tiny lines on it.

The clerk said that the screen inside the phone was broken,

and it needed a new one.

I asked him: How much is it to replace the screen?

How long will it take?

He said: The screen for this phone is not cheap,

about five hundred yuan.

It can be fixed this afternoon,

but you should first put your photos and important things onto a computer.

Five hundred yuan was a little expensive,

but every day I need my phone to check orders,

reply to messages, and take payments.

I thought about it and still decided to fix it.

The clerk gave me a small piece of paper,

with the collection time written on it.

I put that paper into my wallet,

because I was afraid that I would lose it too.

While I waited for my phone,

I did not sit in the mall the whole time.

I ate a bowl of noodles nearby,

and bought a cup of hot tea.

Without my phone, I could not keep watching short videos,

or reply to messages again and again.

At first, it felt very strange,

but later I felt much calmer.

At four in the afternoon, I went back to the repair shop.

The clerk showed me my phone.

The new screen was very bright, and all my photos and messages were still there.

First, I checked my order app for him,

and then I called my family.

Everything was fine, and I finally felt relieved.

After I got home, I did two things.

First, I copied my photos onto my computer.

Second, I bought a thicker phone case.

Now, when my phone falls on the floor,

I still get a little scared,

but I do not get as worried as before.

Of course, a broken phone is troublesome,

but you do not need to be too afraid.

When you go to a phone repair shop, you can say:

My phone is broken. Can you help me take a look?

If you want to know the price, you can ask:

How much does it cost to fix this?

I hope your phone always works well,

and I also hope your important photos and messages have a safe place.