Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across America, fielding call | dG1fZDdZeGhzWVVpelk
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00:00 [phone ringing]
00:02 Hello, this is Beth.
00:04 Hello?
00:06 Take your time.
00:13 Whenever you're ready.
00:15 Okay.
00:17 So, uh, you work nights?
00:23 Nights is what most people call.
00:28 I mean, I didn't even...
00:30 I don't even understand it. I mean, what happened?
00:32 I'm sorry.
00:33 I didn't mean to say anything.
00:35 I don't usually do this.
00:37 It's okay, don't worry about it.
00:39 Busy night?
00:45 Busier than ever.
00:46 And when it's gone, it feels like it never even started.
00:49 You think that I want to be out here alone?
00:51 Yeah, I get it.
00:52 How are you, if you don't mind my asking?
00:55 No, it's just... it's unusual for me to be asked.
01:00 I think he's back.
01:05 Are you gonna be okay?
01:06 Look, I gotta go, 'cause if he hears I'm talking to you, he's gonna...
01:07 Can you write this number down first?
01:08 I'll stay on the phone.
01:09 I'll be right here with you.
01:11 Iraq. That's where I got messed up.
01:17 I came back.
01:18 Didn't feel like home, though.
01:20 Is it lost? Just the other side of love?
01:25 This is hard.
01:27 It isn't about me.
01:29 I'm just hearing their stories.
01:31 They're the ones living them.
01:33 I'm just here to listen.
01:41 [♪♪♪]
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01:49 (music fades)