He has my watch

Riding my bike to the school on Tuesday, my pocket buzzes, and I see that I'm going to miss a phone call. I'm sure it's my cousin, because who else would it be a 9 on Tuesday?

I'm surprised when I see, so surprised when I see that it was Franz. I call and listen to the message. In stilted English it went something like, "Hallo Alex. It's me Franz. How are you? We had zpent zis very nice time togezzer lazt weekend und I zink dat we had exchanges our watches! Do you have mine? Pleazz coll me und we can try to exchange ze Hour! I leave today for some dayse so hopefully I see you today. I hope you have a nize day!"

I called him back and he answered right away. Hallo?

He had thought that somehow we had exchanged watches, and that I had his and he had mine? I don't know where he got that idea from, but it was funny.

But he was leaving at two o'clock for two weeks, he said. We cannot meet today?

No, I said. I have school til three? You have to go though?

Yes.

That's quite a long time.

I know, but I have to do a lot zsingsz und see my pahrunts. You know.

Well. Call me when you get back.

I will! And we can have a vewwy nice kaffee or zomezing.

Yes.

I was thinking about it when I got off the phone, and I was thinking of how long a time two weeks was. I'm starting this stupid new school with people that I don't know either.....This isn't going to be fun. Oh well. Til then, I'll keep busy with work. I guess.