How to: Discreetly Check a Text Message

Whether at school, work, church,
or some other attention requiring function,
we are told not to check our phones.
But we, as humans - especially the "now" generation (shoutout to D.O. for that term)- usually tend to value our time over others.
So when we feel our pocket vibrate,
we know it's a text we just have to answer right away.

There's always the "fuck it" approach,
were you just whip out your phone and start typing away.
This is very bold and also considered very rude.
You can very well get your ass beat, depending on the person.
In some instances, the higher authority figure might take your phone.
And then you have to deal with them reading it aloud or something ignorant like that.

Now, if you'd like to keep your phone,
you can try a more discreet method.

For instance, the cover up.
Slowly place your phone on your lap or in between your legs.
Next, take a book, pamphlet, a donut box, a knee,
whatever you can manage,
and place it strategically between you and who ever may be watching.
Then slowly move your phone up and text behind the object.
As long as it isn't blatantly obviously that you're hiding behind an upright History textbook, you should be fine.

There's also the "aside,"
which is my go-to.
You just turn your body to a profile towards the person you don't to see you.
Then slide your phone out,
and text from your hip.
Having t9word or memorizing the keys comes in handy here,
because you can maintain eye contact.

I feel like there's one more,
but I blanking out right now.
If you have any other methods,
hit up the comments.
Word.