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Suddenly I decided to play a small prank. I talked to her as if I'd just realized something, "Oh, golly. I see. My roommate is Joseph. I've never called him Joe. Sure, you've got the right phone number!"
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"Is he around?" asked the girl. "Unfortunately, he is not. You know what? He flew to California for his holiday. He made the decision in a sudden three days ago. I am wondering why he had to go there. Do you have any idea?"9 G* |' H0 Q0 q0 G0 w6 @
5 G+ K2 b( C' f6 X) q( y; g- Q' N& l"That can't be true!" the girl cried out desperately. "He cannot do that! We are dating on the beach of Lake Michigan this evening! Actually I am driving to Chicago right now!"
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4 E$ d0 f2 K) j) x"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" ' a% j2 O( b$ Q# g9 d; v5 m
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"4 d0 r& b/ s2 \/ N8 j) W
1 O9 r4 V: A8 CApparently, she had called the wrong number. She dialed the area code 780 by mistake. I began to regret for the trick that might hurt the girl on the other end. How could I explain everything to her?5 ^; t4 i z) U) U, L
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