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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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8 x, S6 V! L& C8 j( |"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?"
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"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!", k% T5 _8 _# x; k9 e
/ q( u! m2 D; D1 g4 h$ b! h. A"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 5 g% h% X7 D, q
( k5 c. T9 U7 ^6 P; ]8 b+ g, Z6 i F"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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% w; x4 {9 R$ K5 j) `Apparently, 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?
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