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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!". R8 b. d( c1 X: z T) U
# a* }) {9 u+ U8 j$ i1 N* c"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?" U! K; _9 C$ o' C/ P! K6 V
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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!"% x2 l4 b' I. G$ ]. p
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"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 4 \& w5 l, v. V6 v3 N4 {
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"5 |( V* z8 f5 f- ]7 ~; s* P
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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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