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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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0 o& G! U* h# b. w& H. ]9 R"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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$ m" g2 d y! u5 R! `) P"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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, m4 u$ _! C- s0 B4 l"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 4 H& ?# r: O0 u, l
% q) @/ `1 s! I" g& S2 G4 }"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"- h6 o! ^3 D' t+ g: e
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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?& g: R5 t% G% W$ x m! }
* J/ G# I) a2 m3 _+ e9 U. m( q+ h[ Last edited by Wonton on 2004-12-3 at 08:05 PM ] |
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