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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?"( N4 Z( Z, }1 L' @# y
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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!"
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"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 3 r$ ]* [- T$ t0 A
% M7 ~$ x: ?2 r- L- ?"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"+ p ^7 }/ z, \/ {& D6 N- @
$ Z+ u# V- x9 }' e6 y: L5 L2 p+ uApparently, 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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[ Last edited by Wonton on 2004-12-3 at 08:05 PM ] |
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