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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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* f6 K! u( R 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?", ]6 Q n) F4 i! X& |0 o$ z& k
- i9 O; M. G6 N( Y% @, u. z"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!"7 L1 @' E8 @) j( n9 {
( I* a+ s8 F- W"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?"
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9 t0 Z9 u J, j, }) T1 H! \"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"' z, d" i x y: r6 i# [; u
. S2 |! j! Q, m, c/ b+ RApparently, 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 r+ o: r j5 P( K. v. X# ]
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