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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!"& `5 I0 j+ M* f& I0 {, ]
/ c: K7 o8 }9 k3 _* H"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?"8 {! u% Q0 {) x2 |1 e9 `, e
5 J# M/ i5 v; c Q3 J) a' M"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!", ]! o |, n" b2 b. A
7 s a0 J, d, X( P, f; _5 H"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 0 w. b% P2 C: i; W
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"3 N& h) W z& M
/ n' B8 N2 s; r6 ]) L4 F! t/ R9 `1 r$ wApparently, 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?: P5 m. y$ w( x0 _
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