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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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9 K \% D& T2 Q"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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- o. P/ O! ~' x2 t4 c"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!"% j# u% C! }1 D7 B6 |
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"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" " z+ ]3 @4 H8 w3 y- |5 [, P
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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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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. v5 F, E# x f9 F0 G[ Last edited by Wonton on 2004-12-3 at 08:05 PM ] |
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