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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!". z9 c d$ o5 W! H3 C* l1 k6 s
; d! c5 A9 e1 }0 W4 `8 s6 _"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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7 X: j. b! Z, p- k2 N"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!"& M% V1 {4 f: A8 J2 T. Z
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"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 0 I: j7 g: T3 R' s
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"0 x8 O& ?1 g$ [* U% C3 b
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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?& B2 t7 c- v1 f
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