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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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5 r) k H6 h* i9 s% {6 S8 j"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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"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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$ D ~1 u4 X/ W"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 6 y5 _3 w Y. n
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"0 R T I& ?- V3 G2 p: T ]
% o1 o4 M6 X1 p# e6 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?/ B9 B6 D& _% X& l( Q
, ~5 o2 g* j: s9 d4 k[ Last edited by Wonton on 2004-12-3 at 08:05 PM ] |
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