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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!"8 R& [0 m, R6 `, }3 }1 s. l% h
5 o) d$ A1 {$ l3 C"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?"3 q2 W [$ v5 }, o* h) ] ?5 Y" M8 T
, n# S9 j7 }+ I- G; ["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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5 c% j2 k9 `( J( R. r+ V" O7 |1 y"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" / ~2 l" f7 @& v2 B8 u3 G! S
" @! {! {1 K1 }7 P! S"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"! H; d0 j, L8 y
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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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