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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!"+ U: T% ^2 ]' O" a6 _, @# q
1 L; |4 J# G$ V' _2 X0 r"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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9 `* j4 a9 j7 S+ G( d7 ^"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 6 \- O# _' C8 i7 g! T% ]
2 S8 W% j2 v4 H/ [& v( ]3 [! V"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"; H. T1 b4 [: q
- y& j1 J4 B. E$ Z4 g0 Y mApparently, 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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