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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!"3 R# m7 y7 z0 y( p8 d7 m; G$ M, H
5 @1 z* q6 P* C8 j$ A"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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/ b9 w0 a3 m' [& d. P) 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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1 J* _2 c# p9 e" E7 r$ f t1 Z"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" ) Y& |/ H+ l; }. w2 {" [$ x" h
1 d7 q7 \- K* T* H- c, |$ g"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"3 j$ a. z2 [) c; ~$ Q' T1 F
: h; u/ o; ]8 T( |$ CApparently, 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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