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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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0 {- X/ L' B: V; H. U"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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. a1 z: K' Z4 H4 u) R"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!"& h4 T, o1 c1 f2 G2 U" m1 m9 U
! \; N. q8 W5 z6 `1 F, H4 O/ \/ c"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" 3 S, P& s" h7 c+ T+ r& l7 l
" y: u. ]% \; o" d" B% T: V"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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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?' C; i/ _6 O- z" H
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