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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!"; k; V; }8 |3 K* [5 [' T0 v4 n
, ?6 G$ A5 x9 A. R* d% N' L"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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. A/ y% I! N5 b8 w2 O"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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"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" $ f B! p) r! X: S' B) n& F& x
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"4 f% w I* S2 ^
5 M5 d6 T3 n# fApparently, 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?; H! D9 w ]$ ?3 `& J4 K
/ H- }. @0 I& ~6 M, ^[ Last edited by Wonton on 2004-12-3 at 08:05 PM ] |
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