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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!". ~& L3 w0 `5 }& d
4 W+ r; A( P% G! r4 X4 J"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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, Z; P, [4 k1 R$ d0 K2 u" |/ J3 P"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!"6 O ~( N9 o9 h' z
# U. K# F! ^: h% v7 {"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" , v/ V: a- ~8 r [/ q
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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; ?+ X: h9 T2 [- r( i# j1 T4 rApparently, 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?9 Y4 Q" {+ H, W1 p2 s
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