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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!" p) _$ q- y. o. x- G
+ j: U4 [- e) L8 D, j5 e; P. i"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?"% I6 D4 l; k$ A6 E
* M3 k; t' T, a/ i6 `"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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0 f: ?2 v+ Z; s4 v; U, o"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" : d9 d, \4 A5 B4 H% s+ @
3 A; N, z# E1 h( O5 g"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"9 x; I) T& x2 y) t8 V7 {
) b: k7 Z8 p. G9 i" J4 _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?
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