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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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8 t5 e# a' V( U6 v+ A4 [' z2 f3 x"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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3 p3 x; o9 q5 d. v9 n"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!"/ C" } q8 X4 R
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"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?"
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!": Y) d$ d! J% q6 e+ W4 J
+ Q J9 ?0 A2 a+ WApparently, 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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. v2 S2 P" \9 G' p6 M[ Last edited by Wonton on 2004-12-3 at 08:05 PM ] |
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