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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" U- b# z W0 Y" t0 i4 O- X# E% t
8 W/ G. ^- C& I; T+ ^( W"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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% D3 _; e) [3 S8 O' U"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?" : a1 I# t4 B( e; ^3 g. J3 u
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"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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% d B( |7 ]. j: mApparently, 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?3 w& y b5 p7 s5 |5 H
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