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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!") X) R1 j4 g0 n/ S' B; M8 S0 r
% h5 I% L5 j$ U S# @2 i) q"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?"2 U8 H/ A7 ]8 T. v8 u$ B- j
, K) {5 B) s! p0 X& g2 Z"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!" _! Q2 |0 k& h; m- o7 x
3 c4 l# P T% W" L5 V* T"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" " q/ v2 z7 m0 _
( Y' B: S: v; w2 s0 F! F"Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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6 o6 }% L- P: O! W5 ?* OApparently, 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?, Q- H- S1 ^5 k5 n3 c
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