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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!"# a' s- t: L' M4 ~- `* c
1 ?9 ^* \; l4 [3 r0 D; L) \: }' S"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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: o, E7 ?2 u3 e, n8 s6 x# p6 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!"! t. e; T7 e$ c: d0 }. r, K/ H
2 X6 Q) @' c! M# m6 o* {"Chicago? Chicago, Illinois?!" I was in surprise, "Hey, gal, what was the phone number you just dialed?" % p9 Y# ^1 u! d- l7 `
6 A" s1 t7 ?9 K* m: ["Joe's number, 708-780-4528!"
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8 r2 E2 u* a. U# y* VApparently, 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?) _2 T) w( f# @3 d+ I, m9 E
1 B$ }1 Q6 v% R8 K9 [& U" M6 K' [6 M[ Last edited by Wonton on 2004-12-3 at 08:05 PM ] |
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