It was another boring Wednesday night, and I was sitting in my room watching television in the hopes that I would be entertained when the phone rang.
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"Hello?"
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A girl's voice came over the line.
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"Can I speak to Ben, please?"
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I live by myself, and my name definitely is not Ben. It was probably a wrong number. Of course, it was also a dull evening.
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"I'm sorry, he's not in right now. Can I take a message?"
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"Do you know what time he'll be back?" she responded.
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"I think he said he'd be home around 10:00." Silence on the other end...a confused silence. I had a live one.
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"Is this Steve?"
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My name isn't Steve, either. This was definitely a wrong number.
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"Yes, it is. Do you want to leave a message for Ben?"
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"Well...he said he would be home tonight and asked me to call him..." she said in a slightly irritated voice. I must have sounded a lot more like Steve than I had thought. I replied, "Well, he went out with Karen about an hour ago, and said that he would be back at 10:00."
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A shocked voice now: "Who's Karen?!"
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"The girl he went out with." (I've seen _Fletch_ several times).
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"I know that! I mean....who is she?" (She must have seen _Fletch_, too.... Or is that _Fletch Too_? Whatever..)
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"I don't know her last name. Look, do you want me to leave a message for Ben?"
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"Yes...please do. Tell him to call me when he gets home."
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She was sounding pretty irate at this point, and I could hear her temper flaring. Now would be a good time to call an end to the charade.
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"I sure will. Is this Jennifer?"
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She exploded this time. "WHO'S JENNIFER?!"
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Apparently she wasn't.
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"Well...he's going out with Jennifer at 10:00. I thought you were her. Sorry...it was an honest mistake."
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"Ben's the one that's made the mistake! Tell him that ALICE called him and the she's VERY UPSET and that I would LIKE HIM to CALL ME as SOON AS HE GETS HOME."
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I smiled and said, "Okay, I will...but Becky isn't going to like this..."
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"BECKY?!?!?"
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"*click*"
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