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1、WrongNumberbyAlexanderJablokovRegardingthisstory,Mr.Jablokovsays:Once,inanimpoverishedperiod,IownedaSubaruGLFthatIhadboughtfromanonimpoverishedfriendwhohadabandoneditbehindhishouseafteritstoppedworking.Itwasanearnestcar,ahard-workingcar,butitsupbringinghadresultedinmanybadhabits,amongwh
2、ichwasaneedtovisitthelocalrepairshopeverycoupleofmonths.Bob,ofUncleRuss’s,hadonepieceofadvice,whichhegavemewheneverIbroughtthecarin:“Sellthecar.”EventuallyIdid,andthenmissedmyvisits.UncleRuss’sisgone,replacedwithacrisplyefficientValvoline,andso“WrongNumber”willhavetostandasabelatedValen
3、tinetothatvanishedcrew.****Stephaniefoundherselfwideawakeat2:13a.m.,rememberingaphonenumber.Hers,butwithonedigitwrong.Shecouldseethething,roundednumbersonacocktailnapkinwithablueship’swheelonit,herhandwriting.Thedigitwaswrongonpurpose.Shehadn’tthoughtofthatnightsince...well,probablysinc
4、eithappened.She’dbeenworkingonthecampaignofastaterep,andhadstartedtalkingwithsomeguyvaguelyassociatedwiththerep’sautoleasingbusinessatthelow-keyvictoryparty.Decent-lookingguy,nicejacket,with,assheremembered,aninterestincollectingantiquecars.Everyonewasinagreatmood.Thenhebegantoseemcreep
5、y.Maybeitwastheexcessiveemphasisonthesizeofthegaragehekepthiscarcollectionin,orthewayhemadesurethatshecouldseethatthebuttonsonhisjacketsleevereallybuttoned,orthefactthatalongwiththesleeveshealsoobservedthatheneithertrimmedorcleanedhisfingernailsregularly.Whatever,shelostinterestanddecid
6、edtogohome.Despiteherwatchcheckingand“now,where’smycoat?”scanoftherackbytheentrance,hedidn’tcatchon,andaskedforherphonenumber.Shedidn’twanttogiveittohim.Hebecameinsistent,inanoddlycompellingway.Shewastherealone,and,atthatmoment,feltweak.Afteramoment’shesitation,shewrotedownafakenumber,c
7、hangingthefifthdigitoftheactualnumber.She’dheardofobsessivesworkingtheirwaythroughalltenvariantsofawronglastdigit,butthefifthseemedsafe.Anditworked.Thefearedcallnevercame,andsheforgotabouttheincident.Untilnow.Butitwasmorethanamemorynow,itwasacompulsion.Shecouldnotstopthinkingab