"Hello?"
"Is your house on fire?"
"No...?"
"Man, I thought it was because you're so dang hot."
"I think you need to work on that."
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One prank call
One girl
One guy
One great story
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Ring, ring
"You're insane."
"For whatever reason did that idea get into your head?"
"You asked me to prom. Me and you are fire and ice, summer and winter, cats and dogs."
"No, me and you are peanut butter and jelly, melted chocolate and strawberries, yin and yang. Separate, we are great, but together we are invincible. I like you Harper, despite our differences, and I know you harbor the same feelings. You fell for me, remember? We were built for one another. I'm sorry I was a jerk when we were kids, a spaz on phone, and an ass in real life. But you changed me into a better person. I hope you realize that."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Oh my, did I say something wrong? You're crying again."
"I'm sorry, I'm such a crybaby. That was just -well- unexpected. No one has actually said anything like that to me, ever."
"Really?!"
"Yeah."
"That can't be true. You are so beautiful, any boy in their right mind would want to be your boyfriend."
"Including you?"
"Yes."
"Are you asking me out?"
"Wow, all of those assumptions. But yes, of a matter of fact, I am asking you to be my girlfriend."