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When a relationship ends, it’s common to delete the other person’s information from your phone. Some people preserve them for sentimental reasons, while others maintain them in case of an emergency, and still others keep them because it makes no difference.
This person, on the other hand, definitely emptied her phone once her relationship with Joey ended. When Joey calls to report some major flooding, his ex-girlfriend just informs him that she drowned. Joey, take the hint.