Amit joined an engineering company in Delhi as an engineer immediately after graduation. Within a few months he was sent on a long term duration to a far away country to work in an office of the same company there.
After joining he was surprised at the laws in the country. May be this was the reason he was told to go perhaps the offer was rejected by others. Amit always had a positive attitude and felt there was some good reason he was sent here. Among other things he found there were no women employees in the company which was strange. He had grown up seeing a strong mother and sister. Amit's community always had girls excelling boys in every field. Later he found the country did not allow woment to work in offices like his.
One day Amit's boss called him for a meeting. He was informed that he had to coach a person on using a computer based application he was expert at. The matter was confidential. He would get instructions in his mail which he had to follow. Nobody should know what he is doing. Amit's boss also informed him that the person who would communicate is not the person who is being trained. An anonymous e-mail will be used, Amit will not be allowed to speak to either the person communicating nor the trainee. Next day Amit received and e-mail from an address named "trncoord". Amit sent training material and examples. The training proceeded at a snails pace. Amit patiently went about answering questions. One day Amit received a drawing done by the trainee. He gave is comments and suggestion for improvement. Amit would scan every inch of the drawing for comments. One day as Amit was scanning a drawing he found in smaller font an gmail e-mail address with username "trncoord", next to it was an instruction. "send e-mail on this e-mail using your personal e-mail address". External mail was not available in office. Amit had a gmail account so he went home and sent a mail. Amit followed what was told to him without telling anybody. Amit started getting requests to send his picture and inform in detail his qualifications, experience, family, income, religion etc. Amit wrote back in detail everything honestly. Months went by like this. Amit had shared significant details about himself. One day the mail from gmail account said "I want to visit India as a tourist can you help me go to India?" "Yes" replied Amit. In the next mail Amit was asked "Can you book my ticket?I will pay you back later" Amit replied Yes. India had a system of visa on arrival but one had to register online. Amit informed that you had to register online first for visa which will be given on arrival. In the next mail Amit got the message "I will meet you at Dubai airport so book my ticket from Dubai to New Delhi along with you, I will say black pens don't leak they bleak to identify myself" Amit replied "OK". Soon he got the registration for visa and details for booking a ticket. He was wondering what he was doing. He was in a far away country booking a ticket from Dubai to New Delhi for an unknown person. As scheduled he booked the ticket and also got his journey routed through Dubai. Amit anxiously waited for his flight to New Delhi at Dubai airport. A lady in a veil walked up to him and said "Black pens don't leak they bleak" and then added "you can call me Ana". Amit enquired "Where are your belongings?" "Ana" replied "I will receive them later, lets checkin I have my ticket printed and passport".
Amit checked in and he and the lady got adjacent seats. On reaching New Delhi Amit led the lady through customs. At the taxi stand Amit politely asked Ana "Where do you want to go?" Ana replied "Where ever you take me!". Amit lived with his parents so took Ana there. Amit made provision for Ana to stay in one bedroom in his parent's modest apartment. After she took sufficient rest after a tiring journey. Amit enquired with Ana "please narate to me and my parents your story". Ana replied "first I want to speak with you, then later I will speak with your parents".
Ana narrated her story: "I am a daughter of a very rich person. You know women are not allowed to work in our country but I was interested in working and learning so requested my father to give me a chance. My father is a major share holder of your company's Joint Venture in my country so he arranged for my training there. My brother was the one who coordinated the training. He used to ensure I am unable to contact you in anyway. In one of the documents the e-mail ID used by him was mentioned. I knew that you sincerely checked every inch of the drawings I sent. My brother stopped checking my drawings before sending to you so I decided to use my drawing to inform you my personal e-mail for communicating with you. I depended on my lady friend to help me write the mails for create ID etc. I had gone through many profiles and selected your profile to train me. Your Name and gender was not available only experience and other details were available. I felt I made the right choice. I was impressed by your sincerity and trust it was completely selfless. My father was looking for a suitable match there was a proposal. I decided I should do something fast. The information provided by you in such detail convinced me that you can help me get away. I convinced my father that I should be at the Dubai shopping festival to buy dresses to impress the proposed groom for me. He arranged for my brother and a security person to keep 24 hours watch on me to accompany me there to keep watch on me. I was able to slip out of the hotel to take cab to reach the airport. I gave a piece of jewelry to the cab driver. I could identify you because you sent your picture. I got to see your picture only at Dubai it was delivered at my hotel. Nobody has been so kind to me as you have been, if you accept I would like to spend the rest of my life with you"
Amit was speechless "Ana you took such a big risk putting so much faith in me" he continued "Please do not decide anything in haste, you have not had any chance at choosing your suitor. There will be countless men who will be too happy to marry you even in your present situation. I will take you to marriage bureaus to check profiles and meet possible suitors. Your tourist visa can be upto 6 months. I will plan for your searching for a suitable suitor for 4 months. If you find somebody suitable I take the responsibility to get you married before the 6 months deadline gets over also if nobody is suitable so you can go back tour country. Since you are welcome to stay with us you we can evaluate each other in detail there is nothing better than that to evaluate."
Ana agreed to this suggestion and the next 4 months were spent at studying profiles at marraige bureaus and intercations with possible suitors. During the course of the 4 months Amit liked what he saw of Ana even his parents started liking Ana. Amit started thinking whether in trying to be honest he had damaged his own chances. "What if Ana does find a suitor?".
At the end of 4 months Amit waited with baited breath the day arrived when Ana was to inform her decision to him. When asked Ana said "Amit as advised by you I made a sincere effort but could not find a suitor" Amit thought in his mind "It means even I have not qualified then". Amit asked "So Ana you want to go back now"
Ana said "Please let me complete I did not find a suitable suitor in the marriage bureaus but I found one at home here my first choice - you!" Amit informed "I and my parents have accepted you in every way"
Amit checked in and he and the lady got adjacent seats. On reaching New Delhi Amit led the lady through customs. At the taxi stand Amit politely asked Ana "Where do you want to go?" Ana replied "Where ever you take me!". Amit lived with his parents so took Ana there. Amit made provision for Ana to stay in one bedroom in his parent's modest apartment. After she took sufficient rest after a tiring journey. Amit enquired with Ana "please narate to me and my parents your story". Ana replied "first I want to speak with you, then later I will speak with your parents".
Ana narrated her story: "I am a daughter of a very rich person. You know women are not allowed to work in our country but I was interested in working and learning so requested my father to give me a chance. My father is a major share holder of your company's Joint Venture in my country so he arranged for my training there. My brother was the one who coordinated the training. He used to ensure I am unable to contact you in anyway. In one of the documents the e-mail ID used by him was mentioned. I knew that you sincerely checked every inch of the drawings I sent. My brother stopped checking my drawings before sending to you so I decided to use my drawing to inform you my personal e-mail for communicating with you. I depended on my lady friend to help me write the mails for create ID etc. I had gone through many profiles and selected your profile to train me. Your Name and gender was not available only experience and other details were available. I felt I made the right choice. I was impressed by your sincerity and trust it was completely selfless. My father was looking for a suitable match there was a proposal. I decided I should do something fast. The information provided by you in such detail convinced me that you can help me get away. I convinced my father that I should be at the Dubai shopping festival to buy dresses to impress the proposed groom for me. He arranged for my brother and a security person to keep 24 hours watch on me to accompany me there to keep watch on me. I was able to slip out of the hotel to take cab to reach the airport. I gave a piece of jewelry to the cab driver. I could identify you because you sent your picture. I got to see your picture only at Dubai it was delivered at my hotel. Nobody has been so kind to me as you have been, if you accept I would like to spend the rest of my life with you"
Amit was speechless "Ana you took such a big risk putting so much faith in me" he continued "Please do not decide anything in haste, you have not had any chance at choosing your suitor. There will be countless men who will be too happy to marry you even in your present situation. I will take you to marriage bureaus to check profiles and meet possible suitors. Your tourist visa can be upto 6 months. I will plan for your searching for a suitable suitor for 4 months. If you find somebody suitable I take the responsibility to get you married before the 6 months deadline gets over also if nobody is suitable so you can go back tour country. Since you are welcome to stay with us you we can evaluate each other in detail there is nothing better than that to evaluate."
Ana agreed to this suggestion and the next 4 months were spent at studying profiles at marraige bureaus and intercations with possible suitors. During the course of the 4 months Amit liked what he saw of Ana even his parents started liking Ana. Amit started thinking whether in trying to be honest he had damaged his own chances. "What if Ana does find a suitor?".
At the end of 4 months Amit waited with baited breath the day arrived when Ana was to inform her decision to him. When asked Ana said "Amit as advised by you I made a sincere effort but could not find a suitor" Amit thought in his mind "It means even I have not qualified then". Amit asked "So Ana you want to go back now"
Ana said "Please let me complete I did not find a suitable suitor in the marriage bureaus but I found one at home here my first choice - you!" Amit informed "I and my parents have accepted you in every way"
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