Tring Tring….
It was 10pm.Swapna put the book she was reading and went to receive the call.Her parents had already gone to sleep.
Hello…
“Reena how are you?”
“Wrong number,”
“Please don’t disconnect.Your voice is so mellifluous that I want to talk to you.”
What kind of zabardasti is this?,Swapna thought,But she stayed on the call
“Actually I talk with my daughter – in -law at this time”,said the lady from otherside.
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The very next night,while Swapna was at her study,the phone rang at 10 pm.She went and picked up.
“Hello.”
“Sorry to disturb you at this hour.I was connecting to my bohu .Again it got connected to you.Its a wonder na.
By the way ,what’s your name dear?”
*Swapna.”
“What a beautiful name ! What are you doing?”
“Post graduation in Economics.”
“If you don’t mind can I have your phone number?,” she asked very affectionately.
Swapna gave the phone number.
“Oo good.You stay at Bhubaneswar.We too.What is your father’s name?”
As if mesmerized,she gave the details to the unknown caller.
While going to bed she decided to tell everything to her mom about the wrong number, first thing in the morning .
Her mother listened to everything and smiled .She said that giving the phone number to an unknown lady is not harmful at all.Some people like to talk and make friendship.
Swapna felt relieved.She took her breakfast and left for the University.The final exams of her post graduation was approaching.
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After her exams were over she felt relaxed.She was spending most of her time talking with friends over phone.
On one Sunday her father called and handed over the reciever to her,*someone wants to talk with you.And he went out of the room.
*Hello.”
“Who is it please?”
“I am Abhijit Mishr,a B tech from NIT Rourkela.Since one year I have been working as an assistant engineer with Tata Power and have been posted here in Bhubaneswar.You must be wondering as you don’t know me but your parents know me .You are unaware that both our parents are interested for a wedding of both of us.So I wanted to tell you all these .I think it would be better if we meet and discuss.Why don’t we meet each other at some place for coffee?”
Swapna never expected a call regarding a marriage proposal ,that too straight from a total stranger.She at first couldn’t utter anything .Then she told,”I would ask my parents and let you know .She put the receiver back.
She was overwhelmed.
With much coaxing from her parents,she called back Abhijit and consented for a meeting.
Prior to the meeting,they were talking over the phone every evening.They started liking each other.
On a Sunday evening both of them met at Coffee Cafe Day.
Abhijit said,”do you know how the proposal came?
Swapna was very interested to know.
“It was the wrong number you replied.My mom called my brother’s wife to talk and you picked it up.Thanks to the telecom company for the wrong number at right time .
