I got a call at around 10:50 in the morning today from a lady. The following was our conversation.
(Phone rings)
Me: Hello
Lady: Hello
(Silence for around 30 seconds)
Me again: Hello ma'am.... May I know who is this?
Lady: Aap koun hai?
Me: Since you called it is only fair that you say first who you are?
(Silence again for another minute.... While I hold the line patiently, that was a big mistake!!!)
Lady: I want to talk to Rohit
Me: There is no Rohit here
Lady: Tum Joot bol rahe ho!!
(I was taken aback.... What the hell is happening here????)
Me: Why should I lie? What are you talking about?
Lady: I want to talk to Rohit.
Me: I think you have got the wrong number.... What number do you want?
Lady: I want Rohit's Number!
(I literally got furious at this answer)
Me (With a touch of impatience and lot of anger): I am busy.... Can you tell me what number you want?
Lady: I want Rohit's Number (said she.... With assertiveness and full confidence!!!)
(Now I lost it... completely)
Me (Spoke pointwise, though she could not see the numbers like this over phone):
Ma'am...
- I am not Rohit.
- Since I am not Rohit, this definitely is not Rohit's Number.
- Given that you were trying Rohit's Number and this unfortunately not being Rohit's Number is indicative of the fact that you have reached a wrong number.
(After all this... The lady says with so much cool....)
Lady: Acha.... Wrong number hai kya. Pehle bolne ka tha na???
Me (Now almost helpless): Yes Ma'am... I am sorry. I wont repeat this mistake again!
Lady: Acha theekh hai beta koi baath nahi.... (and she hangs up)
And I haven't been able to work thereafter!!!
Moral of the story: Please dont lift any call that is for Rohit... Could be very dangerous!
(By the way... Why do these things happen only to me??????)
4 comments:
itna patience??? hats off to you boss! i would have hung up in first 30 seconds :D
-- Neha :-))
It happened to you because Rohit wanted you to write something about him in your blog.
@ Neha:
It wasn more of the lady's perseverence than my patience!
@ Ajai:
Thanks... That kind of partially solves the puzzle!
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