(659) Match makers

Jane and Anne were girl hood friends. They kept in touch after they were married. Jane had four sons and then had Jenny. Anne had three sons and Amy. Jenny and Amy practically grew up next door to each other. Years later both families moved and then they lived on opposite sides of town. During one vacation the Moms had a get together. Amy was playing in Jenny's room when Jenny's eldest brother walked in. Kenneth looked at the two young girls in the usual patronizing manner and asked Jenny if she had seen his thick book. Jenny said she did not see it anywhere since the day before. Kenneth grunted and walked away.


Jenny giggled and related how she was curious about her brother's book and flipped through it and the picture of a pretty girl dropped out. Apparently that was the picture of his girl friend. The two girls were at the romantic stage and both would seriously be interested in getting their brothers hitched if only to increase the female headcounts in their respective families. In a jiffy Amy had dug out any and every bit of information Jenny had painstakingly gathered.  After a hurried consultation, both decided to form a pact to further the romance as much as possible within their combine capability and influence.


After lunch, the younger boys went to the field for a football scramble as the day was somewhat cloudy therefore permitting outdoor activity. Amy grabbed the opportunity to talk to Kenneth. Jenny was detained in the kitchen washing up the dishes. Kenneth was in the midst of answering a letter. Amy started the conversation with asking if Kenneth could find her a pen friend from overseas. You see, Kenneth was studying abroad and had gotten to know this girl of a different ethnic origin as a pen friend. In the course of this conversation, Amy adroitly drew the story out of Kenneth. He honestly thought it was a hopeless romance because he guessed his parents would never approve.


Amy deftly taught him a few principles of bringing the situation to his doorstep. She planted the idea of inviting the girl to Kenneth's home for a visit. After all, the host and hostess are bound by custom to be hospitable to a guest under their roof. Kenneth protested that his parents would never issue such an invitation. Oh! No! Amy said that he was to invite, fix the date and to inform his parents when the impending trip was not just planned but was a fact. Kenneth looked incredulous. At that moment Jenny came out of the kitchen. While Kenneth was sent out to call back the footballers, Amy hurriedly brought Jenny up to date with the project and secured her promise of actively helping her brother. Amy's family then left hurriedly to avoid an imminent thunder storm.


Three weeks later, Amy's Mum had a long phone call. It was about room assignment, curtains, bed sheets, towels etc... After a lengthy discussion, Jenny's mum decided to imitate the western culture and supply hand towel, face towel and bath towel. While the mums went shopping for the important guest, the children sat down and planned an itinerary for the guest from far away. Jenny's brothers had fun guessing which restaurant their father would take them to for the welcoming and sending off party.


The visit was a huge success. The visitor was a hit from the moment go, even the great grandma liked her because of her sweet smiles. And so Kenneth flew off with his girl friend for his last semester.  Shortly after, a phone call came across the seas announcing that the girl was pregnant with Kenneth's baby. A hurried family conference was convened, the unanimous decision was for the young couple to get married legally as soon as possible. The girl's family decided on a church wedding. The boy's family planned a double celebration after Kenneth's graduation: deferred wedding and a welcome home baby dinner. Thus begun a happy cross cultural marriage.

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