One of my whole-time favourite literary love quotes is from Russian writer Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina”,
“I’ve always loved you, and when you love someone, you love the whole person, just as he or she is, and not as you would like them to be.”
This evening Raymond was invited to the engagement ceremony of the son of the city's biggest diamond merchant.
It was necessary to bring the invitation card with you to enter the ceremony. Well-known businessmen, industrialists, politicians, police officers, administration officers, actors, and people from far and wide were going to attend this function.
Due to their old relationship of Raymond with this diamond merchant, he had received an invitation letter to come to this function.
Now, first of all, there was the problem of remand, to go to such a grand ceremony one must have a very showy and expensive dress, and then also have to buy some valuable item to give as a gift.
Poor Remand somehow made arrangements for both things by spending his savings, as he was very eager to go to this function, 1 hour before the time of the ceremony he went to the unisex salon and changed his face completely.
Now he was looking for a handsome young man from an aristocratic family. Satisfied with his face, clothes and gifts, he got ready to go to the ceremony.
The function had begun. All the guests were slowly entering inside, the atmosphere inside was just like a movie set. very beautiful men and women were present there.
The ceremony was being held in a very large hall, the atmosphere was as if all the film stars had gathered together for the Oscars, the inside of the hall was decorated with beautiful lights, and a large wooden table was settled in the centre of hall for the gifts and the bouquets brought by the guests being kept on it.
There were also security personnel with automatic guns for security in the hall. they were watching every movement of the guests, and if any guest doing any mischievous they were handling to them so politely.
The atmosphere of the ceremony was filled with intoxicating scents emanating from the bodies of beautiful women, the aromas of wine, the delicious and pungent aromas of various dishes. The atmosphere was mesmerizing with colourful lights and music reverberating. The hall was surrounded by very luxurious royal furniture.
The sound of music in a very low voice was making the atmosphere intoxicating. Drinks were being served to the guests by beautiful ladies hostess as they came from haven. The whole atmosphere was so pleasant, it was still time for the main event to happen, some young couples were dancing on the dance floor to the beats of music.
In this beautiful environment, Raymond saw a very beautiful woman standing alone in a corner, holding a glass of wine in her hand, which she was sipping slowly.
She wore a dark red gown with a wide cut in the front, her milky chest was visible from this cut, and her leg part of the gown was also cut very high, from which her beautiful long legs could be seen. The gown was engraved with gold strings, had a diamond necklace around the neck, rings on three to four fingers, and golden hair on the head. She had a very charming smile on her face.
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Raymond became mad on seeing her and moved towards her with swift steps. Today Raymond was also looking very rich and beautiful in his new suit and bow tie, he went and said hello to the woman, she also answered him greeting by nodding very delicately.
Raymond asked to that woman, Madam who are you, may I know your name, what do you do, where do you live?
Hearing so many questions at once, the young lady smiled and said, you please comfortably reach to any table, I am coming the same. I will answer all your questions there.
Raymond, rejoicing in himself, reached a table at a high speed and slowly began to drink the remaining wine in his glass, and restlessly waited for the woman.
After waiting for about 15 minutes, that beautiful lady reached near his table and sat on the chair in front of him.
She said as soon as she came, yes now listen, my name is Annette, I run a dance school in Delta city, but now I will not tell you where my home is, and where is my school. So my dear please enjoy the party yourself and let me too, now don’t disturb me again.
Upon hearing this, Raymond's happiness was dashed, thinking that when the woman was coming to meet him, she might have been impressed by him.
Saying all this, the woman again disappeared in the party crowd, but now Raymond was not able to feel at all at the party, he was in a hurry to talk to that woman somehow.
Somehow, while enjoying the party's colours, he cut the time, then at about 2 o'clock he left for his house, but the woman remained on his mind, remembering him, he came home and slept.
After returning from that party, Raymond was restless for several days, he remembered Annette, and then one day he made sure that he would find her. Thinking this, he found out Annette's address with the help of his friends and some people who had come to that party. And the next day he went to meet her. At that time she was teaching dance to her students. Annette was somewhat distressed upon seeing Raymond at her dance school. But she asked why do you come here?
Raymond said very clearly I love you, I probably will not be able to live without you now, I want to marry you.
Annette said with a sad voice it cannot happen.
Why can't it be, are you married or in love with someone else?
No, I do not even love anyone else, nor am I married. But still, it cannot happen so please you get married to someone else.
Raymond insisted that I will not leave here without knowing why you cannot marry me.
Annette said that knowing the truth, you yourself will leave me.
You tell me the truth, then I'll tell you my decision.
Annette said to come inside my room. When both reached inside, Annette softly told Raymond I'm not a perfect woman, I'm a third gender, so I can't marry you.
Raymond was shocked to hear this, but then calm down and tell her, give me 3-4 days, and I will tell you my intentions. He was very shocked, but then he reached from there to a friend of his who was a very perfect Gynaecologist surgeon and consulted him after telling him all the things about whether she could be made a woman by doing an operation. The doctor said yes it can happen at all, but it is not certain whether she will be able to conceive or not. And the cost of this operation will be about $ 20000.
Raymond became very happy and he went back to Annette and told her this happy news, Annette said that I do not have that much money, then Raymond said, don't worry about money, I will spend my total savings and if needed more I will take a loan from the bank.
Annette spoke and what would happen to the children, Raymond assured her that we would take the child adopted from an orphanage after marriage.
Hearing Raymond's so determined words, Annette's eyes filled with tears of joy and she hugged very loudly with Raymond, and said in my life till now no one has come to talk so well, all-knowing my reality used to make fun of me. Every man, impressed by my beauty, expressed the same desire and wanted to have sex with me, but after knowing that I was incapable of having sex, ridiculed me. You are the first person who really loves me and wants to marry me.
Clinging to Raymond, Annette wept bitterly and said you fell like a coloured stone in the stagnant water of my life and filled my life with colours, I will not forget this gratitude for life. The suppressed feelings of my life are making a splash in my heart.
Raymond had Annette's sex change operated on by her friend, the doctor, who borne all the cost of the operation as promised, and married her when she recovered.
Now both are living a very happy life.
