The meeting had been over. The flight from bangalore to
Delhi was in 2 hours so he rushed to the Airport. Raj quickly made with the
check-in and the security, once again troubled him asking to open his small
suitcase. The branded stationary these days can be used as dangerous
instruments with slight modification, given the metal content in them. He took
a light snack and waited for the boarding to start.
He took out his i-pad and checked for mails and sent his
reports. The important works need to be completed on the journey to save him
some time for his family dinner. Life goes hard as you keep climbing the stairs
of success. The flight attendant announced for the passengers to board and he made
his move.
He took his seat in the Aisle. Family and kids often ask him
to exchange a window seat so he hated it. He kept doing his work until the
pretty air hostess forcefully closed it. He wished to reach home sooner. His
son graduated today and would have been home by now with his degree. He so
wanted to attend it but couldn’t.
A sudden jolt and the i-pad fell down. The oxygen mask
dropped down before the announcement could even start after the beeping noise.
The jolts continued. The airhostess was terrified and didn’t know how to react.
The thud and the plane started losing altitude. Everything happened in an
instant. The mind was still working but it had accepted a very hard reality. Raj
knew his life was important but he didn’t even try to save it. He started viewing
everything in slow motion. The havoc and the screams just deluded away. He
could see the every strand of hair of the lady sitting next to her flowing
slowly and effortlessly. He for the first time realized that there were
co-passengers in the plane who were just like him. Liquid coffee was floating
in air and made shapes like he used to make in clouds. The plane in which he
had travelled for infinite number of times now attracted him with its
architecture. The shape of dome and the yellow lines everything seemed to be
new for him. Unlike others he didn’t had even a single wrinkle on his forehead.
He saw a young girl sitting in the seat infront shouting his
name. He could see his daughter trying to hold him in his arm. His son just
went on stage to get his degree and he was there sitting with his beautiful
wife. His wife, the most beautiful women he had met in his life. He regret for
the first time that he would not be able to tell them how much he loved them.
He extended his arm to console and comfort the girl infront.
Something hit his palm and SMASH. Raj stood up and picked up the broken pieces
of glass. He needs not to get so lost in the stories he is writing.
