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2023-09-03 06:51:15Raymond stared in her direction for quite some time but then again started arranging his papers .
Little bit of coffee had spilled on his hands and had scalded him a bit . His jacket had taken all the hit . Annoyed he took it off and put it in his suitcase . "Damn, these papers are gone," he muttered to himself . Anyways as his contract went for a toss, he didn't care much . That's how Raymond worked . No second approaches, no second chances and no second thoughts . He was a man who was always singular in his thoughts and his focus was like a directed laser beam .He dumped the whole stack of paper into the nearest dustbin and started walking towards the nearest information panel to check his gate number . His eyes were fixed on his Airline and he read -China Southern AirlinesFlight to JFK - Delayed . New Boarding Time - 03:30"You got to be kidding me!!!" . Now all that Raymond could do was to curse his fate .Nothing was working for Raymond today . So he decided to get back to the resting area and do some productive thinking . He took his laptop out and started charting out a new design model . He decided to give his existing game some twist by creating new avatars and levels . He started drafting his ideas to capture a whole new demographic . He was super swift and creative with his work and within 80 minutes a new agenda was ready . He immediately emailed it to his folks in New York and started scheduling meetings for next week, to discuss further with the design and graphics board . He knew the new plan was tight, but there was no other way around .Raymond knew the meaning of pushing off the contract signing date . It was not going to happen . Not when he knew who was behind all this scheming . He knew why someone didn't want him to win . But he was not going to let them get what they want . He knew he had to perform better and take aggressive measures to get financial backup . He was not going to let some third party extinguish the fire of creativity in him . He knew he needed a plan B and his new project was his plan B .Now that Raymond had some time left before boarding, he decided to get back to Starbucks to have another cup of coffee . Standing in the queue he saw the same distressed girl coming out of the washroom . She looked a bit composed than before but her eyes were stark red . Looking at her clothes and hair it looked like something bad had really happened . She went near the information panel and started looking at the screen . She was staring at it non-stop . Totally unfazed and unaware of what was happening around her ."Your order please . ""SIR, your order please," the Starbucks person asked him twice to get his attention which was clearly focussed somewhere else .Raymond was startled at first and shook his head ."What's wrong with me?" Raymond muttered under his breath ."Triple, Venti, Soy, No Foam Latte", Raymond said and took out his card to swipe .Raymond took his coffee and turned to see if she was still there near the information panel but there was no trace of her . Without any second thoughts he started walking towards his gate . It was almost his time to board .Related chapters
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She was still looking at her phone when a flight attendant came to her and asked,"Miss, are you flying by China Southern Airlines to JFK?""Oh yes . ""Ma'am please come and board the flight . It's almost the end of the final call .May I have your boarding pass please?"Akira handed her the boarding pass and got up from her seat ."Ma'am please follow this way . "The flight attendant could sense that there was something wrong with her . So she decided to escort her till her seat inside the flight . She took her to the business class section and helped her sit at her seat number 5 .It was Akira's first time traveling business class . Had it been any other day she would have been super excited . Probably would have clicked pictures and would have shared with her friends . But today it was different for her . Nothing mattered . All that she wanted to do was to reach home as soon as possible .Akira slumped into her seat and started looking out of the window . She could only see the p
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Raymond slowly finished his coffee and walked toward Gate number 19 . Boarding was just starting and as he was a Business class passenger, he went in ASAP . He kept his laptop out and stowed his bag . He again immersed himself into his laptop, planning new strategies as to how to poach in new investors .The flight was about to take off . Raymond was really glad to see the seat to his left empty . He really hated when people snored around him . Since it was a 23 hours flight he just wanted to relax . He was just about to hibernate his laptop as per the takeoff protocol when he saw a flight attendant escorting the girl with whom he had the coffee spilling encounter today .She looked pretty distant and broken . She looked tired too . There was something about her that drew his attention . Something very sincere . She looked very frail and sank into her seat immediately . Then she started looking out of the windowRaymond was shocked to find himself drawn towards her ."What is wrong wi
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"Ma'am, please have some water and tissues . ""Oh, thanks !!!"It was then that Akira realized she was making herself too obvious . She was a self-made woman and hated when people pitied her . She had to regain herself . She gave the attendant a faint smile and gulped the entire water bottle . Then she took a wet wipe from her purse and cleaned her entire face . Next she frantically started searching for a mirror in her purse and finally found it . The moment she held the mirror in front of her face, she went in shock . The very instant she screamed - "No way!!!"Meanwhile, Raymond was watching her activities . Suddenly his whole focus was on her . The moment he heard her scream, he couldn't help but chuckle . Yes, there was a smile on his face, God knows after how many days .Akira took a deep breath and picked up a couple of things from her bag . A comb, a scrunchie, and a lip balm and rushed to the washroom . She fixed her hair into a neat ponytail and just dabbed a bit of lip bal
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The flight attendant had handed her a small box of few assorted chocolates . By the time she could ask or say anything she had left to serve chocolates to other people who were still awake . It was her first-time flying in business class and she had no idea whether the chocolates were complementary or chargeable like a mini-bar of a hotel room . She was feeling too embarrassed to call the attendant back and ask her about it . She was too hungry and badly wanted to eat them, but didn't want to pile on any extra bills in case . She looked around and saw the guy next to her ripping off his chocolate packet up and was about to eat one .So she mustered up some courage and asked,"Excuse me !!!""Um . . . hi . This is my first time traveling in business class, so actually, I wanted to ask . Um… are these chocolates chargeable?"Raymond was surprised when he heard her voice . He paused for a while and said ."No, they are complementary . ""Really!!" She exclaimed .Before Raymond could say
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Akira looked at him all perplexed . His sly smile made her feel even weird . It was like she was running out of luck . "What are the odds?" , she thought . She left a gasp of air but the guilt was starting to build up . Seeing the shadow of guilt all over her face, Raymond started feeling bad . The smug smile that he had on his face started retracting . He paused for a moment and then said,"Don't overthink . It's nothing serious . Plus it wasn't deliberate" . She didn't say a word and started looking down ."I should have walked more carefully" . He added .Akira gave him a faint smile and said,"Um, you can keep this ointment with you and apply it again after 8 hours . If you apply regularly then it won't cause any scarring . " And she handed him the ointment . She thought of clarifying herself that she was in a rush and didn't see him at all . But then she didn't want to pile on her reasons . He seemed like a busy guy so she thought maybe it's better that she didn't waste his time
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Akira couldn't understand what just happened, but somehow she was grateful . He seemed like a nice guy . Had it been any other guy she would have definitely considered him as a creep . There was something different about him . She couldn't figure out what but she found his presence very comforting ."Thanks . I was actually a bit cold" . She said and smiled a bit ."It's fine . Sleep well" . Raymond said and took out his blanket and covered himself . He closed his eyes off and pretended to sleep while his mind was busy re-processing what had happened a couple of minutes back . His heart was racing and his ears were burning up . His mind was wandering off and he couldn't wipe off her image from his head . He let out a gasp of air and tried to calm himself .Akira slipped into the warm embrace of the blanket . She wasn't able to understand how a stranger could be so caring and comforting but the one person upon whom she showered all her love and attention, stabbed her in the back so mer
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She stood there like she was glued to the floor . Her eyes couldn't believe what just happened in front of her . He had told her that he was returning back in the morning . And here he was playing with a blondie . She felt like she was nothing for him, meant nothing to him .Anthony was shocked to see her at his place . He immediately released his grip around the blondie and ran towards Akira . He tried to hold her arms and explain the situation to her but the moment he touched her hands, she took a step back and shook her head . She didn't want to hear about any explanations, she didn't want to hear anything at all . She felt like she had made a fool of herself .She held her tears at bay . She took her purse and dashed out . He ran behind her but before he could catch her she was already seated in a taxi . He pounded on the taxi door but she sat inside nonchalantly . The driver asked her a couple of times as where she wanted to go, but she had no destination in her mind . She had no
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