chapter 5

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 pathway lights to her side . And then she remembered how she had prepared the LED light strings to decorate Anthony's apartment, all the confetti, the cake . The whole image started hounding her again and before she could realize, tears were streaming down her face again .

Akira had prepared so much for this day . She was supposed to meet him after one whole year . Her semester was over and it was the best way to take a break . Anthony was her senior from college and after getting a job at Infinion Inc, one of the most prestigious Gaming brand, he had left for Singapore as it was their Head Quarter . She studied hard to land an internship in the same company as his, so that she can have more of his company, more of his time . What all plans she had . She wanted to give him her Internship selection letter . She wanted to see his reaction . She was so happy within when she was packing for Singapore .

Akira had no idea that her luck will turn so sour . She took out the Internship letter from her purse and started reading it again . With every word, she started tearing up . But she didn't bother to wipe them away . She knew she had to take this as a lesson .

The flight was about to take off and the Seatbelt sign was put on . But Akira was transferred into the world of thoughts of her own, not realizing a thing happening around her . Just then the flight attendant came to her to request her to put her seatbelt on .

"Ma'am, are you ok? Do you feel ok?

Please put the seat belt on . Can I get you something? "

"No Thanks"

Akira shook her head and fastened her seat belt . Then she used her sleeves to wipe away her tears . Then she slowly slapped both her cheeks to wake herself up from all the painful memories . She wasn't blaming anyone . She had faith in God . She tried hard to console herself that it was part of God's bigger plan . Little did she know that it actually was .