Chapter 6
THE HEAVENLY INTERACTION
The bus took 10 minutes to reach the plane. Damn American Buses! I got off the bus and started the long climb up the flight’s stairs. I expected some hot air hostesses but when I saw the hostess standing to welcome passengers, I almost vomited. She looked older than my Ammachi (Grandma)! I thought to myself, “This is gonna be a long and boring flight.” I walked over to 26D and saw my flight partner. This time I really vomited. They brought vomit bags and cleaned me up. “Wtf! This can’t be happening to me, another old lady!” I cursed my rotten luck.
Suddenly, an old man approached and said, “Can you change seats with me? I want to sit with my wife. I sit at 15C.” I quickly got up saying “Gladly!” and rushed to 15C.
The sight of seat 15B was indescribable. She sat there reading ‘The New Moon’. Her lips were just glossed and her eyes were like those of Katherine Heigl. I sat down and to make conversation, I said “Reading a twilight book, huh?” She replied, “Yeah, I love Twilight!”
We were 1 hour into the flight. They were bringing the food.” So you Non-veg?’ I asked. “Yeah” she replied. What’s your name, she asked. “Adam”, I replied. “What yours?” “Megan, Megan Flox.” Nice name! They were serving chicken with roti. Fortunately or unfortunately, some curry fell on her shirt. As a reflex action, I took a tissue and rubbed it, not knowing where I had kept my hand. “Ooh, sorry”, I said. She replied, “I don’t mind!” with a dirty smile.
This was the starting of a long and very interesting relationship between us.
