Flight EK 666 - Part 1


Tina saw the time on her new apple smartwatch hundredth time.  It was past midnight.  She had few more minutes to board the flight.  She looked at her watch again. She smiled with child like glint in her eyes. It was her darling younger brother's gift. He had saved his six months salary to purchase it for her. It was special for her.

She remembered how he had surprised her yesterday night. It was sweet. She was finishing her last minute packing. Her mom was packing her favorite food stuffs in the kitchen. Her brother arrived tip toed to her room. He was hiding something behind his back.  She saw him and pretended to be busy with her work. He tried to scare her and she pretended to be afraid of him.

He got to know. "What Di ? You can't even act properly.", he chided her. She laughed hysterically. "What are you hiding ?", she asked.  "Nothing !", he tried to hide but Tina got hold of his hand. "Let me see", she said while pulling his hand. Finally she succeeded in getting hold of the gift. She stared at the neatly wrapped gift with wide eyes. "What is it?", she asked. "Open it!", he said with a smile.

She opened it excitedly. She ripped the gift wrapper while her brother asked her to open it gently. She was overjoyed to see what it was. It was brand new Apple smartwatch. She had wanted it for so long. She had decided to buy one after this six month assignment in Dubai. Her brother had fulfilled this dream. She was overwhelmed by his gesture. She hugged him tight. "Thanks !", she said as she released him from her embrace.

She took out the watch from the box. She wore it and showed it to her mom with excitement. Her mom smiled , watching her daughter smile. "It's beautiful.", she said. The time passed swiftly. She was at the airport as her mom and brother bid her goodbye. Her mom gave her motherly advice one more time, "Call us once you reach! Don't forget to call us everyday. Eat on time! You never eat properly. Finish those foodstuff I had sent you first. Don't buy junk. And..." "Mom! I will take care of myself. Don't worry.", she said, hugging her mother.

"Don't worry about her. She will come home looking like a hippo.", her brother joked. She playfully hit his head. "Mom! ", she cried playfully. Her mother slapped his head and scolded him, "Why are you pulling her leg?" She stared at Tina with love and hugged her. "Ok ! Ma! It's time to leave.", Tina said. She hugged her brother. They wished her safe journey and bid her goodbye. She walked excitedly toward the departure hall and turned back to wave at them.




(To be continued)

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