Love Stricken

Boarding passes

Ever had a heartbreak?
No not the one where you are heartbroken just for a day. Then back again on 'single ready to mingle' thing.

A real one. Where it feels as if your whole life was over!

Mumbai airport,  one of busiest airports in world. The air port lounge had a lot of people busy in their own business.

A mother, probably a new one,  trying to make the baby stop crying.  An old couple window shopping. A man showing as if he was reading but actually he was just listening to music.

And there at the corner alone and distressed sat Shivaay Singh Oberoi.

He didn't care of what was going around him. All he could do was be miserable.

Someone tapped on his shoulder and he zapped up.

"Shivaay Singh Oberoi? "

Shivaay looked at the girl confused.

"Yes it's me, how do you know" he asked

"Actually everyone has boarded and it's just you that is Shivaay and me Annika Bhalla left. On the check in counter the air hostess is still announcing " she said  hurriedly

Shivaay gave her very confused expression to which she asked.

"You look like you just lost a job?"

"I did" he answered

"Then at least catch the flight,or you'll lose that too" she aggressively gestured him to run.

However he just nodded walking away.

****

Delhi airport,  the flight landed and Shivaay stood there for the most boring part of any journey.

Yes you're right

Baggage!

Annika reached out to Shivaay again. A pro tip , never call out to a stranger by tapping on shoulders it's damn creepy

But Annika did it and Shivaay startled turned to her.

"Are you getting married or you had a break up?" She questioned not getting his state of mind.

Annika Bhalla , a event manager was good at her work. But never she had done a course on boundaries.

Boundaries you have between you and a unknown human.

Shivaay fumed and said "What is the  problem with you? Can't you just leave me alone. And what is this interference!"

Annika immediately backed off. "Sorry,  actually you looked really distressed and I wanted to reach out to you. Dark humour was a bad option I guess" she said and moved to stand away from him.

****

Shivaay didn't had a slight idea of what he should do next. So he did what was expected of a man in his situation to do.

Find peace!

He booked himself a bus ticket for Shimla. An approximate ten hours journey.

He hotel in and sat down on the window seat in the last second row.

He closed his eyes which burned due lack of sleep. A few minutes later he felt someone's presence beside him.

And he opened his eyes. Annika sat beside him still adjusting her bag on the section above.

Wheen she looked at him her eyes widened.

"I am sorry. I am not following you. I had this ticket booked online from three days.  If you want you can check " Annika said not wanting him to get on conclusions.

Her surprised expression told him that it was purely a coincidence.
Even though it was weird that she was following him. It is generally vice versa.

"It's a coincidence,  I guess" he said

And Annika took a breath of relief. And sat down on her seat.

Both didn't had the idea what this journey was going to bring in their lives.

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Seher