Between Sky & Earth !

The First Meeting

Here is Shyna for you 

Then I collected my hand bag and air hostess guided me towards Business class. I was intimidated by the luxury will be an understatement. I really feel like a tramp in here. The women look strangely at me up and down. I lowered my gaze and went where air hostess guided me to. I sat in my seat just to avoid any extra attention I sank in my seat. Seat next to me was empty I breathed a sense of relief that at least some rich bitch is not sitting next to me to make me feel inferior. I closed my eyes and began to relax the after 15 minutes I felt someone is staring at my face. Nervously I opened my eyes and saw a man in his mid 30s staring at me, I felt self conscious and sat up slowly. He called air hostess and asked for two wines when air hostess returned she gave one glass to me to much of my surprise I said thank you but I don't drink. On this my fellow passenger said even I am not in mood to dink and took seat nest to my empty seat. Then he turned to me and said Hello my name is Ryan Jennings and extended his hand to me I extended my hand and meekly said Shyna . He smiled at me and asked where the elderly gentleman go? I told him he has to sit with his childhood pal so he exchanged seat with me. Okay....

So are you going to states for study or vacation? Hmmm neither I am going to look for work, on this out of the blues he asked how old are you? I was taken aback by this blunt question, not that I hide my age or anything just I was not open to discussing it with a stranger on flight. I shuttered then said 30 years old and I can see amused look on his face, he said but you look 25 good for you & he smiled ear to ear his teeth were aligned like pearl. Then I closed my eyes to avoid and further conversation. After a while I fell asleep, I woke up in middle of the soaked in sweat it was all dark I look for my cell phone for some light its only 3 hours since the flight took off, still there are 9 long hours to go, I sit up and look around to calm myself. I was breathing heavily to recover from my bad dream then I found air hostess was standing with mineral water I looked at her then at Ryan he was intently looking at me motioned air hostess to leave he gave me water and said relax its going to be all right. Tears were welling up in my eyes I fight back my tears but one stray tear rolled down my cheek and he leaned forward and wiped it with his other hand, I am not use to such concern and no do I deserve this. I composed myself and gulp the last amount of water. Then Ryan spoke did you eat anything? I just said no, he said I believe you are vegetarian I just nodded; he called airhostess and asked for veg meal and 2 coffee latte. I eat in silence then when I was done I said thank you for this and I am very sorry for the trouble.

He just smiled and said he did not mind. Then he said you should get some sleep now we still have 8 hours to land in DC.

He adjusted my blanket till my shoulder and said good night I slept, when I woke up my head was on his shoulder and he was resting his head on the back of the chair, I slowly removed my head from his shoulder, I was too embarrassed to apologize to him. Then rest of the flight I was awake.

Flight landed in DC I felt lost but I collected my hand bag and was leaving then that elderly gentleman came to me and thanked me and handed me his business card and said if you ever need any help you can call me on this no. and he blessed me again and debarked the flight, I was looking for Ryan for some strange reasons but he was nowhere to be found. I lowered my shoulders defeated and came out of the flight. Took taxi and reached to youth hostel I was suppose to live. Then I have to start looking for job. Then suddenly I remember the elderly gentleman I thought of calling him but before that I want to take bath.

I called and on the other line a lady received the call and said CEOs office how may I assist you, before calling I did not even notice that it was CEOs office written no name was mentioned on the card. I said I needed to talk regarding a job I met him during flight.

The lady asked can I put your call on hold ?

I said yea please

Then from other line I can here that familiar voice of that elderly gentleman he said my child Shyna how are you?

I am fine thank you sir, how do you do? I am great why don't you come and meet in my office, before I can even ask him his name he said and no need to call me sir call me GD.

And Mrs. Willkins will send a cab for you so you really don't have to find our office, so see you tomorrow my child.

I was happy I could not believe my luck, for tomorrow I told my address to Mrs. Willkins and she shared driver's details with me. So see you at 9 am tomorrow.

I could not sleep the entire night I was twisting and turning in my bed I left my room and went to the common washroom to freshen up I took bath and got dressed in grey skirt and a white shirt which I bought after saving for 1 year.

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