India: The Passing Day

Chapter 4: Welcome to India

Stepping off the plane Cyn could see the amazing hills of india's landscape. She was excited. Cyn loved to travel, seeing new places was always an adventure especially when the boys and everyone would come along. She remembered her trip with the boys to the U.S. it was such a thrill. Of course she was mostly in the back and john was off busy doing interviews and such but she was just happy to be in a new place especially with her husband. Sharing that once in a lifetime experience. Especially since her husband was so happy that's what really mattered.

Flashback
Staring out the window cyn was anxious yet excited she was traveling with the boys to the states. The Beatles had made it I want to hold your hand was a number 1 hit here, They say if you can conquer america you made it.

It had been a wild two years. Getting married,Having julian, and having john out on tour most of time, cyn often wondered what all this was really for. He was hardly home, and seemed to just be working and working.

But now she knew all the hard work was worth it. When she got that call from paris she knew it was all worth it.

"We did it cyn, we really did it, bloody number one in America" John said ecstatically over the phone.

"Number one"? Cyn said ecstatically as well, "Oh love I am so proud of you."

"Ed sullivan wants us to play on his show, Ed sullivan the bloke who made elvis famous, can you believe it.

"I can!"  "You boys deserve this so much" she said.

Ya and you know what the best part is? John said "Your coming with us"

"Wait, what? love what are you on about? Cyn asked confused. 

"Exactly what i said cyn, I want you there with us". 

"But what about the press? They will find out about me".

"I don't care anymore, John said annoyed, I am married big bloody deal, I love you and I want you there with us". 

"I don't think brian will like this John" cyn said worried.

"Eppy will understand, and if he doesn't then who cares, like i said i want you there with us love. You deserve this just as much as we do, you have been with us since the beginning".

Now here she was on the plane. John came and sat back down handing her the wine she asked for.

"Thank you love, she said we are almost there."

"I know".. John said rather uncertain, "What if they hate us cyn, what are we going to do"?

Taking her husband's hand she comforted him,

"They will love you, you boys are so talented and original, i'm sure these americans haven't seen anything like it". She said smiling. John just chuckled.

"And frankly if they do hate you they don't know what they are missing." Don't worry love everything will be alright" she said now kissing him.

"And besides I love you" she said, John just laughed and pulled her in tighter deepening their kiss.

Present
Oh isn't this exciting cyn, patties younger sister jenny said as they came down from the plane,

"Very" cynthia said.

She saw jenny and how young and free spirited she was, she was like her sister in that sense, cyn admired that about pattie and jenny how they were up for anything anytime.

"So Ringo, Paul,Jane and Maureen are arriving soon right?" pattie asked the group,

"Ya, they should be" George answered.

Finally after driving for about an hour they made there way to the ashram. There was an immediate calm to the place, almost as if it were a magic land like the kind you read in fairytales. Only this was the real stuff. Meditation was serious business. You got to ask the essential questions, who am i, where am i going to the meaning of life and all that.

"All right everybody welcome", a man dressed in indian clothing said. We are so honored to have in our presence the one and only Beatles.

"We are actually missing two of them the other two of them got stepped on" George quipped, everyone laughing.

"Well half of you," the man continued, "Like I said welcome to all of you I can also see we have the wonderful acting talents of Ms Mia Farrow and Tony Simcox, welcome."

"Now me and some others will show you all to your rooms and dinner will be served shortly.

The man and other helpers of the ashram escorted the group of people to a series of bungalows,

"Alright Mr and Ms Harrison you shall be in this bungalow, and Mr and Mrs lennon you shall be in this one" the man said pointing.

"Thank you" both John and George said.
Both couples entered their bungalows

"Well it is more rural than I would have thought" cyn said chuckling.

John did not respond.

"So love we can unpack and then join the others for dinner I thought" Cyn said.

I'm not going to dinner I have things to do john said not even looking at her.

"Like what" she responded.

John didn't answer again.

She hated this but decided not to press him too much he would get angrier, "fine but you will be hungry" she said.

Once again John did not respond and began to read Yoko's book again.

"Fine" she said exiting the bungalow and headed straight for the dining hall.

Walking towards the hall cyn looked around, the scenery was so beautiful. She could just get lost in all of it. Hopefully John could actually start speaking to her and they could enjoy this she thought.

After dinner and much gossip with pattie, jenny and a confused george who was the only guy in the group girls, cyn decided to call it a night, they would have to be up early for early morning chanting and worship.

Arriving at the bungalow she expected john to be asleep but he was writing something, song lyrics cyn thought.

What were you writing love, she asked

"Just a.. Couple of notes" he said.

He rapidly put away whatever he was writing.
She decided not to ask.

Well ok, good night then love she got into their bed and kissed him, he didn't kiss back but rather turned around facing away from her.
Cyn now knew something more was going on, she was used to johns distant behavior, but now she felt that yoko was more than the crazy bird who was asking john for help with her avant garde art. No this yoko ono was much more.