In Quest Of Love

Epilogue

   Suman reclined at the window ledge lazily...

It was a Sunday.. Though , Shravan was busy...

She rolled the coffee mug between her palms.. holding it to her lips, she remembered his soft peck on her forehead...

It had become as a routine ... He used to leave to the launch pad too early and returned late at night .. By the time , Suman would be at her deep sleep...

He used to hold her face and peck on her forehead before leaving to work... Though she could feel his warmth, shravan didn't want to disturb her and he would quietly leave all the time...

  Tomorrow is the day...!!!!

She thought... The launch countdown had already begun and the launch was almost at the corner...

After the launch, shravan would be free... We can spend time together...

She went to the daily chores , visualising the good times they're going to have...

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  The ISRO special cell...Indian space commission... The launch pad...

All the places were equally tensed with the last minute preparations...

  Scientists were checking the gadgets and their working modules...

The project director and the Superior scientists were welcoming the honorable PM ... They made special  arrangements for the PM to view the GSLV launch directly...  As the process was going on , the ISRO director explained the project's objectives and the expectations to Mr. PM.

It was almost 11. 30 pm..December 31

All the monitors in the control room were blinking bright , setting aside the room temperature so high even though the air conditioning was perfect...

  From launch pad , the project director was waiting for the formal orders...

  " Layer engineering... Go ... No go..."

Shravan spoke via the walkie talkies..

Shravan was at the launch pad control room... He called on all the departments before pressing the launch knob...

" Go"

" Propulsion control.... Go ... No go"

" Go"

" Temperature control... Go... No go..."

" Go.."

" Communication control... Go... No go... "

" Go sir..."

" Fuel tanks... Go ... No go...."

As Shravan asked, each department heads  replied, after checking the gadgets...

  Suman was standing with Neeraj at the  exit door.. She could see shravan in the screen... 

She was equally tensed and happy...

  Ten... Nine.... Eight..............
................two ...
One..... Go....

The GSLV fat boy whizzed to the sky in a wink...

As everyone were witnessing the monitor tensed , the GSLV reached the zero gravity in adhered time, separating the fuel tanks as per the plan...

Mission successful....

Everyone clapped and exchanged wishes...

  Suman congratulated the crew and she knew now Shravan should attend the press meet...