"I continue unpacking for an hour or so and finally, I look at my suitcase, which had an envelope properly placed in there. I pick it up and turn it to the front. It reads 'For You'.
I thought probably someone left it in my bag, but I had the sudden...
"All passengers are requested to sit back straight in their seats. Please put on your seat belts passengers. We are going to land in a short while. Thank you." Said some air – hostess who was by now all woken up and not passing anyone a weird, forced smile. It had been exactly 9 hours and 30 minutes, since I boarded the flight and I had enough sleep. I don't think I would be able to sleep at night, and also I knew, no one would let me sleep, for they would want me to talk to them the entire night, what am I a robot? Thinking all this, I finally asked the airhostess for a glass of water and sat up straight. I very mannerly returned the eye mask and sat up straight in the seat. I avoided the lady beside me who said something about her fiancé, I cannot imagine, she can go on forever. Whatever!! Dumb, idiots. For me love is just waste of time and I don't know why but love, marriage, relationship or any damn thing that includes a male and a female, except of friends and siblings suck. Anyways, the kid in the other seat has slept after puking for almost 15 times because of something called 'air sickness'. I don't get it, if you have air sickness, then do not travel through air and I am awfully happy for him. I hear the airhostess say something like "It was a pleasure having you on board" and the usual, as the wheels of the airplane hit the ground. My heart began to rise with excitement and my eyes gleamed out of happiness. I was finally home, my place. I exited the plane, with a huge smile on my face. I heard some information about our baggage and grabbed my not-so-heavy suitcase. I sprinted towards the exit and spotted a man with a huge worried look on his face and a woman with an anxious expression, you know the people we call 'parents'. I reached them and I hugged them tight. This hug was one different hug. It was one hug, with many emotions, it was the one I had waited for three years, it was the comfort hug, it was the peace-wala hug. It was the satisfactory hug, the one that calms you down and makes you realise, that you have a house, where you can always come back to when you fail or are in a problematic situation. One thought of your family, the smile on mom's face, the pride in dad which is all because of you, hits you differently. Failure is not so harsh with your family. We all had tears in our eyes. Mom, dad and I, we were glad we were together, after three years and we didn't move for like, a few minutes, we wanted to cherish the moment and stay like that forever.
We finally made a move towards our car and settled in, after my dad had carefully placed the suitcase in the rear seat and started the drive. "Kuch khaati-peeti nhin ho kya? Itni patli kaise ho gyi", guess who spoke? Mom, it is!! Something like, 'mom tensions'. I like to call it that. "I eat and I am just staying fit mamma. Bas, no big deal" I told her waving it off, the entire idea of the conversation to me sounded stupid. I was keeping well, that was it. My mom had been shouting at me since 15 minutes, related to something of how I should take care and eat properly. Probably something like, "jab maa banogi tab samjhogi", I don't know, anyways and I ignore it like a pro.
"Toh ab se, you start eating properly. Are you paying attention?"-
What I feared was, what would happen if she finds about my messy suitcase.
Yeah, I will not let her open. Haan, bas I will not let her touch.
"Kayna"-
I will get home and lock myself in the room and tell her that I was changing
"Kya? No, why will you lock yourself in and tell me you are changing?"-
I shot a look towards my mom, maybe just this once, I had thought a way too louder. Oh God!!! Helpppp........I need help. I should have been more careful.
"Just to let you know, I can still hear you"-
Oh God!!! Okay. "No, I was saying because, you know I have a gift for you, like a surprise gift, you know", I fumbled trying to look for words.
"I know you have packed your suitcase, no wait, you have messed your suitcase, again, right?", she said. I didn't know how to reply to that and just shook my head from up to down and she smiled. The rest of the drive was quite and as soon as we reached the house, I unpacked; well actually, things went out of my suitcase and into the cupboard. Unfolded. Yes, pretty much that. We all had dinner and I talked to them all night. I also let out a message to notify Ishaan that I had reached and he just replied with a ':D'. He loves using emojis. I smiled to myself and continued talking about my stay in London, things I did and my studies. One thing about family is they honestly; don't expect any materialistic thing from you, except the love they want and the care they demand. After a heartful conversation with my parents I snuggled close into mom and smelled her scent and then cuddled with dad. Period. I slept. Period. Idid, I know, like I slept for eight hours, but I just wanted to sleep more, must have been jet lag.
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// Hi people.
I am updating way quicker than usual.....
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