MEERA -02

I opened my eyes and met with the unfamiliar ceiling of the airplane. I tried to straighten up my back but I guess the uncomfortable seats have done their work quite well. Why the fuck are we going so far? I do want to visit a beach but Goa is just fine too. India is beautiful in its own ways. I've seen the north Indian beeches so many times on youtube and they are as beautiful as it can get.

Actually I always wanted to see the whole India first.. especially Rajasthan. Being a big fan of beaches and rain means a desert state will be the last place I wanna be at. But there is something about that place that has long covered up the fact that it's a hot and dry desert state. I mean the culture and the history of that place is so rich and ravishing and I'm so fucking attracted to it. It's like this place has bestowed itself on me as if I have some deep and long lost connections that I can never undo.

Silently I promised myself that I'll visit every corner of Rajasthan and discover the reasons why that place is attracting me like threads of fate. Fate... yes I'm a believer. Sighing, I stood up and stretched my hands and legs as much as possible. That's when a weird sound escaped my lips; the one that you unconsciously make when you stretch in the morning. I opened my eyes and found everyone's curious gaze on me. Great. I hate being the centre of attraction, even if it's for a few seconds...

That's when a pair of pale blue eyes attracted my attention. He was looking over his shoulder at me, the curiosity was clear in his eyes. His jawline was sharp, clean shaven and high cheekbones. Handsome in other words. But I almost instantly lost my interest when he winked at me with his lips curled up in a not-so-warm-smile.

My expressions turn from welcoming and soft to disgust and annoyance. That was not just a flirty wink.. he just wants to get in my pants.. it's practically leaking from his face. Yeah I'm good at reading faces, gotta give myself some credit for that. I huffed and picked up the novel that flopped on the ground when I stood up before taking my seat.

"I paid so much for the ticket! Was the seat supposed to be so fucking uncomfortable!?" I whispered to Lilly pulling the blanket higher over my chest.

"The seats are not uncomfortable sweetheart, it's just that this is the first time you're travelling so far, you're not used to it." She said typing away on her laptop. He features and her dark skin was glowing exotic-ly under the warm light of the bulb above. Lilly's real name is Subbalakshmi but she prefers Lilly... I mean of course.. Subbalakshmi is not a bad name either but not the one that can give her the positive attention she wants.

She was ten when her family moved to Delhi from Chennai and we have been sisters by choice since then. Sadly her family is not around anymore, which made our bond stronger. I mean don't get me wrong but since her family died she practically started living with me and dad has always treated her the same as me and she calls him dad too, he even named some shares of his company in her name, so yeah we grew closer. But after this trip I'm pretty sure dad is going to bury her ten feats in the ground.

"We'll think about it later ok?" Lilly said, pulling me out of my train of thoughts. When I focused on her again she was looking at me with concern in her eyes.

"What?"

"You're thinking about the aftermath of this trip with dad right?" Of course she can see through me, or maybe.. the same thought is going in her mind too..?

"Yeah..."

"Look I'm also afraid of it ok? It creeps me out when I think about dad's reaction when he'll get to know what we did when he's so obsessed about your security and all, but we already paid for the whole package right and we can't let it go to waste so, for 10 days forget about your dad, hm?" She said in a convincing tone but I knew she too was anxious about it. But she's right I guess, this is a once in a lifetime thing, I don't know if I'll ever be able to do this again, so I gotta make the most of it. Anyway I paid too much for these ten days, and no not my dad's money with my own money. I have been collecting all the money from my internships and research projects for this one day. I'm not gonna regret anything now.

Spain, here I come!!