Focus

"It's him..... It's Darsh"

I looked straight at Akshay and said it at once.

He stared at me for a few minutes before busting in laughter.

"See how red you go just by saying his name! You must be a die-hard-fan" he tried hard to contain his laughter.

"Hey! Do I look that funny to you?! Huh!" I almost yelled at him.

He stopped laughing and looked straight into my eyes with a gentle smile.

"You look pretty cute when you blush, Captain~..."

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Huh... ?  o.o

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Okay, okay.... I guess that was smooth...

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But...

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Why are my cheeks suddenly burning up?!!

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There was an awkward silence between us. Neither of us spoke nor looked at each other...

Just then cabin door opened, it was the head air hostess, Avni.

"All passengers have boarded, Captain. We are ready to fly." she said stepping in.

"Okay, we are prepa-" I was interrupted by Akshay.

"Avni, I heard there's an celebrity on plane.." he asked as if I our conversation never existed.

"You heard it right, First Officer. It's World-wide Famous Singer, Darsh!! I didn't believe it was him but when I got a closer look, I busted with mixed emotions!" Both her hands gently slapped her face as she hid her red cheeks.

"Oh I see, you like him" he asked while staring at me.

"Actually I'm his no.1 fan, and the idea of being on the same plane to serve him is-"

"I'm quite sure this is not a right place to speak these things. So why don't we focus on respective jobs. And isn't your question answered, First Officer?" I glanced at Akshay.

"I'm sorry, captain. I better leave." Avni left the cabin silently.

As soon as the cabin door closed he looked at me, "Well.. you need to focus too"

I gave him a nod.

Looking straight I took a long breath.

My occupied mind was now cleared and ready to fly.

We started the engines and soon the flight took off... we then were in mid air.

HOURS' LATER

Flight landed. We were now in Paris, the city of love they say.

"Great Flying, Tara" Akshay raised his fist towards me for a fist bump.

I slapped away his hand, frowning.

"Excuse me, Akshay. I always fly great and today was no different" I rolled my eyes.

"Well.. it was" he whispered.

"What do you mean?" my arms crossed as I questioned.

"It doesn't matter. Anyway let's wish the passengers" He removed his seat belt and moved out.

"Greet passengers? means Darsh... also .." my cheeks burned like fire while my heart raced as if it was in a marathon.

"Coming or..." Akshay yelled.

"I'm coming!" I quickly removed the seatbelts and rushed outside.

Opening the cabin door I saw the queue of passengers waiting to board off.

We wished each one "Have a good day ahead" as they pass by us.

In midst of all these, my eyes searched for him.

That was when I was caught off guard by a little girl who approached me.

I knelt down to her level.

"Captain, can I become a pilot too?" the little girl asked me.

"Of course, dear! You can be anything you want to be." I patted her shoulder.

"Really!! Then I want to fly with you, Captain!" the little girl exclaimed with pure joy in her eyes.

"I'll love to have such a cute and sweet co-pilot." I smiled.

She gave me a quick hug before leaving with her parents, "Bye Captain! We'll meet again"

"Bye dear, have a great day!" I gently waved back at her.

"I hope she becomes a pilot" I whispered to myself.

"I too hope the same" ....

This voice..... It's him?

My head involuntarily moved towards the voice source.

Only to find Darsh smiling at me sweetly.

I quickly stood up, staring at him.

"Easy there Captain." he chuckled at my quick moments.

My cheeks were redder than a ripe tomato.

"Uh… I... Have... a great day." I completed messed up in front of him. Embarrassment ate me leaving no crumbs behind.

"Thank you for the safe journey. You, too, have a great day, Captain!" saying that, Darsh boarded off.

But my mind kept replaying his words again and again. I doubt if I was too obvious.

"Well, there goes the last passenger. Now we are free till the eve! I want to get some sleep!" Akshay yawned.

"So are you heading to your training? I heard you were going on a 3 months training period" he instantly questioned.

"Yes. My training starts from tomorrow." I answered.

"Oh … So you are free now? We could explore a little Paris today if-"

"No way. You need some sleep. Plus I need to find the hotel they allotted me and stuff." I said re-entering the cabin.

"Oh I guess then, this is our last met" Akshay looked straight into my eyes. And his eyes seem to hide sadness...

What's wrong with him these days…

"Till I return, Yes" I patted his back.

"See you soon, Captain Tara. You can move ahead, I'll wind up the rest."

"Sure?"

"Yes, you can count on me." he smiled.

I smiled back and left the cabin.

As boarded off the flight, I checked my phone for the address of my assigned hotel.

Address: R/405, Red Rose hotel, Street 45, Paris ××××××, France.

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