Sunday, October 19, 2008
On the flight
I was really tired by this time and was happy to have finally found a place to sit. The sadness and tiredness from the journey was taking over me, also it was 1am now and that was another reason i felt so drained. Finally, it was time for the flight,the Airways people annouced the boarding call and I slowly picked up my stuff and joined the line for the boarding pass check before we got on the plane. Everything was ok, I proceeded along the long tunnel-like walkway and suddenly realized I was inside the aircraft. There was a beautiful smiling air hostess at the door who greeted me, I felt a bit better(their smiles are infectious I guess). Another air hostess asked me how I had hurt my finger,I sheepishly answered "While packing my stuff". She answered, "Well take good care of it and have a nice journey". I found my seat, it was the aisle seat,since I wanted to be able to get up whenever I wanted to before disturbing anyone. An elderly couple sat down in the middle and window seats. Well,there goes my hope of sitting with a beautiful girl whom i could talk with the whole flight and make friends with :P. Anyways, we were ready for the take off after about 40 minutes, I was starting to feel really sleepy now and was fighting the urge to fall asleep. Finally it was time, the huge Boeing-777 started to taxi on the runway. It picked up speed, I was enjoying this, it picked up speed really fast and I felt pushed against my seat. This was awesome, I felt the adrenaline rush inside me and it felt good,I felt alive. The plane gracefully left the ground and we were air bound. I finished the orange drink that the air hostess had offered me and relaxed. Starting to feel sleepy, but the air hostess had started to bring some snacks already, I decided to eat some before falling off asleep. There was so many things offered to me, I was confused what to eat and what not to eat. I suddenly remembered that I hadnt eaten anything since the snack on the domestic flight and the dried fruits give by mom. Ah mom,I missed her. I decided to eat something so that I could sleep well. I had a small meal and went to the restroom. It was 4.30am now and I hadnt slept well in the last few days. The antibiotics for the finger infection and the fatigue and sorrow were taking its toll on me. I started to fall asleep,thinking of the new life that lay ahead of me. I was finally going to USA.
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