22. Airport encounter
A week passed by very quickly and the time for Martina and her mother to return to country B arrived.
With the help of the cab driver, they loaded their bags and headed straight to the airport.
They had arrived an hour earlier to their flight departure time. Martina was excited to finally leave country B, it’s not that she didn’t love the place, on the contrary she liked and adored the place since it’s where she had the most beautiful memories of childhood and growing up. But it was about time she went back to reunite with her family. It was the high time she went and spend quality time with her sister and catch up.
Her mother on the contrary had a mixture of emotions. Yes, she was excited but she also felt nostalgic.
That is the same country she grew up in, where her mother’s remains were buried. It was the place that gave him happiness but also snatched it in a blink of an eye. Her feelings were complicated.
After waiting, the announcement to board the plane was broadcasted and the two women picked up their respective suitcases and headed to the inspection and boarding site.
The plane took off and Martina watched as it soared high to the sky bidding goodbye to country B and embracing a new environment.
In her heart, she felt the same. For her that was an indication of leaving behind her old life and embracing her new life and identify awaiting her in country A.
It was a two hour flight so Martina decided to take a nap along the journey.
Her mother who was in deep thought couldn’t find the peace to sleep and remained awake pondering about what was next after they landed in country B.
Two hours later, the plane landed and everyone moved to the exit for clearance and that was the same with Martina and her mother.
Arriving at the lobby, Martina was busy scrolling down her phone while pushing her suitcase. She didn’t see the Man who was walking towards her in a fast pace talking on the phone while in his hands he held a cup of coffee.
Unaware of the incoming disaster since both were engrossed in their own things, the two people bumped into each other causing the coffee to spill all over on the man’s suit.
The collision jolted Martina and she turned to apologize to the man who was also prepared to lash at the person who dared to spill coffee on his suit.
He couldn’t believe it, he was rushing to country B because there was an emergency in one of their branch company. He was calling the acting CEO to make some arrangements concerning the matter when an irresponsible and probably blind idiot had to ruin his coffee, mood and suit.
Martina immediately fumbled through her handbag and removed a pack of wipers ready to make amend or even try to redeem her mistake.
She was sure that she was the reason they bumped into each other since she had been busy with her phone what she didn’t know was that the man was equally responsible for their current predicament.
Although most of the coffee spilled on the man’s suit, that did not leave her White blouse safe. The coffee had left an ugly stain around her chest.
” Am so sorry for bumping into you.” She said wiping the coffee from the man’s coat.
Dimitri who was prepared to lecture the person who ruined his suit heard the most sweetest voice he has ever heard in his life.
Her voice was like a siren call, enticing him to move further to her.
He turned abruptly to look at the person and his breath hitched. Before him stood the most beautiful woman that came to existence. Her eyes that showed how sorry she was did nothing but mesmerize him. Her small round and rosy face was bare from any makeup but that did not lessen her beauty, instead, it gave her a touch of youth and freshness.
He stood rooted in place drinking in her beauty.
” Hey are you listening?” A tap at the shoulder by Martina brought him back to earth because honestly, he thought he had travelled to heaven because fairies were rumoured to exist there.
The woman before him could pass as an angel or a fairy. Her slender figure, beautiful face, long wavy hair and not to mention those lips that were inviting made her look otherworldly.
” You were saying something?” He asked, his question seemingly dumb because Martina had been talking to him while he on the other hand appeared to have travelled to another planet.
” Yes, I was saying that your suit is ruined and if you want me to compensate you?” She repeated get earlier question.
” No no. there’s no need for that.” Dimitri answered almost immediately forgetting his earlier plans of scolding her.
” Are you sure?” Martina asked just to be sure. Rich people sometimes tended to be petty and would accuse you while demanding you compensate them for their loss.
” Yes, very sure. no need to worry, it’s nothing expensive.” He lied outrightly. His assistant who had been watching the show couldn’t help but curse Inside.
How could the boss lie so smoothly, what part of that suit spelled cheap? He could only shake his head, it seems that his boss has finally been smeared by a beauty.
” Okay, if you say so. Again am sorry.” Said Martina.
Seeing the man had no intention of answering her and was instead staring at her, she decided to bid him goodbye.
” Am leaving, have a good trip.” She said and walked past her quickening her pace to catch up with her mother who was way ahead of her.
It was until then that Dimitri came back to her senses. Turning to look at her, he could no longer spot her. She had disappeared within the crowd.
” Damn it!” He cursed out loud making the people around him turn to stare at him.
” I didn’t even ask for her name.” Hitting his forehead dramatically,” How do I even start looking for her? no name not even a contact number? how stupid.” he murmured to himself but his secretary heard him.Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.