At the Airport
It was 2 am in the morning. Terminal 2 of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport was live with the hustle and bustle of people waiting outside the arrival gates. Waiting faces, eager eyes, keen ears and a sense of anxiety was the general picture out there. Amidst the chaos, stood a lean girl with a calm demeanor. She was perhaps amongst the first ones to arrive at the terminal for the flight which was scheduled to land at 2.30 am. The tiredness was visible in her body language, but her face reflected the eagerness of meeting someone. She was starting to be a bit restless as the time of the arrival drew closer. From frantic glances at her watch to the yearning stare at the arrival gate, the desperation started to grow with every passing minute. He had received a mail from a university in the US confirming his admission for the Master's course. He was ecstatic as he had always cherished the dream of going to the US for his masters. His entire family was happy too. Even she was