The place i saw her...LAX..i.e Los Angeles International airport !
I beleive airports are the best places to meet people. You have
representatives from all over the world...literally..especially if
it is a international hub like Los Angeles.
Now, What i am doing at LAX... i am on a vacation... yep..
all the way from New Jersey. Across 4 time zones..from the east
coast to the west coast. But, Los Angeles is not my final destination.
The land of riches...the land of luck... the land of casinos..
Viva Las Vegas !! The things i had heard about Vegas.. i thought..
"well.. it must just be hyped a lot..as always" ..Nah.. it was
exactly as they had promised..grand..vibrant..and bright.
What i did there in Vegas.. thats another story ;-) Right now i am at LAX!
Yea...so am hungry and go into a deli... order something to nibble upon.
And there she is seated...on the bar Stool with a cup of coffee. She looked
exquistely beautiful.. Her long blond hair, blue eyes, fair skin.
Dressed up in a cobalt blue noodle-strap top, light blue denims and a
snow-white fur jacket.
A beautiful face, stunning body and a truly priceless smile. Yes..
i did look at her.. Yes ...eye to eye..and Yes.. she did smile at me!
And then what do i do ?? I get up, look at her and start walking..
walking straight towards her. As i near the bar, i take a left and move
towards the exit.. giving her a final goodbye smile..they had announced
the boarding of my flight !
I knew i had to get in early, being a brown skinned, asian passenger after the
twins collapsed, doesnt really make you a elite passenger. The security hulks
always have one eye on you.. nevertheless, i boarded the flight and hoped
that she would board the same flight too..
No.. this is not a hindi movie, the heroine, did not board the plane.
"well ok.. She aint on this flight, may be some other beautiful lady would
come and occupy the seat next to me".. i said to myself and started looking towards
the door...
You have to realize that i am just back from Vegas, having seen all the incredibly
sexy, beautiful women wearing from almost nothing to almost nothing, doing the craziest
things one could ever imagine... Guys thats Vegas... "What happens here, stays here"..
Is how they advertise Vegas and am more than willing to live up to the punch line.
Now i dont wanna let you know what all i did there.. or do i ?
In walks another beauty, yes.. LA is full of them, and walked the aile, and walked right
past me... i didnt look back.. Not because i didnt want to.. there was another one right behind
her :-))) But none of these ladies were even close to that American beauty.
The Door was locked.. and in a few minutes the captains voice crackled on the speaker
" Good Evening Ladies and Gentleman,Welcome on board United Airlines flight to Newark.
We will moving towards the runway in a few minutes and should have clearance to take
off in soon. The Journey to Newark will take 10 hours 25 minutes and will reach Newark
at 6:00 AM local time. Enjoy the flight"
Ok.. that was that. And i started day dreaming about the "American Beauty".. What if i had more
time at the cafe. I would wait for sometime, keep smiling at her..eventually walk up to her.
Get her name and number, find out she was from New Jersey also. Call her up, set up a date, go for
romantic dinner and you know all the works.
"Excuse me sir" i heard a sweet voice right behind my ear. My thought.. "which of the 2 gurls
that went past me was this one".. i looked behind and it was the stewardess..not beautiful.
"will you be having a veg or a non-veg meal"... "Non-Veg please" i told her.
Finished my meal, put on my ipod and off to sleep.
We land at Newark, New Jersey right on time. We de-board the plane and again start thinking
about the American beauty "Wish i could see her again..hmmm !" I walk towards the baggage claim
section to pick my bags and head home. Am waiting for my bags to come on the circular conveyer belts.
"Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.." a loud sound and the conveyer next to ours starts moving too, some other flight
that came into Newark,NJ. So i am waiting for my bag.
Remember how i said, this is not a hindi movie.. well forget that part. Wanna know why... the American
beauty is standing at conveyer number 2. Arrivals for Continental Airlines flight from LA to Newark.
And i am smiling ear to ear. I keep looking at her. She still hasnt seen me... still waiting for her
bags.. looks here n there, and then straight at me.. i am still smiling.. and guess what she recognizes
me and smiles back. "Ah... what a smile.. that would melt any heart".
My bags are on the conveyer belt, i pick them up. I remember my thoughts " What if i had more time at the cafe..."
I smile to myself and walk out of the exit...
"The trouble with resisting temptaion is it may never come your way again."
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