After a few months of stalling the matter I had no choice but to choose to go abroad , online application and visa application all went smoothly , as if the universe wanted to sweep me three thousand kilometers away from home . As the day for my departure got closer I became more and more terrified of leaving but at this point , it was all done and dusted .
My bag was packed , all my essentials were ready and i started getting notices from the college email . This was all starting to get a bit too real , on the way to the airport I think to myself " I cant believe this is actually happening , in a few hours I will be three thousand kilometers away from home , and probably an hour after landing my sister will come to pick me up and will drop me off to my room and what if my roommate is a homosexual ?!".
I arrive at the airport , the airport today seems ominous and the neon lights around the check in made my eyes hurt , I tried resting my eyes perhaps I overdid it , I fell asleep and was woken by a firm hand shaking my shoulder to wake me up , he says " hey , hey ,kid the plane leaving soon get up " , while gathered I my thoughts , the blur cleared out , he violently shook my shoulder again . After I processed these very embarrassing moment , I thought the old guy must have been frustrated by my sloppiness .
While I search for my seat and walk through the economy class , the old guy followed me a bit too long , ignored it and confirmed my seat , sat on it and was told to slide aside by the old guy with a warm smile " kid , this seat is mine ". He seemed like a cold person with his silver beard , he was built like a brick wall .
He offered me a handshake and greeted me saying " Hi my name madhavaan ,what is your name kid ", I say " veron " and avoid eye contact , he smiles and says " socially awkward kid , must be puberty don't worry it will get better " and he asks " where are u going kid , vacation with the family or something , I don't see no companions here though ?" , I say " no I am going to college abroad by myself " , he seemed slightly impressed " that's good determination for education , not many kids have the courage for that , I am sure your parents must be proud of you " .
What the fuck is this guy talking about , fuck my parents pride and tell the other kids to fuck off as well . Can't even fly in peace in here , if this guy wasn't built and I wasn't on this plane , on this seat , at this specific time , feeling quite comfy , I swear I would've ... , never mind . And what a funny name , his parents must've kept it as a placeholder and forgot to change it .
If I was in his place I would've abandoned my family , moved to another country , changed my identity and worked in the middle of nowhere with high risk of death and no medical assistance .
" You know , making hard decisions and leaving your comfort zone is very important , it will make u grow as a person" , old man said . No wonder you're so big old guy , fuck you and your speech .
With all passengers now boarded the plane , the cabin crew begin their demonstration of rules and safety , evacuation during crashes and etc . The old man listened to it with full conviction , micro expressions at the emergency landing drill.
As the plane stood on the runway ready to take flight , I saw the old man clutching onto his arm rest trying to maintain a poker face . Unbeknownst to him , his expression gave it all away , this was his first flight ever . When the plane finally went airborne the man shut his eye and didn't open until it the plane was at a straightened angle , unfortunately for him it wasn't over yet , the plane started tilting towards right , it kept tilting until the left window of the cabin saw only blue and clouds while the right mirror showed the land and the shores this time the old man couldn't hide his expressions his eyes widened and he was ready to scream , before that the plane started tilting back to place .
It was funny to me but I did not laugh at him , I tend to understand his position . After around an hour the old man is ready to converse again , he asks me " I didn't know an airplane takeoff could be so rough , haha , I have been watching all kinds of plane crash documentaries and so I got a bit too overdramatic before "
I say" don't worry mister madhavaan , plane crashes are rarest vehicle accidents in history , so internet users overdramatize these kinds of stuff " ,he says " really ? , now that feels a bit reassuring but why does the engines roar when anyone uses the toilets ? , unusual is the way I see it ", I reply " that's just the flush sir " , he replies "ok understood but don't call me sir and all , like I am not even married just call me gramps or something " , " but sir ..." , " oh not that again , don't worry I was just kidding , call me whatever u like "
Uncle is named after a hemorrhoids cream and also a virgin , lmao .
"There is still 4 hours for this flight to land and I am bored to death and all these magazines are boring , kid would you like to listen to my story of up until how I got into this plane , if you don't mind of course ...., ok then where do I even start , to tell you basically , it took me 40 years to catch this one flight "
Hell no , he is about to narrate a 40 year story , what a hook though , maybe I'll entertain this story of his but it better not take that hook and make him the main character now , just because I gave a fake name .