Solo Enigma

Date or Departmental Store?

After much decision between them, they came to conclusion after a week to visit Tag Mahal, India. They want to spend a week time, enjoying new surroundings and scenes. Lobzang wants to kick start a journey by next day only but Tenzin have to follow their office protocol and rules in order to claim for the week. Pertaining to that, he have to wait another week long time to hear from her. So, he decided to bring a topic to mother for his departure after a week.

He tried several times to talk about that but was all in vain for three times. Lobzang was never ready to share his thought, dreading mothers’ reaction. It was his first time at the age of twenty six to talk about such things. Even though it was a moms expectations from him, Lobzang was having hard times to bring that topic. He sketched a plan to share his thoughts in a smart way.

It was his last third supper with mother. By next two days, he wants to leave his home. Therefore, he pictured his mother aloof in last days adding fuel to the fire for not even sharing the reason, beforehand. After dinner, Lobzang initiated talk which usually didn’t happen, past walk. Mother was ready to accompany him which makes rather easy to come up with the talk.

It was past an hour without any progress with his plans. Somehow Lobzang never want his plan to fail this time. “Mom, do you remember me excited past few days” he made it soft. Mother was curious and promptly asked for the reason behind. “I wish I would fulfill your dream but…” he stammered “I don’t think, I have a girlfriend only” his face was carpeted with red gust of blood. However, he took it rather boldly and outlaid his plan to start with a date.

Mother was laughing all the time and eventually went further till he was silent. His pre-planned smart way of ensuing was already failed with bunch of amusement for mother. On the other hand, mother was happy that he has managed to think about that. Oftentimes, he felt awkward after mothers’ hilarious reaction. However, he was positive that he could make a time with his girlfriend in few coming days.

Like bygone days, mother was preparing with all sorts to bid her son. Though he didn’t want anything, he decided not to say such things as it would only dishearten her. Lobzang didn’t waste time during daylights helping mother with some works, though he would be leaving soon. Likewise, date through text between Tenzin and himself stretches all long night. Both of them were just expecting the time to roll sooner.

On the last night, Tenzin came to a conclusion to board a flight to Gelephu International Airport by next morning with same destination for Lobzang from east. The visa and passport for their departure from Gelephu were already in set. Everything was in place and it won Lobzangs heart forgetting his nature of job behind. His job requires self-respect and trust to not even share to the family members. He could not conclude for the protocols, though aware of the risk and congeniality.

On that very night, after clear image of the following day, he got hooked with blends of emotions. Lobzang was thrilled for he could experience the taste of love for the first time fulfilling his mother’s yearn. On contrary, he was ruined picturing his mom back at home all by herself. Next, it was the confusions intertwined with relations, family and the nature of his job. The more he look into those disruptions, the more it appears complicated to him.

It was gruesome moment for him which just makes him annoyed. He could not sleep and took out phone. The time was already 2:00pm and he checked the system of his head office and nothing seems urgent. He don’t want anything to disturb him coming week and withdrew from the server. He disconnected every personal system that morning. After that, he forced himself to take rest for he have to take a flight in few hours.

When the time really knocks a step to wake up, he was into a deep sleep. All types of thoughts, last evening made him forgot his expedition. “Knock, Knock”, mother knocked a door quite a few times but he wasn’t awaken. He got jolted from the bed upon perceiving the sound, “Bang, Bang, Bang….Bang” Back in his dream, he was lone in the field recusing the hostages amid showers of bullets and fires. He got up and there was still more than an hour to take a flight.

What actually was that dream? He questioned himself. He dream of such things in decades and was bit anxious though didn’t acted unusual. Is it a bad omen? He was deeply moved with that dream with lots of apprehensions ragging his mind. He was totally lost and ended up for more than half an hour in the rest room. He hastily took the breakfast and was ready to leave the home. He could sense his mother managing to hide the emotions.

It wasn’t his first time setting out from the home and away from the mother but that particular day was hard for him to comprehend. Lobzang went back to his mom and hugged her biding. He wished to make a little more time to spend with her, yet he have to make in time for the flight or he would be left out. With those commotions in the mind, he rushed to the port looking for the flight scheduled in next five minutes. Upon reaching to the port, he was already late as it was about to take off.

However, he succeeded in sneaking the air personnel and crews around, hardly getting a chance to board the flight. The kick start of the day was full of mourns with the dream adding more confusion on running late for the flight, though he was lucky enough to make there by last minute. Everything on that day was never up to his expectations. He just pictured an army losing his track and mind that day. On the one hand, he took it as a mere coincidence trying to relax himself from that trauma.

He reassured himself as an instinct and situation aroused from the date, which was going to take a path sooner or later part of the day. Lobzang took out the novel and gave an attempt to diverge his sickening mind set. No, it didn’t work. He ordered a cup of espresso to relish thoughts with an environment around but it too didn’t turn out good. The whole journey got terminated haunting with that forsaken dream. After every means, he took that journey as a challenge.

The plane came to halt and he went out of the mini domestic tow able crew stair. Though, there wasn’t a thing when he was studying in high school. He was amazed to feel new surroundings, indeed his first time there. He took out phone and called her but was out of reach. Somehow, he remember that her flight was scheduled five minutes ahead of him. Nothing was negative with him and time was more than half an hour. He was already preoccupied with withered dream and it was more alarming with subsequent spooky coincidences.

Lobzang took one of the seats in the waiting room for another thirty minutes. He glued on the large screen, World Broadcasting Service (WBS) familiarizing and taking a people around the globe. After a moment, phone was beeping endlessly. Astonished, he reach for the phone thinking it would be Tenzin but to his dismay, it was his friend Dechen calling him. However it was blessing in disguise for him killing those monotonous moments.

Dechen was back for the vacation from Washington yesterday. Lobzang thought he was just pulling leg as he didn’t came up with that topic while exchanging text few days ago. He wants to surprise Lobzang for his sudden back to home country and got confirmed only after snapshot of him near Mongar Higher Seconday School, the place where they had a great time long time back. He was wishing to have a great time together for days.

It was exactly a decade without having a time to rejoice with the friend. Lobzang was only left with a week-long vacation and told Dechen about an upcoming event. Though it was hard for Lobzang to deny Dechens request, he got no option than to explain whole thing. On the other hand, Dechen was positive and wished Lobzang a good time with her. As well, Lobzang also vowed to make his last two days of vacation with him.

Lobzang got up from the bench and scanned every lounge and ports around looking for the Airbus D14, where Tenzin was to be in it. There wasn’t any sign and it tickled his heart and mindset with apprehensive thoughts and predispositions. Nearly it was lunch and he was starving to death. Before he went for the lunch, he asked one of the crew pertaining to the Airbus which was schedule ahead of him.

The crew gave him quizzical look and assured him that it would be here in next ten minutes for it was delayed due to some technical failure. The crew was a middle aged man and they took seat exchanging the talks. “Hey gentleman, what are you up to waiting for the plane?” he took out his eyeglass rubbing his eye and continued “I saw you hours ahead waiting here” Lobzang on the other hand was satisfied for his companion.

The trust in the eye of man won his heart and shared his purpose for the day, which was significant in his life. Man winked a little and supplemented him to make best efforts to the love ones. He had been living his life all single for he was an army long time back. On upholding the dedication with the nature of job, he lost his girlfriend in the hospital while he was at the operation site. Form that moment, he neither could not think of his love life nor forget his girlfriend who was already far away.

The day seemed dimmer with all sorts of remorseful incidences and Lobzang saw that man brewing into the tears as he was bring his past life. Lobzang was occupied with the tale of that man and got haunted as he was an army too but didn’t brought that topic, foreseeing the situation they were in. But one thing admirable was he didn’t got into relation and now it is more than two decades. It was his commitment and promise to his girl and wants to end that way.

Lobzang got deeply moved with his nature and became speechless thinking about that man and his present simultaneously. Man stood up and told him that the plane would be here in minute and he have to attend there. He wished and told him to pray for the best. In return, Lobzang expressed his gratitude for the time and priceless advises. However, they went to the port upon the man requesting him to see her.

The plane came to halt and there came a lots of people. His attention got carried away with a young girl wearing her hair into ponytail, a light blue collar, blue jeans and blue hand bag. Lobzang pointed to her from little far without her notice. He asked a man to bless them, however he went out of the sight with superb compliments. Lobzang rushed towards her biding the man in other direction.

She was there with devils smile but wary expression getting together for the first time. Lobzang hugged her with forehead kiss and went into the luggage room exchanging the talks while walking in hand to hand. The carvings got worn out for Lobzang and were busy sharing about the incidences, encounters and impediments for the day. However, they directed into one of the restaurant to quench their hunger as well a first meal.