Maasi flight in 3hrs
I hid her passport
We’re waiting at gate
G has gone home to get it
Nilay blinked away his sleep and confusion, re-reading her message.
MAYA KUMAR
Say yes if you’re coming
Dont want to stop her for nothing
Nilay snapped out of his haze.
NiP
Coming, hold her
He grabbed the first T-shirt he found, picked his keys and ran.
You are so dead, Doctor.
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He tore down the Mumbai roads and the Western Expressway Highway. Who the fuck was jamming the highway at 6.30 in the morning?! Was the whole of Mumbai flying out from T2 today?! He raced his car and wove through the many full lanes of traffic going towards the airport. Some of those were asshole moves but he didn't care.
With one hand on the steering wheel, the other unlocking his phone every minute to check if a new message had popped, he drove like a madman. He turned into the first lane leading into the airport gates and the security barred him.
“What?!” He screamed out of his open window, slowing his car.
“You are alone.”
“So?”
“This lane is for dropping off passengers, Arrivals is down the ramp…”
“I am not here for Arrivals!”
“You cannot drive down alone.”
Nilay glanced out, Maya and MM and his bloody Doctor at the first gate, huddled. He fucking didn't care if his car was confiscated. He turned it off and got out.
“Sir, what are you doing?”
“I’m an angiography patient!” He held his bandaged wrist up. “And my Doctor is leaving me!” He pointed at the woman who was turned away from him. Maya saw him and waved, pointing at Ritu helpfully.Thank you.
“Why is she leaving you?”
“Because she is an idiot!” Nilay stepped on the pavement and broke into a run towards the gate. Ritu turned. Her face froze. She began to grab her bag and step towards the check-in gate.
“What cheap stuff do you smoke?!” Nilay yelled. “You don’t have a passport to clear that.”
Her shock turned into outrage — “You stole my passport?”
“What the hell is this?” He held her prank of a paper up. “Different goals? Since when?”
