Chapter 2

Simmi's POV

I was waiting to collect my bags. Just then I saw one of my bags on the conveyor belt. I tried to pick it up but they were heavy. I was trying to pick them up just then I heard a voice.

" Those bags look heavy, " I turned to see the man who sat beside me. He was almost six feet three inches tall almost in his late twenties.

" Well, they are... So, can you please pick them up and put them on trolly? I would really appreciate it. " I asked.

" Sure! He leaned past me and picked up the bags so easily as if they weighed nothing.

" Have you packed your whole wardrobe in them?" He asked.

" Well, I have come to settle down here, of course, I needed a lot of things. " I replied.

" Will you be able to manage them on your own? " He said.

" I would manage it from here. Thanks. " I said.

" Why do you have to manage?? Isn't that very handsome husband of yours coming to receive you? " He asked.

" No! Because I didn't tell him that I was coming. I wanted to surprise him. He would go crazy to see me after almost a year. " I said in excitement.

"A year?? You were away from him for one year? Really? Did he leave you there to come here all by yourself? "

" My family would not have approved of our marriage. I couldn't tell them... But now, I had to. " I said.

" Oh! You seemed to have come here for the first time. You should have told him, well in advance. " He said.

" No!! I want to see that 'pleasantly surprised look on his face. " I said with a smile.

" Well, I hope he and you are not shocked. " He said rolling his eyes.

" Oh, please!! Thanks for your help but I must make a move. I need to catch a train to his city. " I said and started going away.

Just then I heard a piece of news on one of the LED TV. There had been a very strong hurricane in this area so there has been a lot of destruction. The train tracks were affected too. So the train services were stopped till the tracks were fully repaired.

Oh God!!! What do I do now??

How would I reach his town??

I was shocked and was standing there with my hand on my mouth and thinking about what to do.

I tried to call him but the network was not working.

I thought of taking a taxi so I went out of the airport to hire one. But the price they quoted for a one-sided fare was almost half of what she paid to get to Canada from my home.

" This is too much. It is just a three-hour journey from here. " I tried to bargain but they smiled at my helplessness. They knew I had no option but to take a taxi in such a situation.

" Any trouble??" I heard a familiar voice I turned to look at him.

"No!!" I said.

" Are you sure you can manage everything on your own?? " He asked sarcastically.

" Well! They are asking for a much-inflated fare that is many times the fare of a train ride. " I said. He just nodded.

" So what are you going to do now?? Why don't you call your very handsome husband to come and get you?" He smiled sarcastically.

" No!! If I have reached till here just to see that happiness on his face. It's ok, I will manage from here to his place as well. " I said with determination.

" Ok, then all the best..." He said and turned to go.

" Wait!! If it is not too inconvenient for you, could you drop me somewhere from where it is easier to reach my destination? " I asked politely.

" I think, you should call your husband. He must know that you are here. " He said hesitantly.

" It's ok, if you don't want to give me a lift, I can understand. Sorry, I wasted your precious time. " I said.

" Where do you have to go??" He asked.

" Oakville, Ontario. " I replied.

" What a coincidence!! I am going to Hamilton, Oakville will be on the way, I can drop you there." He said.

" Really? You can do that? " I smiled at him. He looked at me in a weird manner.

" I can, provided you stay quiet. I have to prepare for a meeting." He said.

As if, I was dying to talk to him.

" Thanks! I would not say a word." I said. He nodded and we went to the car park, he removed the jacket he has been wearing. and his short-sleeved shirt revealed his strong and tanned arms. He seemed to have a perfect physique.

" Take a picture of mine, but stop looking at me like that. " He said making me embarrassed as I didn't realise that I was staring at him.

How could I look at him like that, I was married to another man. I had absolutely no business thinking about the physical attribute of a man other than my own husband.

He put my bags in his black Audi and opened the passenger door and waited for me to get into the car. I slid into the seat. But just for a moment, his arm brushed against mine and to my horror, a weird sensation flooded my body.

I close my eyes and took a deep breath by the time he got into the car himself, I had control of myself once more. Well, on the surface at least.

" You left your car here?? " I asked.

" Yes! I always do that, I don't like to depend on others. " He said.

I was very excited about being in a new country which was going to be my home now. He started driving and I kept my eyes away from him and concentrated on the countryside but there were signs of destruction everywhere.

" You should have seen it before the hurricane hit it. " He said with a sad smile.

" But it is still beautiful... " I said. And as promised, I didn't say a word after that.

He kept driving and called someone.

" Adam Wilson, speaking...I will be there in three hours...... Yes, the flight was delayed a bit because of the bad weather..... I need a solution to that problem, immediately. " He said.

I put the earphones in my ear and was lost in the melodious voice of my favourite singer.

" Excuse me!! Will you please get up, I am already getting late." Someone shook my arm. I opened my eyes and was shocked to realise that I had slipped into slumber in the presence of a real stranger.

What if he had kidnapped me?

But it was too late to worry about it, I should have thought about it before taking a lift from him. I looked around and saw that we had already reached there.