A DAY IN MYRA'S LIFE

 It's Mid June.Myra is on her way to the airport.She has a flight to catch.She loves traveling.It is also part of her job since she's a blogger and social influencee.She left home early so she wouldn't miss her flight.A year back she had missed a train to Malindi.She had to pay for a new ticket.She had learnt to keep time the hard way.

Her Uber driver is talkative.He's telling her about politics as they head to the airport.She is staring  through the window nodding to some of his statements.Seven white birds flew above them catching her attention.She loves nature.She appreciates how beautiful everything is,the sky,trees and everything.It's sunny today.Sun rays shine through making everything glow.She smiles satisfied by how beautiful the birds are.She's relieved when they finally get to the airport.It's been such a long drive but she's getting used to them.

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"Hello,am Lucas."A tall slender guy greets as he sits beside her.He's good looking.She can't help but notice the sharp look in his eyes.His gaze seems to pierce right through your soul.

"Hello."She replys then goes on reading her novel.

"That's an interesting book you reading." He comments.

"Yeah."She smile as if to appreciate the fact that he noticed it's a great novel.

"Have read it several times."

"Same here, it's the third time am reading it."

"Hope you don't mind me asking what's your name.It's fair since I told you mine."

"Oh,you can call me Myra."

"Myra, it's a beautiful name."

"Thank you."

He's a Nigerian.She figures it out from his accent.

"You are Kenyan?"

"Yeah."

"Hope am not disturbing you.Am quite talkative."

Roxanne smiles at a thought that crosses her mind.Part of her wants him to just shut up but she can't bring herself to ask him to.She hates being rude to anyone especially strangers.

"No, am cool."She replies politely.

Just then she gets an email from her friend.

"Dear,where are you? Been looking around but can't locate where you are seated."

"Seat number 44."She replies.

It's Rhean; her best friend.They didn't get lucky to book seats next to each other. Rhean is always traveling with her when she's not traveling alone.

"Okay dear.I'll see you as soon as we land."

It's another email from her.

An air hostess is going around pushing a cart.It has food,snacks and beverages beautifully arranged on it.The air hostess is beautiful.Curly hair and well applied make up.

"Hope you don't mind me paying for your snacks." Lucas says when she gets to them .

"No,we just met."

"I insist to,please."

She lets him since he's persistent.She goes ahead and makes her order.

She thanks him as the air hostess pushes the cart ahead.

She checks a timer on the plane and sees that they'll be in their destination in fifty minutes.She closes her eyes and drifts off to sleep.She does this to escape any more conversations with Lucas.Rhean is an introvert too.They get along so well.Myra enjoys her company and wishes it was her seated next to her.She brushes the thought off.She hardly engages in long conversations.Today she wasn't so luck though.Her Uber driver earlier and now Lucas.She's fast asleep a few minutes later.

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She's walking barefoot on a desert searching for water.There is no one around her.No sign of any living thing.She notices that there is not even a single tree,an animal or even a bird. Her throat feels dried up.She keeps walking hoping to find even an oasis.

 Just then a large bird flys above her.She is terrified since she's never seen such a creature in her entire life. She starts running but it catches up with her.It picks her up by it's beak and flys away.She blindfolds her eyes with her palms as it flys higher.Her belly is clatched between it's beak.She wonders where it's flying to.

It's been flying for a while when it drops her under a coconut tree.She watches as it flys away.She seats there perplexed by the sight of a coconut tree in a desert.She looks up and sees it has one coconut. She's excited since she's still thirsty.A feeling of gratitude overwhelms her.She's about to start climbing when the coconut falls off.She hastily goes and picks it up.Just when she's about to drink it someone taps her shoulder.

"We already arrived at our destination."It's Lucas.

She just had a dream.She gets her water bottle quenching her thirst.

"That was quite some sleep."Lucas says.

She smiles closing her water bottle.

At the check out he asks for her contact details.She hands him her business card.Just then she sees Rhean who is waving at her.She bids him goodbye and walks towards her friend.

"Who was that handsome guy."Rhean asks her after their long hug.

"Just a guy I was seated next to."

"He does look good."

"He's so talkative."

"Must have been a long flight for you dear."Rhean says since she knows her friend doesn't like extroverts that much.

Myra is thinking about the dream she just had as they walk to their taxi.