Little Angel

That afternoon when little Anna gave a primrose, Ravi was happy to receive it. It could bring you good luck, her sister Clara smiled as she handed it to Ravi, in her tiny steps. Ravi was a neighborhood volunteer in their weekly meetings at Homeowner's Association.

Ravi thanked as he was getting late, smiled and said, I am in need of lot of luck, and hurried to the airport.

Fortunately, for Ravi and passengers, it was a danger that was averted, although no one knew. There were some forces working towards causing chaos, in different places at different times, it would appear like someone walking past a person throwing away their luggage on their eagerness to catch flight or someone playing their podcasts too loud etc.

However, Ravi was unaware of any of these. He was enjoying his journey until London.

At London, Heathrow, airport was busy as ever.

Ravi got down, and was going towards connecting airline terminal.

The flight was waiting for the fellow passengers from different cities or countries so they can be transferred back to the Motherland safely.

Just then it was time to leave. Ravi was walking hurriedly and was getting

To catch his connecting flight.

“Ravi!” someone called, sounding very familiar.

It was the neighborhood friend from Hyderabad, from JNTU, they grew up with.

“Shankar! What a surprise!” exclaimed Ravi.

“Yea, if you say so!” laughed Shankar.

“I am coming from Chicago.” He was also with his wife and kids following him a few feet ahead, as he was also bringing the baggage that he needed to add from the carry-on baggage for all three of them plus himself.

“We are catching the connection flight to Bombay, er… Mumbai,” he said.

“I like it that you are travelling with your entire family, Shankar!”

Ravi himself is still a bachelor, but his fiancée is also going with him to meet his family.

However, as Ravi and Shankar were chatting and walking along their connecting flight, suddenly they heard a chaotic noise and people running around helter-skelter.

“Whatever happened?” asked Ravi.

He saw that there were a group of people who were pushed away by some vague person with some kind of weapon in his hand and was threatening them if his demands are not met, holding a little kid’s head.

Without waiting a moment, Ravi, to rescue his friend’s son, gave one blow in the neck of the guy, being rowdyish..

One Karate chop, from the black belt holder, was enough to bring silence, with the sudden turn of events. Airport Officer James, was right there putting handcuffs to the mischief monger and thanked Ravi. Something that could have been dangerous, returned to balance, thanks to the innocent little girl who blessed with a primrose! They needed it, indeed. In Ravi's thoughts, Anna was smiling, dainty as a Daisy, as he just remembered her wishes, that morning.