TOO FAR TO REACH 24

 TOO FAR TO REACH

CHAPTER 24

PUMULO’S POV

The smoothest car ride I have ever had would have to be the ride to the airport; it was the smoothest and having Jeff by my side made it even better. There was some calm music playing and Jeff had non alcoholic champagne which he popped and poured for us, I felt like royalty. Jeff and I did not talk much on our ride to the airport but we were just excitedly giggling and enjoying the moment. Aunty was busy peeping on us to ensure we were okay. She took the front seat. There was a cool fresh breeze that filled this trip; it was almost as if I was escaping to freedom and not just from Jeff’s sister but from my own life as well.

Jeff and I were going to fly on a private jet; you should have seen how excited I was when I saw it. This meant there were no delays at the airport; we were just proceeding into our plane and to Cape Town.

“Honey…” I looked in shock as we passed airport security heading to our jet.

“I did it for us… booked it just for us” he said.

The jet came personalized with a mini lounge where we enjoyed some gourmet snacks on board; Jeff was quick to mention that he did not want us to eat too much so that we could enjoy some decent food in our own home. The sound of that made me excited. Aunty had taken position quickly on the other end of the semi-circle shaped couch in our lounging area on the jet. Aunty was even more excited to move around and just see other things while Jeff and I opted to relax and chat. There was alcohol on the jet and aunty was quick to begin helping herself, this made me a little worried because I knew aunty had a tendency of getting loud when she gets drunk. I wasn’t trying to show my husband that side of her.

Did I mention that in the pilots dock we had two captains, both were dressed elegantly for our flight and they made time to greet us before our flight commenced.

“Good afternoon, my name is captain Patel and I am with my colleague captain Sharon… we welcome you on board and wish to take this opportunity to congratulate our lovely couple Mr. and Mrs. Kim. We are so proud to be able to take you on your first flight as husband and wife” 

Jeff and I smiled and pecked, it sure did feel great to be called Mrs. Kim. I must say I never thought this day would ever happen but at last, I was the one and only, unopposed; Mrs. Pumulo Kim. I cannot begin to tell you what that felt like; if I could reach for the stars I would… God how I could be so lucky? I know I did not do anything right anywhere, it was favor. Favor yaba Yahweh. 

Jeff looked at me so closely and smiled after we shared so many pecks, aunty simply ignored us and let me tell you something; it’s like this woman would care less what we did, she was just excited to be on this plane heading to cape town. She had told me so much about Cape Town and I was finally coming to experience it for myself. 

“Baby…” Jeff said.

“Mukwai… balume bandi mule njita?”

Jeff burst out laughing and it was only then that we managed to get aunties attention.

“You two will have a very noisy home” she said.

Jeff and I were in fits of laughter and I guess that summed up our flight, it was laughter, jokes, giggles, snuggles and plenty of kisses much to aunties dismay. 

It was exactly 3:15pm on the clock when I heard the pilot speak through the micro phone. This time it was Captain Sharon and she had quite a nice voice.

“Good afternoon our dear passengers, good afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Kim, the time on my watch says 3:09 pm… we are beginning to make a steady decent in a couple of minutes, please be comfortable as we hit the run way, by 3:15pm we should be able to come to a stop. Thank you so much for trusting us and we look forward to having more private flights with you… having said that, it is my honor and privilege to welcome you Mr. and Mrs. Kim to Cape Town South Africa.