An Alluring Encounter ( pleasing to heart )

" My dad ," Saysha started to tell , her voice strained with some unspeakable anxiety. " He's coming back today after two and half years.... I've to be there before he comes out of arrival gate. " rubbing the palms together.

" As expected, " Lily's guess was spot on —the anxiousness gnawing at shaysha was tied to her father. " Got it ," Lily said calmly, gripping the steering wheel ," Buckle up, and start telling me the story of your fear."

" Okay ,but start first — ," Before saysha could finish her sentence, Lily floor the accelerator, the Lamborghini surging forward, rocketing toward it's top speed of 221 Mhp.

30 min later ,,,,

Lily pushing the Lamborghini to its maximum speed , she glanced at shaysha and asked , " So when are you going to start explaining? It's already been 32 minutes. "

Saysha , eyes fixed on the road ahead ,turned her head to Lily and said, " You've never met my dad , have you ?" Her voice still carried a trace of fear .

" No , Should I had? Most importantly he's your dad , not a piece of chocolate that can just be snatched away ," Lily replied with a questioning look , as if to say ,– "Am I wrong?"

" Well if you had met him , you wouldn't be so nonchalant, " Saysha responded with confidence.

" What do you mean ?" Lily asked , confused by saysha's words.

" You will understand once we get to see my dad at airport. It's already 11.15 , we have only 10 minutes to get there, Drive faster ! " Saysha urged.

Lily noticed that saysha is staring out the window but is not fully attentive.

Realizing that saysha might not be aware of their proximity to the airport , lily called out ," hey !"

Saysha look at lily asking , " What?"

" Look outside , but keep the window closed ," Lily instructed, her hands firmly on the wheel .

Saysha glanced outside with the window up, her eyes lit up in amazement, " Wow , the car is literally flying !"

Seeing Saysha's reaction made Lily smile as well .

" Remember, you have to share everything once we're inside the airport, " Lily gave a warning.

" Yes , Yes , Just keep driving ! " Saysha replied with a sense of relief.

" Get ready to get out , we'll be at the entrance in one minute. " lily smirks.

" But we're still so far !" Saysha protested, her confusion evident.

" No , We're not far , not to mention so far ; Miss Saysha , you're just not paying any attention to the places we've passed in the last 35 mins," Lily said with a hint of annoyance.

" Are you sure we're close to the airport?" Saysha asked ,still incredulous, struggling to believe it .

" Yes ," Lily replied with a hint of pride ," Can't you see !?" She rolled her eyes , clearly exasperate.

Upon hearing Lily , Saysha glanced out of the window with intense focus . In no time, she saw they are driving through the airport gate and heading toward the entrance.

A wave of relief washes over her , knowing they had arrived just in time .

Lily pulled the car to a smooth stop at the entrance and said ," You go ahead , I'll join you after parking ."

Saysha gave a quick nod , jumped out of the car , and dashed through the entrance without seconds look.

Saysha hurries inside the airport, weaving through the crowd as she sprinted toward the arrival area where passengers are emerging.

Hey eyes frantically scanned the space until she spotted her two uncle with their wife and children .They are all gathered near the arrival gate .

Still panting heavily, she bent over to catch her breath , exhausted from the nonstop dash to get here .

Her aunts are the first to notice her , exchanging curious glance between both .

Her uncles are deeply engrossed in a discussion about business, oblivious to everything else .

Her cousins , on the other hands doing interesting works . One is glued to their phone and the other are chatting among themselves, completely absorbed in their own world .

" Oh dear , you made it ," shaysha's 3rd aunt Ginny said with a smirk .

Her 4th aunt Rita chimed in , adding ," We almost thought you wouldn't show up and we'd have to welcome Ashe ourselves. "

Both aunts exchanged glances, their smile laced with a subtle mockery.

" I... would ... come ... even .. if ..... the ... world ... is ...ending, " Saysha panted out between gasps for air , still struggling to catch her breath.

Her words are defiant, yet her exhaustion was evident.

Despite noticing her state , neither aunts offered any help.

Saysha's breathing grew heavier, her chest heaving as she fought to stay upright.

But her legs betrayed her , knees buckling as she nearly collapsed from sheer exhaustion, barely able to stand.