Nunnha pilot

for a writer travel is everything, one travels and stories happen.... yesterday i was waiting for my train at dhanbad station. as usual i was playing on my ipad, trying to land this aircraft. it was a tricky level as i had to land it while a storm was blowing....needed a bit of focus but these shoeshine boys were really pestering me... jolly fellows, kids really, full of beans, smiling and all that, but relentless, breathing all over my shoulders....damn.... knowing i won't be able to land this plane with all this distractions i just flicked the iPad in the direction on this nearest kid and said 'khelna hai?'... he was like, what??, but then he guessed i was seriously offering so his eyes said, yeah, why not... i think i gave a few pointers, like, yeh plane hai, udd raha hai, isko uttarna hai, but he was already holding the ipad the way i was and damn, the plane was behaving.... i kept  nudging a bit, working on a few controls he wouldn't know off, like the flaps and the rudder...but he was like totally focused, gently guiding the plane.... i pointed out the landing strip, cut his speed for him, adjusted his angle a tad.... at the right time i dropped the landing gear for him while he focused on the strip... and la haul billa quwat, the critter nailed the bloody landing....!!!!
sure it was hard landing, it was wobbly, it wasn't pretty to look at, but the aircraft was on the strip...
and then i heard him take a long breath.... a tiny smile.
i reclaimed the ipad, tousled his hair and shared that smile... soon i was on my way and he went his.... i don't remember exchanging any words....