2:27. my plane starts boarding at 3:15, and here i am sitting in my gate doing nothing.
i looked up from my phone to see everyone entering the gate. there's very few people waiting. most of them went to a hotel, but i just need to get back to my warm, cozy apartment.
i sit with my feet in the chair, my arms wrapped around my legs with my head resting on my knees. i stare back down at my phone. i'm scrolling through instagram, trying to waste time.
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after about 10 minutes of scrolling on instagram, my phone gives me the notification that says it's now at 10%.
i take my legs off the seat and look under it, discovering no outlet. i look around my seat a little more with no luck.
i look up, and find a charging station across from my gate.
i grab my backpack and head over to the station, phone in hand. as i get closer, i notice there's a guy sitting on the floor, leaning against the station.
his back was facing me and i could only see the back of his head. he had straight dark hair.
i approach the station, trying to not get the attention of the guy. i slowly put my backpack on the small table and search for my charger inside it.
i scramble around the pockets of my bag for a little before realizing i probably left it in the hotel.
i start to get really stressed, and whip my hand out of my backpack with frustration.
before i even knew it, a pack of gum that was under my hand flies out of my backpack, across the table, and fell right onto the guy who was sitting with his head down.
"oh my god, i am so so sorr-."
"no no, you're fine. don't worry about it." he says with a charming smile. he picks up the pack of gum and holds it out for me to take.
"thank you" i say quickly taking the gum from his hand and giving him a small smile. i look back down at my backpack and slide the gum back in, not caring if it'sin the right pocket or not.
out of the corner of my eye, i notice the boy start to stand up and unplug his phone. i probably scared him off, fuck. but, instead of leaving, he re-plugs his charger into the outlet on the table.
he put his arm on the small counter-like table and rests his chin in his hand. we're now at eye level. i can't help but steal another glance of him.
as i avert in his direction , we make eye contact. i quickly look away and start to realize that he was looking at me too.
i start to blush a little bit and notice out of the corner of my eye again that he is starting to smile. my mind starts to wonder if he's laughing at me.
i shake it off and then remember that i don't have a charger. an idea popped into my head. should i ask this boy if i could use his? i mean, it would give me an excuse to talk to him.
fuck it.
"hey, i, um, can't help but notice that you're really pretty," he says, now looking right at me as i look right back at him. my mouth dropped open a little.
"oh, uhm, thank you," i say, looking down at the ground and blushing super hard.
he notices my awkward blushing before he speaks again.
'' sorry if that was kinda weird, i just, uh, couldn't help it," he says apologetically.
"oh, no you're good, haha. you don't have to apologize for complementing me," i say, looking back up so that our eyes meet.
he has very pretty eyes.
"you're really pretty, too," i say without thinking.
oh wow, did i just say that?
"thanks," he says with a small chuckle, still smiling wide as ever.
"could i, uh, actually borrow your charger? i sorta left mine at my hotel," i say, with confidence.
"oh yeah of course," he says while unplugging his charger from the outlet and handing his charger to me. i graciously accept the charger and quickly plug it into my phone.
"my names mattia, by the way." he holds out his hand for me to shake.
"y/n," i say, shaking his hand.
"so, where are you going?"
"oh, no where really. just back to my apartment in little falls."
"hey, that's where i'm going too!!" he says with a surprised but excited look.
"no way, haha. maybe we'll be sitting next to eachother." i say jokingly.
"ya never know,"he says, pulling out his boarding pass.
"you're not actually checking, are you?"i say with a confused grin.
"well i mean i wanna know if i get to sit next to pretty girl or not," he says, continuing to scan his boarding pass.
his comment makes me blush so hard that i'm surprised my head hasn't popped off already from all the heat in my cheeks.
i start to pull out my boarding pass when he announces his seat number.
"18A," he says, "and yours?"
i finally pull the boarding pass out of my bag and scan it quickly.
and...sure enough...
"18B."
we both start laughing in shock before the intercom interrupts us.
"now boarding, flight 241 to little falls, new jersey."
"well, looks like we're gonna get to know each other for the next 6 hours,"i say with an exhausted laugh.
"and that will be just fine with me,"he says, giving me that irresistible smile of his.
i unplug and hand him his charger as we both start walking back to our gate.
