Dragonflies

CHAPTER 2

The rain refused to quit. And so, did we! But eventually one of had to give up. So, we decided that let it be us. The only trouble was that it was always us.

Every once a while we would pull up at someplace and wait. But often we had to continue anyway since the weather remained unchanged. And we had to reach there by noon so that everything goes by the plan.

All the stops we took were barely enough for two. We had to stand so close that both stay dry. At all those times he would talk about some random things and how the rain is lengthening our journey. Also, about how he had to get me all dried up before taking me back home.

But my mind was wandering in different woods. I was thinking about how close he is standing to me. Aware of every little area where our skin met. And my fingers aching to touch his face. Then a disturbing thought banged in my head,

" How would it be to kiss him on his neck?"

"You ready to resume?"

"What?" I was startled.

"The rain doesn't seem to cease, and we can't wait forever. So, I was just thinking of going anyway. "

"Let's just stay for another couple of minutes and then take off."

" hmm. 'Kay."

It is very uncomfortable to stand in wet clothes. Especially next to a guy. And I was soaked up from head to toe. My black mid-thigh top and printed cotton pants were glued to me like some pseudo-skin. Every little detail of my body was showing off. I was thin, but not skinny, with mild curves. I felt a little embarrassed as if I am naked. But he didn't seem to notice.

He was looking ahead at the emerald fields taking a shower. I felt a little relieved and a bit mad at him for not looking at me. That was when I felt his hand around my waist. A shiver went through my spine. I didn't dare to move. His hands slide down to my hips and it rested there. For some reason it didn't felt inappropriate. It felt necessary. I lifted my head towards his side. He wasn't looking at me. His eyes were still on the fields. I was numb and all I could do was rest my head on him. A few seconds later we were back on track.

In next 45mins we will be at our destination. That is if we don't take anymore stops.

The trip so far was wonderful. Once a while I would get all scared about people coming to know about this little adventure of mine. And by people I meant my parents and my bf in particular.

By the past 3 hours I had got 2 missed calls from my bf. It was unlikely for him to ring me up like that. But I know he was calling me because usually by that time, I would've sent him a hundred text messages and a dozen phone calls, just to get replied that he was either busy or was sleeping. But today I send him a good morning message saying that I will be busy whole day at college. And now he wants to talk. I happily ignored them. Even though, deep inside me, I was feeling guilty I didn't bother to care much. This was my day and I wouldn't let anyone, or anything ruin it.

We had left all the busy streets far behind now. All there was massive trees and shrubs on either side of the road. The rain was still on. By that time, I got all freezing and my teeth started clattering. Aylan could see me through the mirror. Even he looked pale. "Let's rest for a while." He suggested.

There wasn't any shelter except the thick and huge trees. I took out my umbrella and hugged myself. Alan stood a few steps away, so I invited him in. A few vehicles passed by. Some stared at us as they drove away.

I couldn't stand the cold and I was shivering. I found Aylan looking at my lips. I felt so shy and I looked away. He reached out his hand and touched my cheeks. His fingers felt hot on my skin. Then he gently pulled my head towards his side.

"I am sorry. I don't know if you are going to like this or not. But I really have to kiss you now."

My cheeks reddened at that. I know I should have felt offended but I merely blushed. So, turned my head again and said, " No, you can't."

But the next thing I knew, he was grabbing me by hand and was kissing my lips. It wasn't all hard and passionate. It was sweet and gentle. And yes, I was right about his lips being incredibly soft. I can't say for sure if I kissed him back or if I just stood and enjoyed what he did. But after that I was quite sure that there are many more kisses coming on our way.