Yuanfen : Destined To Be Together

Chapter 15

Jimin
Incheon International Airport
10:52 am

God, please don't tell me I'm late.

I thought as I took quick steps inside the airport. Mr.Lee kept on nagging because of the sudden change in my schedule, saying it wasn't safe for me to appear at the airport all of a sudden.

I know.

I know it's not safe. But she's leaving today.

It's not wrong for me to want to meet her for the last time, right?

I let out a heavy sigh as we walked inside the check-in area. I rechecked the flights which were going to India this morning.

The closest one until now, it's at 11 am. Probably, she's already boarded the plane.

I'm late.

I thought as I unconsciously played with my phone. The thought of last night creeping into my mind agai,n and I found myself smiling.

Even if she was nervous, she managed to say that she's going to love me no matter what. Isn't this what she meant?

"You gave me a thousands reasons to love you. How can I not?"

I shook my head, trying to brush off the heat coming up to my cheeks.

This is embarrassing.

Why do I keep blushing when I think about her?

I'm going crazy.

My eyes darted around and I straightened up when I saw two girls rushing into the check-in area. My pupils dilated when I noticed my locket.

It's her. She wore it.

I don't want to admit, it but seriously, I haven't felt my heart jumping like this for long. I walked behind them, both of them were panicking.

"I had told you! Don't stay awake the whole freaking night! What if we miss the flight?"

I suppressed my chuckle. It's her best friend, scolding her for---wait, what?

She stayed awake the whole night too?

I'm getting annoyed by the way my heart is pounding.

"Okayy...I'm sorry. I didn't--"

"Don't you dare say you didn't mean to. You clearly said, we're leaving tomorrow, I don't want to sleep."

I couldn't decide whether I should laugh at their constant banter or I should focus on her honey-dripped voice. But then a thought stroke my mind

Did she stay awake because she was thinking about us?

My heart rate quickened further as I approached them when they were passing their luggages.

Think fast, Jimin. What should I say?

Just then I realized, they had skipped the entire line and were straight at the check-in point. Right.

I don't know why I'm doing something so stupid.

I cleared my throat trying to get their attention.

"Uh....Excuse me, miss?"

My heart almost jumped when she turned to face me. Her face scrunched up in concern, but in a cute way.

There was a brief moment of silence between us when our eyes locked. And I knew, she recognized me right away this time.
I smiled under my mask when I noticed her doe eyes widening in surprise.

She's so cute.

"Y-you?" her voice came out, barely above a whisper. She was visibly getting nervous, and I couldn't help the urge to tease her a bit.

"Mind explaining why you two skipped the whole line back there? It's illegal, you know."

I suppressed my chuckle when her cheeks flushed.

"U-uh...a-actually, we're getting late..."

A small smirk spread across my lips when she stammered. I could feel my heart doing little dances by knowing that I have this effect on her.

All of a sudden, an announcement echoed in the airport.

"Good morning, this is the final boarding call for Korean Air flight KE481 to New Delhi.

We are now waiting for passengers Nandini Sen and Iry Mehta to proceed to Gate 10 immediately for boarding. The aircraft is ready to depart, and we cannot delay further.

If you are Nandini Sen or Iry Mehta, please make your way to the gate at once. Thank you."

My shoulders slumped in disappointment. Nandini and Iry, panicked even more and rushed to Gate 10.

My eyes lit up when she turned around, mouthing, "Take Care. Bye."

If we happen to be together, I'll say, she's too good to be true.

I resisted my urge to jump around as I approached Mr. Lee, now looking at me...no, he's glaring at me.

I shook his hand with mine and patted his back as I settled into my car. My face lightened up with a bright smile which made him confused.

"Thank you for coming with me."

I practically wriggled in excitement as I sat on the back seat.

Taking out my phone, I opened my Instagram account, going to the search bar. I typed out her name and scrolled through the accounts that showed up.

It didn't take me long to find her.

Wait a minute. She follows me.

Oh, of course, she does.

I knew I was grinning like a fool when I entered her profile and scrolled through her posts.

Being a celebrity has its own perks. You get your crush to follow you even before you follow her.

Hold on, did I just admit that I have a crush on her?

Okay, fine. Maybe I do like her.