Hidden Dimples

❀ Chapter 24: Boarding The Plane

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Storm's POV

"Where is it?" Griffin called from the stairs.

"I don't know!" Celestine exclaimed, exasperated and breathless.

"How could you not know where you left your phone? You have it with you most of the time, no?" He retorted throwing his hands in the air in frustration.

"Hey don't jud- Wait, found it!" She shouted in joy, trudging up the stairs and faced Griffin and I, waving the phone in her hands, "I was holding it all along." She smiled sheepishly.

That made my heart race.

That goddammed smile.

In a good way.

Griffin groaned in protest, "You made us look for so long while you had it in your hands all along?" Well, technically, we've been upstairs while she's been searching downstairs, so we wouldn't be able to see it to point it out.

She stomped her foot and pouted childishly. That pout does things to me, like make me want to wrap her up in a tight embrace and tease her about it before kissing it away. I knew it myself, I knew I had a small crush on her. Despite knowing it on my own, I didn't find out or accept it on my own.

I remember, I was trying to ignore Celest for quite some time, only because I didn't know how to react to it nor would I know how to sort it out; to show it or not? I remember the cute crease on her forehead as he repeatedly questioned Griffin as to why I wouldn't talk to her. I remember getting multiple texts from her, asking if everything was okay.

I guess I was quite obvious of my feelings to others because one day Griffin and the twins locked me in my closet until they pried it out of me. They made me choke everything out, not missing a beat only until I noticed I had spilled everything out that I haven't even acknowledged myself. Instead from a cold and harsh stare, all they did was giggle at me. I didn't know how I was supposed to feel until Jessyn told me to just embrace it.

I didn't want to scare her off for being too forward, so I tried embracing it little by little. I still don't know whether to chastise myself or praise myself for having enough balls to give her a peck on the cheek. After I rushed into the building, I started blushing like crazy. I never blush. Then, I started to get nervous, scared that I might have just scared her off, but I was slightly glad she never brought it up the next time we met.

I was still quite fearful that she wouldn't return the feelings, I mean, she had just gotten out of a bumpy relationship. What if she moves again, would I be able to cope?

So we're here today, caught in the midst of Celest and Griffin' petty arguments. We were supposed to be leaving later this evening but it seems that Celest is not even half packed yet.

"Hey Storm?" Celest called as she walked in the room with yet, another sheepish smile that made me go crazy on the inside. But then again, my face didn't give anything away. It was just normal; stone cold.