Till The End

Chapter 17 - Intensity

Grabbing my hand tight, he points outside the window intending to divert my attention,"Hey look there, the clouds are looking so nice." Immediately I turn to see them and indeed they are looking so beautiful, like flying cottons in the sky. "Wowww. I wish I could go outside right now. See Jim, they are looking like cotton candies", there's a wide smile on my face.
"What!" And he bursts into laughter, "Silly girl". 

"Seriously. See, they indeed look like cotton candies. You don't know anything", I face him.

"Then go and eat them", he makes a face which makes me laugh harder.

"You're crazy!" I narrow my eyes. Right then Winnie calls my name,"Eila?" Jim and I stop our session of laughter class class as we face Winnie and notice her eyes glued on our tangled hands to which we both hastily release. "What are you both laughing about?"Winnie asks.

"Nothing, I just told that the clouds are looking like cotton candies", I chuckle after giving a look at Jim.

"Excuse me", a voice comes from behind and we drop the conversation. An air hostess interrupts us serving coffee though we both just go for some water. Next few minutes we both stay silent and just face each other with a blushing smile on our faces, unable to say anything. To be honest, I am not getting any topic to start. After a long thought I decide to ask him about his plans after graduation. "What do you intend to do after graduation?"

"I didn't plan much. I wanna help Mom in her work and open branches of our cafe in different states", he exclaims. Indeed a good son! 

"Owww. That'd be great. Will you charge from me, if I visit your cafe?" I ask making a face.

"I'll charge extra from you", he replies in a jiffy which makes me narrow my eyes at him, "So mean".

"First visit, then you'll know", he chuckles.

"I will", after coming back, I'll surely visit his cafe.

"What are your plans?"

"I also haven't thought much. I wish to apply for a CPA job. Let's see, what happens", Future plan is something, I don't usually do. 

"I'm sure you'll qualify", he thinks I will!

"Why do you think so?"

"Intuitions", he gives a slight lift to his shoulder.

"I hope it turns true". Amidst all these after a lapse of about 1 hour and 30 mins our plane lands at Boston Logan International Airport. Though it was a 1 hour and 30 mins journey but while talking with him I didn't actually realize when time passed. This 1 hour seems like just few minutes.

"Students, you all get down one by one", says Mrs. Kate while getting down the plane. One by one all were getting down. While me and Jim stand and I try to pull my mini hand luggage from the overhead compartment, suddenly I get pushed by someone. As I'm about to fall aside, Jim grabs my waist and pulls me towards him. My body clings to his chest and I can feel the warmth of his touch giving goosebumps all over my body. I realize his other hand getting precisely wrapped around my back, protectively taking me into his hug to save from the rush of passengers. It's something I never thought could happen. I want to wrap my arms around his neck but I'm nervous at the same time, if I should do it or not. Don't know why I just don't feel like leaving him. Finally I let go of my skittishness and eventually hug him back wrapping my hands around him. By this time all the passengers of our compartment are out. We both are still in the same awkward posture which I wanna capture and keep forever if I can. I lift up my face only to face his, still in the embracing posture. We find ourselves getting close in each passing moment as we bring our faces close and soon our lips are just a inch apart. I slowly close my eyes knowing what is about to happen next and the very moment our lips are locked together. A sweet yet passionate kiss. His lips rolling over mine or mine over his in the most usual manner yet unusual. This is something unexpected but most beautiful. Slowly my hands reach his hair and my fingers work on trailing between his hair while he pulls me more close to him with our lips not pulling apart. It's getting more intense and passionate, yet sweet, as if we have wanted to do this for so long. He kisses my lower lip which gives my adrenaline a heavy rush and I can't deny this. After a while we find ourselves in shortage of breath and we pull apart only to realize what on earth we have been doing. We release our hug with awkwardness and shyness taking place in between for not knowing what to do or say next. Luckily, there are no staff members around. Jim quickly pulls my mini luggage from the overhead compartment. Without passing it to me,he carries it himself as he goes out of the plane followed my me. Though I want to stop him from carrying the load alone but the situation's such, which keeps me silent. This thing was too fiddly and I wonder how to face him next, what he might be thinking right now, millions of raising question in my mind to which I have no answer. Soon we join others, who are already waiting for us inside the airport.

"What took you guys so long?" Sarah asks with concern. Jim and I just look at each trying to find an excuse.

"My bag was stuck and he was helping me", I lie. I had to lie, obviously I can't tell them what happened a while ago. I'm still not over the fact that we kissed, in the middle of plane, in such a fiddly situation. God! I keep biting my lower lip only to find it more swollen. This realization makes me blush more which I try to avoid. I go near him and take my mini luggage which he's holding. He passes me without looking at my face and this is making me more nervous. Why did we have to kiss!