always and forever

⎡ 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕖 ⎦

❝ 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕡𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕜'𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨.❞

    "Welcome aboard, Mr Kiener," a woman gushed at me. I tried to refrain from recoiling. Sometimes good looks could be such a bother. All people saw was the angle of bone here and there and a couple of blazing eyes that could be replicated anywhere else. It was rare that people looked beyond that. I glanced backwards, looking at Bryn and Kennedi.

    A smile flashed across Kennedi's face from beneath the cascade of blonde hair. It created slight dimples and creases that moved her freckles. Even though it was gone quickly, it was still there. She dipped her head down; seemingly someone not to be loud or extroverted. That was something I appreciated in so many ways-she just got on with it and never needed anyone else's validation. Casting her eyes to the side, I could see the shape of her face like a silhouette. It gracefully moved up and over her cheek bones then slanted sharply at her mouth. Her tanned skin seemed to capture the gentle rays of the sun which only gave her an extremely ethereal quality that glowed out of her beautiful skin.

    Each of her shoulders curled in, towards her chest. She was as statue at this time, drilled down with a sense of being completely exposed, on display. Each of her fingers were laced together with one another, holding herself together amidst her fragility. The essences of summer, a goddess of the sun. Her golden hair draped down softly curling along the ends. Every time she appeared the day never ended and smiles never faded. She was a siren leading everyone to sudden happiness. I knew I should have looked away but I couldn't.

    Her eyes, god. How did people even get so lucky to have different coloured eyes? Her blue eye was a brilliant bright blue. Each time our eyes caught one another, I would stare. I don't know what I saw in her eyes. Maybe it was love, maybe it was her soul, maybe it was just really intense and vivacious blue attractive eyes. But I knew I saw something. Her other eye was beautiful too. It was like a deep forest surrounded by wet dirt due to summer rains, and now the sun's forming above all, dripping honey and illuminating the world. It's the first time I had ever seen paradise in soul windows, only one eye bearing so many colours, still, with so many emotions and words, none could describe such beauty contained in so few genes. The fact she didn't know how beautiful she was astounded me. Spending your life in front of cameras and being drilled with all the right ways to walk and pose, I had always found something new to perfect about myself. Kennedi seemed to have been living in a shell of beauty all her life. I turned back around towards the attendant who was batting her eyelashes rather frequently at me.

    Snap out of it, Nick! Get a grip! You are planning to visit your girlfriend! Your beautiful girlfriend! What more could you want? I frowned. I really hated my conscious sometimes. Especially when it made good points.

    Stop leading her on. You're only going to break her heart. You can't do that.

    "What are you thinking about, Nick?" Kennedi asked, jumping up and down and waving her arms in an attempt to wake me up. I couldn't help but laugh, especially when Bryn snuck out her phone to record our odd exchange.

    "Nothing important," I replied casually, "let's go, fair maidens; there is a plane waiting for us!" I began to walk forward however, I paused when I heard Kennedi and Bryn begin to pound on the desk.

    "What do you mean our tickets aren't valid?" Kennedi asked in confusion. The attendant sighed, running a hand through her hair wearily. I guess it had been a long day for her.

    "We had to re-arrange seating arrangements," she said in an apologetic tone, "but," she brightened, "we have extra room in first class. You may enjoy the flight from there. You'll be in First Class A13." I couldn't help but have my heart skip a beat as Bryn and Kennedi smiled in a way you only did with your best friend. Thanking the attendant, Bryn collected the bags in a way that seemed like she did it on a daily basis while Kennedi ran up to me, her eyes shining.