i stand, self-aware, and watch the upward curve of his smile his hands fiddle with the lint in his pockets and suddenly, my cheeks flush rosy and i feel the need to remind myself there is nothing beautiful about wasting time he laughs slightly and something in me starts running and i fight the urge to catch it he steps forward, just so much that i become acutely aware of the shared air between us - of which i forgot to breathe i inhale & exhale, trying to remember what it is that scares me the most about this moment i can feel the suspense arounds us and it lingers there for a long while it begs me to do something daring, but i wait a moment more before closing the space that separates us i am now within one blink of his smile and i blink and he kisses me slowly, like he knows there will be plenty of traffic on the way home like heβs just trying to learn something new before he leaves i slowly come undone and feel the curve of his smile, my own beaming up at him and i take a deep breath and remind myself there is something beautiful about this moment