Today I Met The Girl I'm Going To M... - Chapter 28: Chapter 28

Oh my...
I can't...
This is...
Of all the...
My eyes blink furiously as they stay fixated on that sign.
Am I really about to go to prom?
The prom I dreamed about going to when I was a teenager.
The prom I never got to experience.
The prom that is forever tied to a memory that I can't shake.
It's just too much for my mind to digest.
A rush of emotions hit at me at once and I can feel my eyes pool with unshed tears.
Jennie has done what no one else that I've met has been able to do.
She had rendered me speechless.
I have no words.
None.
I think I gasped when I read the banner but I'm not sure. I'm so overwhelmed and blown away that I'm having a really hard time forming any kind of coherent thoughts.
I open my mouth but nothing comes out.
I try a few times with no success.
My body won't stop shaking.
I can't believe this.
I can't believe her.
She's still standing behind me and she hasn't said a word either.
She's probably letting me soak it all in.
None of this seems real.
My heart is beating so fast.
So incredibly fast.
For Jennie and for what I think she's done.
Maybe I'm wrong.
I don't even know what to think really.
"You're awfully quiet over there." Jennie says, finally breaking the silence that's hung over us since she removed my blindfold.
I want to turn around, I do, but my body doesn't seem able to function.
I know I should say something, anything, but I'm still in such a daze.
"Are you ok?" Jennie asks after a few more minutes of silence from me.
Am I ok?
Am I ok?
God, ok doesn't even come close to describing what I am right now.
"Jisoo?" Jennie's voice filters through the haze of emotions I'm feeling.
And it's enough to make me snap back to reality.
I turn around and when my eyes connect with hers, with her eyes that look full of concern, my unshed tears begin to fall.
They fall quietly.
They fall steadily.
Because of Jennie.
I thought I realized how much I missed her this past week but I was wrong.
Those eyes.
Her eyes.
They reach deep down inside of me.
Into my heart.
Into my heart that seems to now beat only for her.
Into my heart that is threatening to burst out of my chest.
Whatever she's done, it's clear she's put this night together for me.
For me.
That alone is enough to make me a big puddle of goo in her hands.
I've never had anyone do anything remotely like this for me.
"Oh god." Jennie exclaims when my tears won't stop falling. "I'm so sorry."
Sorry?
What the hell is she talking about?
"I thought this was a good idea but I should have known it would upset you." Jennie continues as her eyes widen.
She's wrong.
So very, very wrong.
Jennie has apparently hit full panic mode and I really need to find my voice so I can assure her that I'm not the least bit upset.
Just the opposite really.
I'm surprised, nervous, excited, blown away, flabbergasted, touched, dazzled, happy, emotional, grateful, stunned, amazed and there's probably a lot more ways I could describe how I'm feeling.
But upset isn't even on my radar.
Where Soojoo's actions caused my heart to shatter, Jennie's actions have made my heart feel so full.
So full it almost hurts.
So full it spills over much like my tears.
The girl standing in front of me is every one of my dreams come true.
Every night when I'd think about my past and then think about the type of person I wished I could meet, Jennie is exactly what my mind would come up with.
And so much more.
"I can't believe I didn't realize how upsetting this would be for you." Jennie rambles on. "I never meant..."
"Jennie." I manage to say even though it takes a lot of effort on my part to get that out.
But I can't have her beating herself up because I'm so overcome by what her planning means to me.
My mind is simply boggled by how much planning this actually must have taken on her part. While I was at my mother's house feeling completely sorry for myself.
I doubted her.
And I doubted Rose.
I refuse to let myself get caught up in those thoughts.
Not now.
Not tonight.
Not when I'm standing in front of the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes on.
Her beauty stems not only from her outside appearance. She's in no uncertain terms the most beautiful, amazing and utterly incredible person on the inside as well.
"To make you cry." She finishes and her face is etched in pain.
I need to put a stop to this before I'm the one upsetting her.
"Jennie." I say more forcefully to get her attention.
"Yeah?" Jennie replies and she's biting her bottom lip so hard I'm almost afraid she'll start bleeding.
She takes a step closer to me and my breathing comes to a complete stop. I was so busy looking deep into her eyes that I didn't even notice what she's wearing. That says a lot because usually the first thing on my mind is taking in her appearance.
Jennie has on a long white dress that accentuates every curve on her body. It's not tight at all but just fits her so well in all the right places. The material is shiny and looks very smooth to the touch. Her hair is half up and the matching white headband she has on really caps of the perfection I see in her.
I know she's not perfect, nobody is, but right here, right now, she has no flaws.
Not one single flaw that I can see.
I grab hold of Jennie's right hand and hold it softly in my own. The connection I feel to her as I squeeze her hand goes beyond a physical attraction. It's like I can feel her heartbeat and it's not anything I've ever felt from anyone. "These are happy tears." I tell her in a whisper.
"Really?" Jennie inquires as her whole face changes from pained to relieved. "You're sure?" I nod as more tears fall. I can't stop them but I'm glad I was able to at least let Jennie know that she shouldn't feel bad. I give her hand another squeeze just in case she has any doubts. "That's good to know."
My eyes won't leave hers and I see something flicker in them that I've never seen before. "What is all of this?"
I'm pretty sure I know but I still have to ask.
I need to hear it from her.
I need her to confirm that I haven't jumped to any wild conclusions like I've been known to do.
Jennie smiles warmly as her eyes light up with excitement. She takes a step back but she doesn't let go of my hand. "I realize this is short notice." She starts as her smile grows even bigger. "And you probably already have a date."
A date?
She used that word, right?
No, Jisoo, stay in the moment.
Please, I want to feel all of this, experience what I never thought I'd get a chance to experience.
Jennie looks around and I let out a small chuckle at how cute she's being right now.
"I mean, who in their right mind would wait this long to ask." Jennie's left hand comes out from behind her back. "Jisoo, will you go to prom with me?" She produces a gorgeous blue corsage that she's been hiding this whole time after she asks me the best question I've heard in my life.
Jisoo, will you go to prom with me?
Hearing that, from Jennie, makes my insides quiver and shake with joy.
Oh my god!
This is my far one of, if not the best moments I've ever experienced.
How can one person be so sweet?
If I had any hope of not falling completely head over heels in love with Jennie before, I don't stand a chance now.
It's unbelievable that Jennie has gone through all this just for me.
For me.
All of this is for me.
From Jennie.
I give Jennie my answer by nodding my head vigorously because she has rendered me speechless, yet again.
I'm going to my senior prom with Jennie Kim.
Even saying it in my head doesn't make it real.
Jennie gets the corsage out of the box and I hold my arm up.
My hand is trembling and Jennie steadies it with her own. She glances up at me as she slides the corsage onto my wrist and her eyes are tearing up a little.
I don't even want to question what all of this means.
I will eventually but I don't want anything to ruin what is going on.
"I'm glad you said yes." Jennie lightly jokes as our hands reconnect.
I wipe my eyes as I smile broadly at her. "I'm glad you asked."
Am I ever!
Jennie brushes the side of my face with the back of her free hand. "You look really beautiful Jisoo."
My stomach clenches but not in a bad way at all.
It's filled with nervous energy like I always pictured my prom night would be.
How is it possible that she can fulfill every dream of mine?
"So do you." I reply as I blush.
Jennie also blushes, which makes my heart flutter like you wouldn't believe. "You ready to go inside?"
I tilt my head and look down at the ground before looking back up at her. "Absolutely."
Jennie tugs on my hand as she intertwines our fingers together and when she reaches the French doors she glances back at me. She turns the knob and I nearly squeal from anticipation.
I have no clue what Jennie has planned for tonight.
And I can't wait to find out.