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Chapter twenty-nine: "Thankful"

Before I could step out of the dorm Daisy spoke "Hey Penelope, I think you better bring an umbrella since it's raining outside"

Her information made me lookout and so I checked my phone quickly

Who knew that today's weather forecast is not how it's predicted to be, I was supposed to exit my dorm until Daisy said about the rain that was pouring really hard outside the dorm building and the weather forecast just said that there is a possibility of having a storm

I need to run to Cloud quick

I was panicking in finding a way to get to the penthouse with the strong downpour flooding the streets quickly
What is wrong with the weather!?

Cheryl, Alice, and Daisy saw me trying my best to find a taxi so Cheryl called up Paul to drive me to the penthouse because I was already drenched in the rain
So much for putting so much effort into getting ready but that's not the problem right now

While I was waiting for Paul at the entrance of the dorm building, Cheryl ran back to our dorm and pulled out some dry clothes for me to change into once I reached the penthouse. None of them knew why I was acting this way but I intend to keep Cloud's secret

I gripped tightly the small bag that has my dry clothes inside as Paul parked right in front of me, he opened the door and I hopped in immediately "Thanks for helping Penelope out Pau Pau" Cheryl thanked her boyfriend

"Your welcome but please don't call me Pau Pau" he replied before stepping on the engine and he started cutting lanes trying his best to reach the penthouse which is luckily not that far

Paul was confused why I urged him to hurry up in driving but he never questioned me since he knew that it is due to personal reasons

Suddenly we heard something that I dread to hear for Cloud
There was lightning until the loud sound of thunder followed

The thunderstorm was so loud that it made the both of us jump in our seats "Shit" I whispered to myself as I eyed the penthouse when the car got near the entrance

I hopped out of the car and thanked Paul before dashing my way to the elevator and pressed the top floor, my heart was beating loudly in my chest but I don't know what Cloud we feeling right now

The elevator door opens and I ran inside the penthouse trying to find Cloud rating that he was ok

I didn't care if I was drenched and cold, all I care was if Cloud was ok and I needed to see it for myself

"Cloud?" I called out his name multiple times while checking every room until I found him having a panic attack in his bedroom while sitting on the bed, his breathing was unstable and his eyes were on the verge of crying but he is trying to hold himself back

I knelt in front of seated Cloud and I looked up to cup his face "I'm here don't worry" I assured him

His first green eyes observed my drenched state "Angel you're going to get sick" he stated while his hands touched my wet hair

I chuckled "I'll be okay but not you"

Another thunderstorm started which made Cloud jump in fright and fear flashed in his eyes, he was shaking a little and not so much like last time. I hugged him and he hugged me tightly that I didn't mind that I was having a hard time breathing a little

"Sorry, this is supposed to be a great day for the both of us I'm really sorry" Cloud kept apologizing to me since he thought that he ruined our dinner date for our anniversary, his voice was shaking as he does it

I scratched my nails lightly behind his back as I kissed his forehead "I'm okay at how we spent our anniversary, we can just do it again next time"

I felt my shoulder get wet and I don't remember rain getting in the penthouse until I realized that Cloud was crying on my shoulder
All of this came so suddenly that all our plans for tonight were thrown out the window in a complete instance

He was already dressed up for tonight and I could see the key for his car sitting on the bed beside him "I was trying to do my best to reach the door but the thunderstorm made me want to hide in the bedroom, pathetic isn't it?" he asked me being embarrassed as a man with fear from storms

With everything that he has been through as a child, I don't see anything wrong in wanting to go back to his personal safe place trying to comfort himself

This storm is triggering a lot of trauma for Cloud after the car accident

I would assume that there are a lot of images flashing in his head and reliving the night once more when hearing thunder and seeing lightning

I held him very closely making sure he could feel my presence in the room and letting him know I'm still here "You're not pathetic" I whisper to his ear and wiped away a tear that just fell down on his eye that was now on his cheek

He chuckled slightly "This is embarrassing, I'm sure you'll get tired of seeing me like this"

"What are you saying? Just because you have a fear that every man doesn't have doesn't make me love you any less, would I? I saw your fear before we started a relationship so I know what I'm getting into when I accepted in becoming your girlfriend"

His heart was still beating really fast so I put both of my hands to cover his ear and I could see that he looked at me before closing his eyes, I rested my forehead on his with our nose touching and I hummed a small tune

I closed my eyes and continued to hum to him until I could feel that his breathing has calmed down, he was calming down and there were not many thunderstorms right after I finished humming my small tune so it was good for now

When I opened my eyes I saw that he was gazing at me with eyes still a bit glassy right after crying "Thank you Angel" he said to me with his voice a bit raspy

I smiled at him "No need to thank me"

His hand grabbed a towel that was drying on the chair and put it around me "You were shaking from the cold" he explained

"Was I?"

"You were"

His words made me look down at myself to see that I was a mess, the hair that Alice put on so much work to make it wavy was now wet making it straight and messy while my makeup was all washed away from the rain
I was supposed to look great today but I guess not right now

My hand made me pull the towel around me tighter and I hugged Cloud from behind "Don't pretend that you are okay I can still see that your hand is shaking a bit"

He stopped whatever he was doing since I caught him trying to be ok when he was not

"I'll tell you what, let's have our dinner here and watch a movie together" I suggested as an alternative for our dinner date that we both were supposed to have

"But you were looking forward to this date and I promised you about it" he tried to keep me his promise but no promise does not amount much for my boyfriend's mental well being

I crossed my arms and shook my head "We'll go on a dinner date next time"

"But what we're doing tonight is the same way we did every other weekend"

"I don't care, we stay here, we eat home made food and I'll sleep with you" I insisted

Cloud stopped persuading me and gave me a look of defeat, he looked down at his feet
Still blaming himself I see

"I'm not mad or sad Love, I'm worried" I admitted to him as I cupped one side of his face

His hand slowly held my wrist and kissed my palm "I'm thankful for you"

"Aww"

"But let's get you out of this dress first or else you'll get sick and you'll get a puffy face like a pig when you're sick" he added which made me lightly slap his shoulder


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