alright the last one made me sad so i wrote a new one because no one stopped me. aherm.
I’m such an idiot. I’m not only an idiot, I’m a very unintelligent idiot.
I had 3 minutes on my wrist and 25 seconds. 24 seconds. 23 seconds.
I glanced around the empty room. The teacher leaned back in the chair, reading. I was all alone. Hell, it was Friday, too! Most kids would have been in detention. Unless my soulmate is..?
I panicked and looked at the teacher. He snored gently with a book on his chest. No, you idiot, I thought again, he’s 42. The maximum age difference is 10 years apart. You’re 16, remember?
I sighed, glancing at my wrist. 2 minutes, 00 seconds.
Oh god, I’m missing my chance. Could the wrist be wrong? No. It’s never been wrong. I’m just unlucky. Probably. Right?
I groaned and slumped into my chair, keeping my head down and concealed with my hoodie. I stared at my wrist, watching the seconds trickle away. The more I looked at it, the faster it went.
My mother had always told me that true love will find you, no matter where you are. But my soul mate could be at home, reading a book, staring at his wrist and trying to cry!
I sigh. I need to stop doing that, It might not be a he.
That was just it about the soul mate counter. You have no clue who it could be. It could be a man, woman, transgender, or anything else! Black, Caucasian, Native American, Asian, etcetera. That was the beauty of it. You aren’t going for looks, you’re going for love.
Come on love, can’t you slow down!?
I tried not to let it, but my eyes began to sting with tears. I quickly dabbed at my eyes and blinked, raising my head and staring at the door. Suddenly, it clicked. The door slowly creaked open, and one of my friends stood in the doorway.
My heart beat faster and I smiled weakly, waving and nodding towards the teacher. Lydie smiles slowly and nods back understanding, and sits down. Her eyes are red and a tear still hangs to her cheek.
"Dee, are you alright?" I ask, sitting closer to her and cupping her cheek. She blushes, and starts to cry even harder, slowly revealing her countdown clock.
It’s at 15 seconds. She starts to cry harder. “I’ll never see my soul mate. I missed it. I missed my chance, dude,” she lets her long black hair hang over her eyes as it clings to her face, as she tries not to hiccup. All I can do is stare at my clock.
It says 10 seconds. Just like hers.
I suddenly hold her close, something clicking inside me. I remember all those years with her, remembering every smile, every picture, and every time she looked beautiful. Like she always looked to me.
I looked over to the teacher, who snoozed deeply. If this didn’t wake him up, then hopefully…
5 seconds. I lifted her head up.
4 seconds. I showed her my wrist.
3 seconds. She looked at me, those blue eyes wide with shock.
2 seconds. I’m holding her close, my heart tugging closer to her.
1 second. She breathes out, “I love you,” as the clock hits zero, and we kiss. I could be cheesy and say there were fireworks, but it was honestly just kissing her. My soulmate…and that was amazing as it was.
And I smile, knowing all I’m going to remember is how thankful I was for skipping Algebra class.